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I read in an earlier thread that the Democratic and Republican parties 'switched' voter bases because of their respective strategies. Despite this supposed switch, did they switch platforms on non-social issues?

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The Mali and other West African empires had some Arabic influence in them from North Africa. What type of West African influences were brought to North Africa?

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In the 20th century, would an Indian from British India have a British passport? Would they have access to similar rights and privileges to Englishmen when traveling abroad?

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What's the historiography behind the Scots supplanting the Picts?

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We commonly perceive the Western and Eastern Roman Empires as separate, but affiliated polities with separate institutions and separate emperors. Did the Eastern Empire consider itself as separate from the Western Empire and vice versa?

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How did Israel manage to get its population to speak Hebrew?

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The nomadic Timurids, Ottomans, and Manchus managed to hold onto their conquests for many hundreds of years, even into the 1900s in the latter two cases. Why did the Hunnic and Hepthalite empires disintegrate so quickly while the Timurids Ottomans and Manchus survived so long?

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Outside of the seldom used Thompson and M3A1, I've noticed that the United States army doesn't really utilize submachine guns, and when it does, it uses foreign models. Can you explain this American aversion to the SMG?

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Why did the Joseon kingdom change its name to the Korean Empire?

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I'm an Indian (Hindu or Muslim) ruler in the 1600s-1700s and I need to undertake a military campaign. How do I raise an army?

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I read in an earlier thread that the Democratic and Republican parties 'switched' voter bases because of their respective strategies. Despite this supposed switch, did they switch platforms on non-social issues?	12
The Mali and other West African empires had some Arabic influence in them from North Africa. What type of West African influences were brought to North Africa?	12
In the 20th century, would an Indian from British India have a British passport? Would they have access to similar rights and privileges to Englishmen when traveling abroad?	12
What's the historiography behind the Scots supplanting the Picts?	12
We commonly perceive the Western and Eastern Roman Empires as separate, but affiliated polities with separate institutions and separate emperors. Did the Eastern Empire consider itself as separate from the Western Empire and vice versa?	12
How did Israel manage to get its population to speak Hebrew?	12
The nomadic Timurids, Ottomans, and Manchus managed to hold onto their conquests for many hundreds of years, even into the 1900s in the latter two cases. Why did the Hunnic and Hepthalite empires disintegrate so quickly while the Timurids Ottomans and Manchus survived so long?	12
Outside of the seldom used Thompson and M3A1, I've noticed that the United States army doesn't really utilize submachine guns, and when it does, it uses foreign models. Can you explain this American aversion to the SMG?	12
Why did the Joseon kingdom change its name to the Korean Empire?	12
I'm an Indian (Hindu or Muslim) ruler in the 1600s-1700s and I need to undertake a military campaign. How do I raise an army?	12