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Help me become politically & historically learnèd... looking for book recommendations on Middle Eastern conflict/history.

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The government of Iran was upset by the film 300. Why?

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Why did certain colonies utilize violence to obtain independence (like Vietnam and Kenya) while others used peaceful methods (like India and Ghana)?

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Were there any (pre-Matthew Perry) Samurai who converted to Christianity? Did they face the same oppression and punishment regular peasants did for converting?

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Before the Industrial Revolution, if you went into the countryside, would it be completely covered in farmland because nearly everyone was a farmer? Was there no countryside land that wasn't a farm?

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Could the Roman economy have supported sustained economic growth?

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How brutal was the Islamic expansion?

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How did the German offer to the 101st Airborne to surrender at Bastogne and the famous refusal actually take place?

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With the immense popularity of alcohol... how did prohibition take hold in America?

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Why is the Royal house of Scotland after 1567 and England and Ireland after 1603 called "House of Stuart" instead of "House of Stuart-Lennox", even though Mary and Lord Darnley belonged to different branches of House of Stewart?

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Help me become politically & historically learnèd... looking for book recommendations on Middle Eastern conflict/history.	9
The government of Iran was upset by the film 300. Why?	9
Why did certain colonies utilize violence to obtain independence (like Vietnam and Kenya) while others used peaceful methods (like India and Ghana)?	9
Were there any (pre-Matthew Perry) Samurai who converted to Christianity? Did they face the same oppression and punishment regular peasants did for converting?	9
Before the Industrial Revolution, if you went into the countryside, would it be completely covered in farmland because nearly everyone was a farmer? Was there no countryside land that wasn't a farm?	9
Could the Roman economy have supported sustained economic growth?	9
How brutal was the Islamic expansion?	9
How did the German offer to the 101st Airborne to surrender at Bastogne and the famous refusal actually take place?	9
With the immense popularity of alcohol... how did prohibition take hold in America?	9
Why is the Royal house of Scotland after 1567 and England and Ireland after 1603 called "House of Stuart" instead of "House of Stuart-Lennox", even though Mary and Lord Darnley belonged to different branches of House of Stewart?	9