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How would Qing Dynasty China looked if the Tongzhi Restoration had succeeded?

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Other than the Spanish protectorate in Morocco, was there ever a moment in Morocco's history where Spanish was a common language?

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How many Tusi chiefdoms and kingdoms were in China and Tibet during the 19th century?

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In the second half of the 19th century, how was it that western clothing and architecture caught on in Meiji Era Japan but not in Qing Dynasty China?

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In Europe, why is it that monarchs have palaces in other cities outside their countries' respected capitals?

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When French and English troops destroyed the Yuanmingyuan (Old Summer Palace) during the Second Opium War, which parts were damaged beyond repair and which parts were left untouched?

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Why was Changchun the capital of Manchukuo and not Mukden (Shenyang)?

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Why was the proclamation of the German Empire held at Versailles? Wouldn't have made more sense if it was held somewhere in what would become part of modern day Germany?

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Does the bedlah (the Egyptian folklore costume associated with belly dancers) predate orientalism? If so, when could it have first originated?

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Would Dowager Empress Cixi have been more open to reform if the Qing Dynasty became a German-style constitutional monarchy?

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How would Qing Dynasty China looked if the Tongzhi Restoration had succeeded?	9
Other than the Spanish protectorate in Morocco, was there ever a moment in Morocco's history where Spanish was a common language?	8
How many Tusi chiefdoms and kingdoms were in China and Tibet during the 19th century?	7
In the second half of the 19th century, how was it that western clothing and architecture caught on in Meiji Era Japan but not in Qing Dynasty China?	6
In Europe, why is it that monarchs have palaces in other cities outside their countries' respected capitals?	6
When French and English troops destroyed the Yuanmingyuan (Old Summer Palace) during the Second Opium War, which parts were damaged beyond repair and which parts were left untouched?	6
Why was Changchun the capital of Manchukuo and not Mukden (Shenyang)?	3
Why was the proclamation of the German Empire held at Versailles? Wouldn't have made more sense if it was held somewhere in what would become part of modern day Germany?	3
Does the bedlah (the Egyptian folklore costume associated with belly dancers) predate orientalism? If so, when could it have first originated?	3
Would Dowager Empress Cixi have been more open to reform if the Qing Dynasty became a German-style constitutional monarchy?	3