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I heard that the Treaty of Westphalia is the birth of the modern state system. So I’m what ways was France, say, “more of a state” in 1648 than it was in 1448?

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Is it true that soldiers tried NOT to kill opposing nobles in battle during the Hundred Years War? Is this why kings could lead their armies in battle and survive?

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How much would Charlemagne have known about Julius Caesar?

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Was there ever a point during the Cold War when the USSR had superior military force to the US?

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Is there a generally accepted “point of no return” for the Western Roman Empire? The point after which no action could have saved the government?

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How were fugitives ever tracked down in a time before photographs? It seems like once a person left the area where their face was known, they would be safe.

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A Miles Davis documentary said that African-Americans were always dismayed when they came back to the US from being abroad, because things were much worse. Was there less prejudice against people of African descent in Europe (vs the US) in the 1950’s?

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Are there any Germanic influences in North African languages from the Vandals?

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To what extent were Plato’s ideas completely novel vs. incremental to what had come before?

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During the Sixties Scoop, were social workers required to provide any reason for taking a child away, or was their race the only reason required?

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I heard that the Treaty of Westphalia is the birth of the modern state system. So I’m what ways was France, say, “more of a state” in 1648 than it was in 1448?	51
Is it true that soldiers tried NOT to kill opposing nobles in battle during the Hundred Years War? Is this why kings could lead their armies in battle and survive?	43
How much would Charlemagne have known about Julius Caesar?	42
Was there ever a point during the Cold War when the USSR had superior military force to the US?	37
Is there a generally accepted “point of no return” for the Western Roman Empire? The point after which no action could have saved the government?	37
How were fugitives ever tracked down in a time before photographs? It seems like once a person left the area where their face was known, they would be safe.	30
A Miles Davis documentary said that African-Americans were always dismayed when they came back to the US from being abroad, because things were much worse. Was there less prejudice against people of African descent in Europe (vs the US) in the 1950’s?	30
Are there any Germanic influences in North African languages from the Vandals?	27
To what extent were Plato’s ideas completely novel vs. incremental to what had come before?	27
During the Sixties Scoop, were social workers required to provide any reason for taking a child away, or was their race the only reason required?	25