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(Repost) What happened in the war between Israel and Egypt during the Suez war in 1956? And what lessons did they learn and apply to the Six Day war of 1967?	5
Did USSR citizens realise that they had a lower standard of living than Western citizens?	5
Lee Harvey Oswald tried to kill Edwin Walker before he killed JFK. How significant of a political figure was Edwin Walker? I'm familiar with what he did from wikipedia but would the average American have known about him? Would his death have been big news?	4
I have read as an aside that the Aztecs and the Inca, previously unfamiliar with horses, did fairly quickly find ways to counter the Spanish use of them. Is this correct? And if so, what tactics or technology did they use?	4
From what I've read, Peru and Brazil among others supported Argentina materially in the Falklands War. How did this affect UK relations with these countries in the years immediately afterwards? Same question regarding Argentinean relations with Chile and other countries who supported the UK.	3
Why did Colombia have so much internal conflict in the late 20th century? Pablo Escobar, Right Wing Paramilitaries, the FARC, M19, etc	3
From what I've read, Peru and Brazil among others supported Argentina materially in the Falklands War. How did this affect UK relations with these countries in the years immediately afterwards? Same question regarding Argentinean relations with Chile and other countries who supported the UK.	3
From what I've read, Peru and Brazil among others supported Argentina materially in the Falklands War. How did this affect UK relations with these countries in the years immediately afterwards? Same question regarding Argentinean relations with Chile and other countries who supported the UK.	2
After the Kuomintang's defeat and retreat to Taiwan, was it ever credible that they would invade and take over Mainland China?	2
When the Anglo Irish treaty was signed in 1921, following Britain's failure to defeat the IRA, did many commentators see this as the start of the decline of the British Empire? And was it?	2

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