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Had it not been for its interception, the Mexican government would have received the Zimmermann Telegram. Was Mexico willing and able to go to war against the Americans on the side of the Germans at the time?

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If Christian kingdoms sent missionaries to the New World to spread Christianity there in the post-Columbus era, why didn't Muslim nations like the Ottoman Empire do the same to spread Islam?

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Did any notable religious organizations besides the Catholic Church and other Christian sects send missionaries overseas during the periods during which most of the colonization of the New World was going on?

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I'm a rich man living in Israel/Judea in the late 1st century AD under the Roman Empire. For one reason or another, I decide to travel as far east as I possibly can. What's the most practical way for me to do it?

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What were the reasons for the failure of Leif Erikson's Vinland colony, and why did word of the New Word never manage to reach the Old World?

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To what extent was the Great Chinese Famine the government's fault as opposed to that of just natural causes?

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How did the British government deal with spies for the rebels during the American Revolution?

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To what extent did the administration and policies of Mao Zedong contribute to the Great Chinese Famine?

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Had it not been for its interception, the Mexican government would have received the Zimmermann Telegram. Was Mexico willing and able to go to war against the Americans on the side of the Germans at the time?	1925
If Christian kingdoms sent missionaries to the New World to spread Christianity there in the post-Columbus era, why didn't Muslim nations like the Ottoman Empire do the same to spread Islam?	1662
Did any notable religious organizations besides the Catholic Church and other Christian sects send missionaries overseas during the periods during which most of the colonization of the New World was going on?	13
I'm a rich man living in Israel/Judea in the late 1st century AD under the Roman Empire. For one reason or another, I decide to travel as far east as I possibly can. What's the most practical way for me to do it?	10
What were the reasons for the failure of Leif Erikson's Vinland colony, and why did word of the New Word never manage to reach the Old World?	8
To what extent was the Great Chinese Famine the government's fault as opposed to that of just natural causes?	3
How did the British government deal with spies for the rebels during the American Revolution?	2
To what extent did the administration and policies of Mao Zedong contribute to the Great Chinese Famine?	1