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Why were the tallest buildings in the world from the 13 to late 19th century all Christian cathedrals? Is it a mere coincidence that the rise of European empires happened during the same period?

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Did the conversion of the Franks from Arianism to Catholicism ensured the survival of the Papacy in Rome?

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Wuhan, a megacity with 11 million residents in China, is currently in lockdown. How have governments around the world deal with more serious pandemics in the past, such as the 1918 Spanish Flu?

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During the Red Scare of the 1950s in America, how much persecutions did ethnic Russians suffer?

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The British conquered and ruled the Indian subcontinent with a handful of soldiers and merchants (relative to India's population) for 200 years. Why couldn't the Indians do the same to England?

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Why has religion's importance diminished in many countries around the world in the past few centuries?

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Did Tibet ever had a chance of maintaining its independence from Communist China?

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Why do the Vietnam War and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan share so many similarities ? Is it just an ironic coincidence in the Cold War?

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Why did Japan treat its POWs so differently in WW1 and WW2?

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Besides from the March of the 10000 and the revolt of the Czechoslovak legion, are there other examples in history where a military force withdrew to safe territory after a long, arduous march?

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Why were the tallest buildings in the world from the 13 to late 19th century all Christian cathedrals? Is it a mere coincidence that the rise of European empires happened during the same period?	3
Did the conversion of the Franks from Arianism to Catholicism ensured the survival of the Papacy in Rome?	3
Wuhan, a megacity with 11 million residents in China, is currently in lockdown. How have governments around the world deal with more serious pandemics in the past, such as the 1918 Spanish Flu?	3
During the Red Scare of the 1950s in America, how much persecutions did ethnic Russians suffer?	3
The British conquered and ruled the Indian subcontinent with a handful of soldiers and merchants (relative to India's population) for 200 years. Why couldn't the Indians do the same to England?	2
Why has religion's importance diminished in many countries around the world in the past few centuries?	2
Did Tibet ever had a chance of maintaining its independence from Communist China?	1
Why do the Vietnam War and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan share so many similarities ? Is it just an ironic coincidence in the Cold War?	1
Why did Japan treat its POWs so differently in WW1 and WW2?	1
Besides from the March of the 10000 and the revolt of the Czechoslovak legion, are there other examples in history where a military force withdrew to safe territory after a long, arduous march?	1