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How industrialized was Apartheid South Africa? They seemingly possessed the ability to manufacture their own sophisticated army equipment, but I also read that the bulk of their economy was based on cheap and uneducated labour.

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Do we have any idea what an exercise Gym in Antiquity or the Medieval period would look like? What knowledge did past people possess about bodybuilding and what equipment did they manufacture for it?

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How much did the Bible and religion influence Historical sources?

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When King James VI became the King of England, what was the reaction in Scotland and for James himself?

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What language would have been spoken in 18th century Orkney and Shetland?

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What was the process of transporting the English army to France during the Hundred Years' War? How many "English" soldiers were actually levies from lands held by the long? (E.g Normandy)

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At the start of the American independence war, 32 thousand British troops arrived in New York to fight. How did the government go about organizing such massive transport of troops?

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Why didn't the Germans or Russians use toxic gas during WW2?

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What allowed Germany and Japan to boom economically and maintain strong manufacturing industries, while British and American manufacturing has seemingly died?

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How did colonial life in Spanish and Portuguese America compare to English America?

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How industrialized was Apartheid South Africa? They seemingly possessed the ability to manufacture their own sophisticated army equipment, but I also read that the bulk of their economy was based on cheap and uneducated labour.	4
Do we have any idea what an exercise Gym in Antiquity or the Medieval period would look like? What knowledge did past people possess about bodybuilding and what equipment did they manufacture for it?	4
How much did the Bible and religion influence Historical sources?	3
When King James VI became the King of England, what was the reaction in Scotland and for James himself?	3
What language would have been spoken in 18th century Orkney and Shetland?	3
What was the process of transporting the English army to France during the Hundred Years' War? How many "English" soldiers were actually levies from lands held by the long? (E.g Normandy)	3
At the start of the American independence war, 32 thousand British troops arrived in New York to fight. How did the government go about organizing such massive transport of troops?	3
Why didn't the Germans or Russians use toxic gas during WW2?	3
What allowed Germany and Japan to boom economically and maintain strong manufacturing industries, while British and American manufacturing has seemingly died?	3
How did colonial life in Spanish and Portuguese America compare to English America?	2