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I am a middle aged perennial county-level candidate in 1905 who has done nothing but study for imperial examinations all my life. The Qing government has just abolished the exam system. What are my options now?

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Was there an equivalent in Western historiography of the Pacific War to the "Clean Wehrmacht" myth for Imperial Japanese forces?

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How Leninist was the KMT's party apparatus before 1949 (or democratization in Taiwan)? Besides obviously different ideologies, how different was the KMT's organization from "classic" Marxist-Leninist parties in the Soviet Union and Mao's China?

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Between the end of WWII and the Gulf War, neither George VI nor Elizabeth II made no royal addresses to the nation. Why was the British monarchy so reticent during the Cold War, and why did the Gulf War break this precedent?

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Should cognitive science and social psychology have a place in historical explanations?

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What were relations like between the Non-Aligned Movement and European neutral countries (Ireland, Switzerland, Finland, Austria, etc) during the Cold War? Did any try to join the NAM?

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Did the Chinese imperial examination system face issues with fraudulent accreditation (like today's diploma mills)? How were credentials of qualified exam-takers verified?

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How did the Great Wall become a national symbol of China, for both Chinese culture and in the minds of foreigners?

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Was dystopian fiction a widely acknowledged and distinct sub-genre of speculative fiction when Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four came out?

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How did ethnic Manchus fare during the Republic of China era?

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I am a middle aged perennial county-level candidate in 1905 who has done nothing but study for imperial examinations all my life. The Qing government has just abolished the exam system. What are my options now?	9
Was there an equivalent in Western historiography of the Pacific War to the "Clean Wehrmacht" myth for Imperial Japanese forces?	7
How Leninist was the KMT's party apparatus before 1949 (or democratization in Taiwan)? Besides obviously different ideologies, how different was the KMT's organization from "classic" Marxist-Leninist parties in the Soviet Union and Mao's China?	7
Between the end of WWII and the Gulf War, neither George VI nor Elizabeth II made no royal addresses to the nation. Why was the British monarchy so reticent during the Cold War, and why did the Gulf War break this precedent?	6
Should cognitive science and social psychology have a place in historical explanations?	6
What were relations like between the Non-Aligned Movement and European neutral countries (Ireland, Switzerland, Finland, Austria, etc) during the Cold War? Did any try to join the NAM?	5
Did the Chinese imperial examination system face issues with fraudulent accreditation (like today's diploma mills)? How were credentials of qualified exam-takers verified?	5
How did the Great Wall become a national symbol of China, for both Chinese culture and in the minds of foreigners?	4
Was dystopian fiction a widely acknowledged and distinct sub-genre of speculative fiction when Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four came out?	4
How did ethnic Manchus fare during the Republic of China era?	4