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Deng Xiaoping famously told British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher that 'China could take Hong Kong in a day.' How serious was this threat? And were the Chinese at all concerned about the UK invoking Article 5 of the NATO treaty?

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During antiquity, many of the major powers in the European and Mediterranean world were republics in some form or another. During the Medieval period, however, republicanism regulated itself to mercantile states and cities. Why did republicanism never resurge in Europe until the 1700s?

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Did W. Churchill ever say that "Heroes fight like Greeks"

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What kind of relations did Greek colonists and natives of Southern Italy have, was it a violent colonization?

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did Achaemenids Persian know what their empire map actually looked like? especially since it was so big for its time

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Did the original “Lost Generation” have a similar sense of animosity to their parents’ generation like Millennials generally feel about Boomers? Were their industrial/fossil fuel revolution parents a proto-boomer generation?

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How culturally significant was the crowning ceremony of King Wilhelm I in Prussia and the other German states?

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When did the modern concept of underwear start?

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What was happening in Prussia leading up to 1870s that would lead someone to immigrate for political reasons?

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Deng Xiaoping famously told British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher that 'China could take Hong Kong in a day.' How serious was this threat? And were the Chinese at all concerned about the UK invoking Article 5 of the NATO treaty?	6
During antiquity, many of the major powers in the European and Mediterranean world were republics in some form or another. During the Medieval period, however, republicanism regulated itself to mercantile states and cities. Why did republicanism never resurge in Europe until the 1700s?	6
Did W. Churchill ever say that "Heroes fight like Greeks"	6
What kind of relations did Greek colonists and natives of Southern Italy have, was it a violent colonization?	6
did Achaemenids Persian know what their empire map actually looked like? especially since it was so big for its time	6
Did the original “Lost Generation” have a similar sense of animosity to their parents’ generation like Millennials generally feel about Boomers? Were their industrial/fossil fuel revolution parents a proto-boomer generation?	6
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How culturally significant was the crowning ceremony of King Wilhelm I in Prussia and the other German states?	6
When did the modern concept of underwear start?	6
What was happening in Prussia leading up to 1870s that would lead someone to immigrate for political reasons?	6