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What was innovative about Napoleon's war tactics? We always hear about the corps system, but that's not really a "tactic."

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Why was Japan able to modernize so much faster than China in the 19th century?

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Without violating the 20 year rule, why was the anti-smoking movement so successful in the United States in the 1990s?

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Why is it that, despite the historical rivalry between the Houses of Saud and Hashim, Jordan and Saudi Arabia have had relatively peaceful relations?

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What was the Mexican Repatriation? A coordinated expulsion? A series of uncoordinated actions at the local government level? The Wikipedia entry is pretty bare.

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Why is it that Native Americans in Central and South America were able to create large urban societies, and Native Americans in North America were not?

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Why did ironclad warships become obsolete so quickly?

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France conducted several atomic tests in Algeria. What other colonial powers detonated nukes in colonial territories? Was this a common practice? Have they been made to pay?

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Besides the infamous "40 acres and a mule" were there any large-scale federal efforts to integrate blacks into American society after the Civil War?

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General G.T. Beauregard was offered the command of the Romanian and Egyptian armies after the American Civil War. He declined. Did any former Civil War general actually end up as a "mercenary" in charge of a foreign army?

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What was innovative about Napoleon's war tactics? We always hear about the corps system, but that's not really a "tactic."	9
Why was Japan able to modernize so much faster than China in the 19th century?	9
Without violating the 20 year rule, why was the anti-smoking movement so successful in the United States in the 1990s?	9
Why is it that, despite the historical rivalry between the Houses of Saud and Hashim, Jordan and Saudi Arabia have had relatively peaceful relations?	8
What was the Mexican Repatriation? A coordinated expulsion? A series of uncoordinated actions at the local government level? The Wikipedia entry is pretty bare.	8
Why is it that Native Americans in Central and South America were able to create large urban societies, and Native Americans in North America were not?	7
Why did ironclad warships become obsolete so quickly?	7
France conducted several atomic tests in Algeria. What other colonial powers detonated nukes in colonial territories? Was this a common practice? Have they been made to pay?	7
Besides the infamous "40 acres and a mule" were there any large-scale federal efforts to integrate blacks into American society after the Civil War?	7
General G.T. Beauregard was offered the command of the Romanian and Egyptian armies after the American Civil War. He declined. Did any former Civil War general actually end up as a "mercenary" in charge of a foreign army?	7