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France has major geopolitical, economic, and cultural influence in the regions of Africa it used to control during the late 1800s and mid 1900s. What historical factors prompted this long-lasting relationship? Why isn't Britain as important in its old African possessions?

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How exactly did the British plan to take down Nazi Germany between the Fall of France and Barbarossa?

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Why did France leave Algeria? Didn't they actually win the war? Was it just politics?

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Was there any opposition between the German High Command or the Central Powers to helping a socialist (Lenin) topple a fellow monarchy that was literally ruled by the Kaiser's cousin?

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Why did the Bretton Woods System collapse in 1971?

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Did Stalin actually accomplish anything doing the Great Purge? Did the Soviet bureaucracy have subversive elements hostile to Stalin?

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Is there any credit to the theory that the Treaty of Versailles was actually relatively lenient or beneficial to Germany?

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Has any country ever successfully industrialized without protectionism or other forms of government sponsorship of industry?

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Did the (pre - WW1) German general staff have, at any point, alternatives to the Schlieffen Plan?

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(repost) Is there a consensus among historians on the claims that Nixon's campaign sabotaged Lyndon B. Johnson's peace talks with Vietnam?

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France has major geopolitical, economic, and cultural influence in the regions of Africa it used to control during the late 1800s and mid 1900s. What historical factors prompted this long-lasting relationship? Why isn't Britain as important in its old African possessions?	12
How exactly did the British plan to take down Nazi Germany between the Fall of France and Barbarossa?	12
Why did France leave Algeria? Didn't they actually win the war? Was it just politics?	12
Was there any opposition between the German High Command or the Central Powers to helping a socialist (Lenin) topple a fellow monarchy that was literally ruled by the Kaiser's cousin?	9
Why did the Bretton Woods System collapse in 1971?	8
Did Stalin actually accomplish anything doing the Great Purge? Did the Soviet bureaucracy have subversive elements hostile to Stalin?	8
Is there any credit to the theory that the Treaty of Versailles was actually relatively lenient or beneficial to Germany?	7
Has any country ever successfully industrialized without protectionism or other forms of government sponsorship of industry?	6
Did the (pre - WW1) German general staff have, at any point, alternatives to the Schlieffen Plan?	6
(repost) Is there a consensus among historians on the claims that Nixon's campaign sabotaged Lyndon B. Johnson's peace talks with Vietnam?	5