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During the Korean War it is estimated that tens of thousands of South Korean civilians and POWs were abducted and taken back to the North. Why did North Korea take back a large amount of South Koreans and what was their life like in the North?

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During the Weimar Republic, how would the various parties prepare for street fighting? (i.e. barricading areas, arming themselves)

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How did money in the Japanese Empire work?

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I'm going to live in China for a year to teach English. I know nothing. What are the best books I can read before I move?

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Why was Islamic Golden Age science so much more advanced than the rest of the world?

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When and how did coconut palms become established in Taiwan, and why so late?

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Can the teachings of St Francis be considered subversive?

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Was the life expectancy for the nobility/wealthy in the 16th,17th,18th,and 19th centuries comparable with the general population of today or did everyone pretty much die much younger?

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Was Tokugawa Tsunayoshi really as cartoonishly out of touch and autocratic as he's described?

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In 1860 the Druze, a religious and ethnic group, and a subset of Christians waged war against each other in Lebanon. Did Christian / Western powers know much about this, or was it overshadowed by the American Civil War?

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During the Korean War it is estimated that tens of thousands of South Korean civilians and POWs were abducted and taken back to the North. Why did North Korea take back a large amount of South Koreans and what was their life like in the North?	10
During the Weimar Republic, how would the various parties prepare for street fighting? (i.e. barricading areas, arming themselves)	10
How did money in the Japanese Empire work?	10
I'm going to live in China for a year to teach English. I know nothing. What are the best books I can read before I move?	10
Why was Islamic Golden Age science so much more advanced than the rest of the world?	10
When and how did coconut palms become established in Taiwan, and why so late?	10
Can the teachings of St Francis be considered subversive?	10
Was the life expectancy for the nobility/wealthy in the 16th,17th,18th,and 19th centuries comparable with the general population of today or did everyone pretty much die much younger?	10
Was Tokugawa Tsunayoshi really as cartoonishly out of touch and autocratic as he's described?	10
In 1860 the Druze, a religious and ethnic group, and a subset of Christians waged war against each other in Lebanon. Did Christian / Western powers know much about this, or was it overshadowed by the American Civil War?	10