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Why did the US develop a 4+4 system of medical education whereas the rest of the world has a 0+6 system?

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Why did the United States build a military base (JBLM) on I-5?

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What happened to the colonists in Spanish Florida when it become a US territory in 1822? Did they stay or leave?

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Was "la Cosa Nostra" an Italian-American phenomenon or did other Italian immigrant communities form their own organized crime groups?

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Before WWII there was a migration of German Jewish Physicists/Scientists abroad, notably to the US. After WWII the allies imported a lot of Nazi Scientists/Engineers. Were there any awkward encounters or special precautions around mixing these two groups in the work they were doing?

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I've noticed that problems (poverty, lack of human rights, violence, etc.) in Indonesia, Sub-Saharan Africa, India, and Latin America are all blamed on European Colonialism. Do historians agree that European colonialism caused all of these countries/regions to have their problems?

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Was the Marshall Plan due to American generosity?

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During WW2, why didn't the Germans bomb Buckingham palace?

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Why did Mao launch the Cultural Revolution? What was he trying to achieve as distinct from the Revolution the Chinese Communists had already won (or lost)? To what extent did he succeed? Does it have any continuing impact?

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Were colonialists a net force for good or bad in terms of progressing nations?

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Why did the US develop a 4+4 system of medical education whereas the rest of the world has a 0+6 system?	13
Why did the United States build a military base (JBLM) on I-5?	13
What happened to the colonists in Spanish Florida when it become a US territory in 1822? Did they stay or leave?	13
Was "la Cosa Nostra" an Italian-American phenomenon or did other Italian immigrant communities form their own organized crime groups?	13
Before WWII there was a migration of German Jewish Physicists/Scientists abroad, notably to the US. After WWII the allies imported a lot of Nazi Scientists/Engineers. Were there any awkward encounters or special precautions around mixing these two groups in the work they were doing?	13
I've noticed that problems (poverty, lack of human rights, violence, etc.) in Indonesia, Sub-Saharan Africa, India, and Latin America are all blamed on European Colonialism. Do historians agree that European colonialism caused all of these countries/regions to have their problems?	13
Was the Marshall Plan due to American generosity?	13
During WW2, why didn't the Germans bomb Buckingham palace?	13
Why did Mao launch the Cultural Revolution? What was he trying to achieve as distinct from the Revolution the Chinese Communists had already won (or lost)? To what extent did he succeed? Does it have any continuing impact?	13
Were colonialists a net force for good or bad in terms of progressing nations?	13