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How is it that the Hapsburg House ruled over countries ranging from England, France, Germany, Holy Roman Empire, Hungary, etc... without any of these ever becoming unified empires? And how did a single house expand to cover such different regions of Europe?

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António de Oliveira Salazar was a Portugal's reactionary leader, when he came to power in 1932 why didn't he restore the monarchy which had been overthrown 1919? Also what were the relations between Salazar and Franco and the right wing regimes in some former Iberian colonies in Latin America?

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Why was California never split into multiple states?

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I am interested in Mexican food and why it is so different from Spanish food and what the origins are for their most famous dishes. Which Mexican dishes have Aztec or mesoamerican origin? Spanish? Arab? Other?

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Can someone please recommend a book about traditional Native American beadwork?

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The Swedish Empire: Did the common people gain anything from the empire?

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A military scroll is causing confusion.

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After ARPAnet and NSFnet, how did the Internet become established in Africa?

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When did stained glass become synonymous with religious buildings and why?

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After the US rounded up Japanese and put them in camps, were they able to return to their homes or to their other assets when the war was over?

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How is it that the Hapsburg House ruled over countries ranging from England, France, Germany, Holy Roman Empire, Hungary, etc... without any of these ever becoming unified empires? And how did a single house expand to cover such different regions of Europe?	39
António de Oliveira Salazar was a Portugal's reactionary leader, when he came to power in 1932 why didn't he restore the monarchy which had been overthrown 1919? Also what were the relations between Salazar and Franco and the right wing regimes in some former Iberian colonies in Latin America?	39
Why was California never split into multiple states?	39
I am interested in Mexican food and why it is so different from Spanish food and what the origins are for their most famous dishes. Which Mexican dishes have Aztec or mesoamerican origin? Spanish? Arab? Other?	39
Can someone please recommend a book about traditional Native American beadwork?	39
The Swedish Empire: Did the common people gain anything from the empire?	39
A military scroll is causing confusion.	39
After ARPAnet and NSFnet, how did the Internet become established in Africa?	39
When did stained glass become synonymous with religious buildings and why?	39
After the US rounded up Japanese and put them in camps, were they able to return to their homes or to their other assets when the war was over?	39