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Did the nonaligned movement of countries wanting to avoid taking sides during the Cold War work out well for those countries? How did they benefit?
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In the United States, most areas award government-funded construction projects to the lowest qualified bidder by law. How did governments decide who to hand lucrative construction contracts to before this was the norm?
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As the Turks gradually ousted the Romans from Asia Minor, and then swept through the Balkans and Greece, did the conquered cities remain full of people who identified as Romans, or did they come to think of themselves as Turks?
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The WWII-Era Battleship Missouri spent 29 years in mothballs before an extensive refit returned it to active service in the mid 1980s. Did restoring a vintage warship turn out to be a wise move? How effective was it against the challenges faced by modern fleets?
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For 132 years after Marcus Aurelius died, Roman emperors frequently adopted all or part of his name on their ascension. Was he the emperor his successors wanted to be like? Did his name have unusual staying power and a halo of "good emperor" surrounding it among the Roman people?
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1960s-era US kitchens sometimes have garbage compactor appliances installed. Why did people want these?
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How did Alexander Hamilton successfully advocate for the assumption of state debt by the federal government while obfuscating that it would enshrine the supremacy of centralized power in the US? Did he somehow hide the ramifications while still finding a successful way to promote the idea?
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