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Japan was a “hermit kingdom” until 1853 but was a global empire by 1910. How was Japan able to rise so rapidly?

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Countless Ancestral Puebloan ruins remain preserved in mountainous and canyon valleys across the Southwest United States which indicates a widespread diaspora. How interconnected were these pockets of tribes? Did they know of each other hundreds of miles apart?

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What was the general sentiment for the common Russian infantry soldier during WWI when the newly formed Soviet Union decided to make peace with the Central Powers?

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What was it like to live during the transition from one Chinese Dynasty to the other? Say between the Tang and Song dynasty.

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How did King Gojong succeed the Joseon throne during the late Joseon dynasty when he had no direct relation to the previous King?

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Japan was a “hermit kingdom” until 1853 but was a global empire by 1910. How was Japan able to rise so rapidly?	173
Countless Ancestral Puebloan ruins remain preserved in mountainous and canyon valleys across the Southwest United States which indicates a widespread diaspora. How interconnected were these pockets of tribes? Did they know of each other hundreds of miles apart?	35
What was the general sentiment for the common Russian infantry soldier during WWI when the newly formed Soviet Union decided to make peace with the Central Powers?	7
What was it like to live during the transition from one Chinese Dynasty to the other? Say between the Tang and Song dynasty.	3
How did King Gojong succeed the Joseon throne during the late Joseon dynasty when he had no direct relation to the previous King?	2