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How true is the statement is that "US invaded Iraq for oil in 2003" and how backed was it internationally ?

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In 2000 american election Bush won Florida by 537 votes, a margin of 0.009%. after a month long egal battles the supreme court confirmed that Bush had won ? , how controversial was it back then and in hindsight could taking the entire state's average mean that AL gore could have won ?

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How did the USSR react to the Gulf War ? were there any demands in the Duma to ramp up support for Iraq and supply them with weapons ?

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why was the Byzantine empire unable to get the Turks to convert to Christianity. They were famously able to Christianize the Kieyian Rus due to somewhat friendly ties between the two , why was this not the case with the Turks who were also initially allies with the Turks against the Persians ?

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Why did Germany keep fighting on the western even after it was clear that surrendering to the western allies was better than surrendering to the soviets ?

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During the two world wars and the wars between the them , , was there ever any famous soldier who to avoid being killed by the enemy pretended to be a spy for them and managed to escape or really defected over ?

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Before satellites and digital technology , how were places too extreme to travel too mapped , like say parts of chile where old maps accurately show inland waterways etc ?

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Why did Judaism as religion despite being older than Christianity and Islam never grew as a major religion ?

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How true is the statement is that "US invaded Iraq for oil in 2003" and how backed was it internationally ?	46
In 2000 american election Bush won Florida by 537 votes, a margin of 0.009%. after a month long egal battles the supreme court confirmed that Bush had won ? , how controversial was it back then and in hindsight could taking the entire state's average mean that AL gore could have won ?	41
How did the USSR react to the Gulf War ? were there any demands in the Duma to ramp up support for Iraq and supply them with weapons ?	14
why was the Byzantine empire unable to get the Turks to convert to Christianity. They were famously able to Christianize the Kieyian Rus due to somewhat friendly ties between the two , why was this not the case with the Turks who were also initially allies with the Turks against the Persians ?	11
Why did Germany keep fighting on the western even after it was clear that surrendering to the western allies was better than surrendering to the soviets ?	1
During the two world wars and the wars between the them , , was there ever any famous soldier who to avoid being killed by the enemy pretended to be a spy for them and managed to escape or really defected over ?	1
Before satellites and digital technology , how were places too extreme to travel too mapped , like say parts of chile where old maps accurately show inland waterways etc ?	0
Why did Judaism as religion despite being older than Christianity and Islam never grew as a major religion ?	0