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Were there any attempts to create a third power block in the German Confederation of pre-unification 19th century Germany, opposed to both Prussia and Austria, and composed of the other German states, most notably Bavaria, Württemberg, Baden, Saxony and Hannover?	7
Did the fall of the USSR come as a shock to anyone or did they anticipate it? What were their feelings and thoughts about it? How did different institutions (politicians, military, intelligence), social classes, and people/institutions in the USSR vs. outside of it differ in their reactions to it?	7
Why was the Hood, an old WW1-style battlecruiser, considered to be the "Pride of the Royal Navy"?	7
Were the Scharnhorst-Class ships battleships or battlecruisers?	7
Why was Japan the only (East) Asian country that managed to adequately modernize ("westernize") and assert its sovereignty against the Western Imperial powers of the day? Why were Korea, China, Vietnam, Thailand, etc... unable to do the same?	7
Why did Friedrich Wilhelm IV decline the offer to become emperor of the new German Empire in 1848?	6
I am searching for sources on the impact of the French and German economic cooperation during the Post-War boom!	6
Why did the Western Roman Empire fall? Throughout my life I have heard all sorts of reasons, ranging from economics to politics to "cultural decline" and "barbaric jnvasions" to repeat military failures and lastly climate change. So why did it fall?	6
The Confederacy during the US Civil War was hopelessly outgunned and outmanned. How then did they manage to hold on for 5 years, and did they ever have a real chance at achieving at least a peace confirming their independence, or was the war lost from the start?	6
Why were the USA and Japan the only countries with a thriving animated movie industry for the duration of the 1920s until the end of the Cold War?	6

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