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The expansion of Islam Arabized the Middle East from Iraq to Morocco. Why did Iran and everything east of it avoid Arabization despite being conquered by the Caliphate just the same as the others to the west?

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The United States doesn't have many state-run industries. As a result, the government had to rely on private companies to manufacture armored vehicles in WW2. How much money did automotive companies make off the war and what were the long run implications for the US auto industry?

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In the age of colonialism, the East is characterized as having plentiful spices, but I highly doubt that pre-colonial India and Southeast Asia was some kind of giant spice plantation. How did spice production fit into society in places outside European rule?

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Ottoman armies in WW1 were, compared to their British opponents, heavily outnumbered and outgunned. Other than their obvious materiel deficiencies, was the Ottoman army otherwise an effective force?

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What were the attitudes and actions of the Arab Jewish communities in response to the declaration of the State of Israel?

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In a medieval European kingdom, what would happen to a holding or title if there were no valid claimants according to the succession law?

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I'm an early 20s university student in New York City in the 1920s. How would I go about getting a job in high finance?

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Hearts of Iron 3 and 4 depict 1936 Austria as a democratic republic dominated by a fascist party. How accurate a representation is this of 1930s Austrian politics and if so, how are fascism and democracy compatible?

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Why was the Jordanian occupation of the West Bank greeted by Palestinians with such hostility?

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How has the definition of "Saxon" developed from its first appearances to its current meaning?

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The expansion of Islam Arabized the Middle East from Iraq to Morocco. Why did Iran and everything east of it avoid Arabization despite being conquered by the Caliphate just the same as the others to the west?	5
The United States doesn't have many state-run industries. As a result, the government had to rely on private companies to manufacture armored vehicles in WW2. How much money did automotive companies make off the war and what were the long run implications for the US auto industry?	5
In the age of colonialism, the East is characterized as having plentiful spices, but I highly doubt that pre-colonial India and Southeast Asia was some kind of giant spice plantation. How did spice production fit into society in places outside European rule?	5
Ottoman armies in WW1 were, compared to their British opponents, heavily outnumbered and outgunned. Other than their obvious materiel deficiencies, was the Ottoman army otherwise an effective force?	5
What were the attitudes and actions of the Arab Jewish communities in response to the declaration of the State of Israel?	5
In a medieval European kingdom, what would happen to a holding or title if there were no valid claimants according to the succession law?	5
I'm an early 20s university student in New York City in the 1920s. How would I go about getting a job in high finance?	5
Hearts of Iron 3 and 4 depict 1936 Austria as a democratic republic dominated by a fascist party. How accurate a representation is this of 1930s Austrian politics and if so, how are fascism and democracy compatible?	5
Why was the Jordanian occupation of the West Bank greeted by Palestinians with such hostility?	5
How has the definition of "Saxon" developed from its first appearances to its current meaning?	5