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Would North and South Vietnam have been divided culturally as well as politically at the time of the Vietnam War?

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Safi al-Din, leader of a Sufi-Sunni order south of Azerbaijan, stared the Safavid Dynasty in the late 1400's and converted to Shia Islam (I'm not sure how Sufi he remained though). I have somae theory on why, but why exactly did he switch from Sunni go Shia?

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How were homosexuals treated in rebel occupied territory during the Taiping Rebellion?

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How did the Qing Dynasty feel about the war that was (partially) over Manchuria between Russia and Japan in 1904-5 when Manchuria was the Qing family's homeland?

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During the Great Depression, how did the Soviet Union takes steps to increase proletariat/ Bourgeois tensions and plant seeds of communism globally?

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Why did Napoleon march on Moscow when St. Petersburg was the capital?

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How many Christians and Jews lived in 7th Century Arabia? More specifically, the west coast over by Mecca and Medina.

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Why does there seem to be practically nothing on the Parthian-Sassanian Wars?

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Discussing the idea of the Ottomans at any point a being a Caliphate.

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Movie check: How true to reality is the movie "The Angel" about the lead up to the Egypt-Israel war of 1973?

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Would North and South Vietnam have been divided culturally as well as politically at the time of the Vietnam War?	5
Safi al-Din, leader of a Sufi-Sunni order south of Azerbaijan, stared the Safavid Dynasty in the late 1400's and converted to Shia Islam (I'm not sure how Sufi he remained though). I have somae theory on why, but why exactly did he switch from Sunni go Shia?	5
How were homosexuals treated in rebel occupied territory during the Taiping Rebellion?	5
How did the Qing Dynasty feel about the war that was (partially) over Manchuria between Russia and Japan in 1904-5 when Manchuria was the Qing family's homeland?	5
During the Great Depression, how did the Soviet Union takes steps to increase proletariat/ Bourgeois tensions and plant seeds of communism globally?	5
Why did Napoleon march on Moscow when St. Petersburg was the capital?	4
How many Christians and Jews lived in 7th Century Arabia? More specifically, the west coast over by Mecca and Medina.	4
Why does there seem to be practically nothing on the Parthian-Sassanian Wars?	3
Discussing the idea of the Ottomans at any point a being a Caliphate.	3
Movie check: How true to reality is the movie "The Angel" about the lead up to the Egypt-Israel war of 1973?	3