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What exactly did Britain's blockade of Germany do during WW1? Considering how much land the Central Powers shared that wasn't war-torn, plus the lands they ended up taking from Russia, how were they at the brink of starvation by 1918?

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Did the Germans anticipate the change in railway gauge when invading the Soviet Union? If so, what did they do fix the issue?

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Was Guantanamo Bay used for any strategic/tactical purposes during the Cold War?

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Did the Ancient Egyptian religion get generally more complicated as the centuries passed? What do we know of the earliest (known) depictions of Gods and Kings in their art?

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Why did armed naval vessels stop having sloped armor?

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In the Netflix film The King (2019), the Dauphin of France meets with the King of England, then crudely threatens to kill him. What was stopping the King from arresting or killing him for his insolence?

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What caused certain Egyptian gods to gain and lose popularity?

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What challenges did China face in the 1860s that prevented them from pulling a Meiji Restoration of their own?

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How hard was it for a normal Prussian peasant to get into cadet school in the 1800s?

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What was the extent of foreign influences to Russian nobility and upper class from the 18th to late 19th centuries?

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What exactly did Britain's blockade of Germany do during WW1? Considering how much land the Central Powers shared that wasn't war-torn, plus the lands they ended up taking from Russia, how were they at the brink of starvation by 1918?	9
Did the Germans anticipate the change in railway gauge when invading the Soviet Union? If so, what did they do fix the issue?	9
Was Guantanamo Bay used for any strategic/tactical purposes during the Cold War?	9
Did the Ancient Egyptian religion get generally more complicated as the centuries passed? What do we know of the earliest (known) depictions of Gods and Kings in their art?	8
Why did armed naval vessels stop having sloped armor?	7
In the Netflix film The King (2019), the Dauphin of France meets with the King of England, then crudely threatens to kill him. What was stopping the King from arresting or killing him for his insolence?	7
What caused certain Egyptian gods to gain and lose popularity?	7
What challenges did China face in the 1860s that prevented them from pulling a Meiji Restoration of their own?	7
How hard was it for a normal Prussian peasant to get into cadet school in the 1800s?	6
What was the extent of foreign influences to Russian nobility and upper class from the 18th to late 19th centuries?	6