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Why did Spain's Latin American colonies not join together into a "United States of Latin America" after they gained independence? Were there any later attempts at this idea that never worked out?

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During the years of Byzantine Iconoclasm, did the rapidly expanding Caliphate look more favorably upon the emperors that supported iconoclasm? If so, in what ways?

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In his book "Furies", Lauro Martines describes soldiers as being the "scum of the earth" and a profession that no peasant would want to do. When and how did a military career become an "honourable" profession for the average person as it is today?

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Why did Spain's Latin American colonies not join together into a "United States of Latin America" after they gained independence? Were there any later attempts at this idea that never worked out?	657
During the years of Byzantine Iconoclasm, did the rapidly expanding Caliphate look more favorably upon the emperors that supported iconoclasm? If so, in what ways?	14
In his book "Furies", Lauro Martines describes soldiers as being the "scum of the earth" and a profession that no peasant would want to do. When and how did a military career become an "honourable" profession for the average person as it is today?	10