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How were the Arabs able to sustain the cost of their early conquests? Were they not a relatively poor people prior to this?

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Ancient notions of modernity

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Over the course of the late 20th century, locally owned and branded hamburger restaurants were all but eradicated by large fast food chains. Why did locally owned pizzerias not meet the same fate?

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Why was the Roman Senate kept separate from the army after the 3rd Century

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Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold was a centrist paramilitary in Weimar Germany, fighting both Nazi and communist groups. What was the nature of this centrist extremism? Were their members dedicated ideologues or just people wanting to pick a fight?

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Why does the State of New Mexico have many unusual Spanish surnames that Spain and Latin America find weird?

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I was watching a video on youtube that said the British only combined the southern, black Sudan with the Northern, arab Sudan shortly before giving them independence. What would the British have to gain? Why didn't the europeans fix African borders pre-independence?

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Could the Spanish Civil War of the 1930's be accurately described as a conflict between democracy and fascism?

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How was homosexuality considered in European pagan religions?

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How common were Soviet backed regime changes/coup attempts in the Cold War?

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How were the Arabs able to sustain the cost of their early conquests? Were they not a relatively poor people prior to this?	32
Ancient notions of modernity	32
Over the course of the late 20th century, locally owned and branded hamburger restaurants were all but eradicated by large fast food chains. Why did locally owned pizzerias not meet the same fate?	32
Why was the Roman Senate kept separate from the army after the 3rd Century	32
Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold was a centrist paramilitary in Weimar Germany, fighting both Nazi and communist groups. What was the nature of this centrist extremism? Were their members dedicated ideologues or just people wanting to pick a fight?	32
Why does the State of New Mexico have many unusual Spanish surnames that Spain and Latin America find weird?	32
I was watching a video on youtube that said the British only combined the southern, black Sudan with the Northern, arab Sudan shortly before giving them independence. What would the British have to gain? Why didn't the europeans fix African borders pre-independence?	32
Could the Spanish Civil War of the 1930's be accurately described as a conflict between democracy and fascism?	32
How was homosexuality considered in European pagan religions?	32
How common were Soviet backed regime changes/coup attempts in the Cold War?	32