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Given its traditionally warm relations with Israel, religion, and history of conflict, what was the Ethiopian Empire's relationship like with the newly independent states of Sudan and Egypt and how did they change under the Derg?

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In WW2, did the USSR have any contingency plans for a German victory- especially at Moscow?

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Why did the British place such an emphasis on settler colonialism?

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During the Punic Wars, Carthage was able to raise huge mercenary armies in the tens of thousands. Where did they get all these mercenaries?

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What were the objectives of the state of Deseret?

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It is often said that Japanese soldiers in WW2 frequently refused to surrender out of fear of dishonor when they came home. What actually did happen to Japanese POWs when they returned to Japan?

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I've heard that it took almost a thousand years to convert the majority of the population of Egypt and the Levant to Islam. How did the Safavids manage to turn the whole country Shia in only a couple generations?

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How 'uniform' were Ancient Roman Manipular legions?

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What happened to the Japanese officer corps after WW2? Did they go on to shape the modern JSDF?

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Latin America is an insurgency's dream. How did the Spanish in the Americas maintain control from so far away over such vast and remote areas with a large and organized native population?

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Given its traditionally warm relations with Israel, religion, and history of conflict, what was the Ethiopian Empire's relationship like with the newly independent states of Sudan and Egypt and how did they change under the Derg?	9
In WW2, did the USSR have any contingency plans for a German victory- especially at Moscow?	9
Why did the British place such an emphasis on settler colonialism?	8
During the Punic Wars, Carthage was able to raise huge mercenary armies in the tens of thousands. Where did they get all these mercenaries?	8
What were the objectives of the state of Deseret?	8
It is often said that Japanese soldiers in WW2 frequently refused to surrender out of fear of dishonor when they came home. What actually did happen to Japanese POWs when they returned to Japan?	8
I've heard that it took almost a thousand years to convert the majority of the population of Egypt and the Levant to Islam. How did the Safavids manage to turn the whole country Shia in only a couple generations?	8
How 'uniform' were Ancient Roman Manipular legions?	8
What happened to the Japanese officer corps after WW2? Did they go on to shape the modern JSDF?	8
Latin America is an insurgency's dream. How did the Spanish in the Americas maintain control from so far away over such vast and remote areas with a large and organized native population?	8