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How did the laws regarding civilian ownership of guns in European countries compare with the United States in the 19th century?	1
The Algerian Civil war between the government and Islamists lasted for 10 years and led to 150k deaths. Why didn't it lead to large scale Western involvement/intervention like in case of Syria and Libya a decade later and similar amount of coverage?	1
Thomas Sankara is beloved by many online especially anti-imperialists and radical left. How revolutionary was his regime in reality and how did it compare to other post-colonial leaders (Mustafa Kemal, Naseer, Nkrumah, Nehru, Sukharno etc)?	1
In his latest letter the CEO of Palantir claimed that Silicon Valley's "embrace of the defense objectives and technological aims of the government whose very existence made its rise possible". Is this accurate? How important was defence sector for rise of Silicon Valley?	1
1 How do modern historians and academics view the work of Will Durant and especially his "The Story of Civilisation" series?	1
What was the reason for poor relations between the US and Syria under the Baath party? Why did Syria have close relations with the USSR and the Eastern block?	1
How was Fascism viewed in US and Western Europe in 1920's before the rise of Hitler? Was it considered to be a "normal" ideology?	1
What are the reasons for civilian Gun ownership being far more prevalent in the United States than in Western Europe, Australia and Canada etc?	1
How did merchants emerge as a powerful Independent class or a social strata in so many societies?	1
Why was the term "Dutch Disease" named after Netherlands even though their GDP pc and other social indicators matches or is higher than Germany, France and West European average and discovery of natural gas field does not seem to have lead to large retrogression in other sectors?	1

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