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Why are the three Abrahamic religions so dominant across the world? I.e. what made the abrhamic faiths so influential in comparison to previous faiths?

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Why did soviet computer technology tend to lag behind American computer technology?

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Why has the English language changed so rapidly over the centuries compared to other more uniform languages? Are there languages that have changed to the same degree or more over time?

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Why did the US backed coup in Iran which was later toppled by the '79 revolution create a regime antagonistic to the United States, whereas the US backed coup in Chile and subsequent ousting of its dictator created a regime that was more or less friendly to the US. Why is this?

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Why did a transition from slave labor to feudal labor occur in post-western Roman europe?

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What were the specific mechanisms by which palestinians lost land during the mandatory period (i.e. pre-1948)? What were the primary sources of tension between zionist migrants and arabs during the mandatory period?

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Of all the state communist ideologies, maoism seems to have spread the farthest and had the greatest impact (at least in the Global South). Why is this?

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To what extent were the economic failings of the USSR due to its more authoritarian political nature?

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What are the primary reasons that Syndicalism declined as the leading socialist school of thought in the US and W. Europe?

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How did the Yishuv feel about/react to the Zionist movement? Were there internal tensions over it? Or was their broad support or disagreement with it? What was the Yishuv's overall reaction to the Zionist movement in the mandatory period?

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Why are the three Abrahamic religions so dominant across the world? I.e. what made the abrhamic faiths so influential in comparison to previous faiths?	413
Why did soviet computer technology tend to lag behind American computer technology?	228
Why has the English language changed so rapidly over the centuries compared to other more uniform languages? Are there languages that have changed to the same degree or more over time?	71
Why did the US backed coup in Iran which was later toppled by the '79 revolution create a regime antagonistic to the United States, whereas the US backed coup in Chile and subsequent ousting of its dictator created a regime that was more or less friendly to the US. Why is this?	25
Why did a transition from slave labor to feudal labor occur in post-western Roman europe?	16
What were the specific mechanisms by which palestinians lost land during the mandatory period (i.e. pre-1948)? What were the primary sources of tension between zionist migrants and arabs during the mandatory period?	10
Of all the state communist ideologies, maoism seems to have spread the farthest and had the greatest impact (at least in the Global South). Why is this?	8
To what extent were the economic failings of the USSR due to its more authoritarian political nature?	5
What are the primary reasons that Syndicalism declined as the leading socialist school of thought in the US and W. Europe?	5
How did the Yishuv feel about/react to the Zionist movement? Were there internal tensions over it? Or was their broad support or disagreement with it? What was the Yishuv's overall reaction to the Zionist movement in the mandatory period?	4