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How did Switzerland supply itself with food and necessary materials during WWII after being completely surrounded by Nazi-occupied territory?

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Why did the U.S. Congress feel it was necessary to prohibit marijuana in 1937, given that they had very recently (4 years previous) overturned the failed prohibition of alcohol?

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What was the social and political response of settling Vietnamese refugees in the US during/following the Vietnam War?

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How would the pyramids have appeared to Alexander the Great when he invaded Egypt in 332 BCE?

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How accurate is the claim that "VFW posts were unwilling to accept Vietnam veterans after (the war)."

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Were those arrested during Prohibition released or pardoned upon passage of the 21st Amendment?

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Excluding Nazism and current Islamic extremists, what historical examples exist of violent, extremist ideologies and how were they dealt with?

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Logistically, how did the process of voting and the counting of those votes work in the early years of American Republic?

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Can someone please explain James Madison's seemingly hypocritical stance regarding government - How can the "Father of the Constitution" go on to help write the VA/KY Resolutions which sought to nullify acts of the federal government created by the very Constitution he helped create?

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What was the reaction in Spain to the explosion that sank the USS Maine and led to the Spanish-American War?

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How did Switzerland supply itself with food and necessary materials during WWII after being completely surrounded by Nazi-occupied territory?	1280
Why did the U.S. Congress feel it was necessary to prohibit marijuana in 1937, given that they had very recently (4 years previous) overturned the failed prohibition of alcohol?	1232
What was the social and political response of settling Vietnamese refugees in the US during/following the Vietnam War?	38
How would the pyramids have appeared to Alexander the Great when he invaded Egypt in 332 BCE?	36
How accurate is the claim that "VFW posts were unwilling to accept Vietnam veterans after (the war)."	10
Were those arrested during Prohibition released or pardoned upon passage of the 21st Amendment?	9
Excluding Nazism and current Islamic extremists, what historical examples exist of violent, extremist ideologies and how were they dealt with?	6
Logistically, how did the process of voting and the counting of those votes work in the early years of American Republic?	5
Can someone please explain James Madison's seemingly hypocritical stance regarding government - How can the "Father of the Constitution" go on to help write the VA/KY Resolutions which sought to nullify acts of the federal government created by the very Constitution he helped create?	3
What was the reaction in Spain to the explosion that sank the USS Maine and led to the Spanish-American War?	3