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How did Bohemia, a Slavic nation of Czech-speakers, become so heavily integrated into the Germanic Holy Roman Empire?

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After the Revolutions of 1989, the Soviet Union lasted as the last communist nation in Europe for over a year. How did this impact the foreign policy of the Soviet Union? Were their hopes that Eastern Europe could be turned back to communism, or was it viewed as harbinger of the dissolution to come?

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Why did Stalin risk war with the West during the Berlin Blockade when the Soviet Union was still decimated from WWII and the United States was the only state with nuclear weapons? Did he seriously expect the West to capitulate?

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How "Greek" was the Byzantine Empire? Did they consider themselves the successors to the legacy of the old city states (Athens, etc.), or did they view those as remnants of an extinct civilization?

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How do enclaves and exclaves come about?

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Why didn't the Ottoman Empire conquer all of the Arabian Peninsula?

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With the creation of large Colonial Empires by the European powers throughout the 16th-20th century, why did most monarchs choose to keep the title "King" instead of Emperor?

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At the time of the Great Schism the Byzantine Empire was stronger than it had been in centuries and held substantial lands in southern Italy, not far from Rome. Did this just not concern the Pope?

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How did Bohemia, a Slavic nation of Czech-speakers, become so heavily integrated into the Germanic Holy Roman Empire?	2
After the Revolutions of 1989, the Soviet Union lasted as the last communist nation in Europe for over a year. How did this impact the foreign policy of the Soviet Union? Were their hopes that Eastern Europe could be turned back to communism, or was it viewed as harbinger of the dissolution to come?	2
Why did Stalin risk war with the West during the Berlin Blockade when the Soviet Union was still decimated from WWII and the United States was the only state with nuclear weapons? Did he seriously expect the West to capitulate?	1
How "Greek" was the Byzantine Empire? Did they consider themselves the successors to the legacy of the old city states (Athens, etc.), or did they view those as remnants of an extinct civilization?	1
How do enclaves and exclaves come about?	1
Why didn't the Ottoman Empire conquer all of the Arabian Peninsula?	1
With the creation of large Colonial Empires by the European powers throughout the 16th-20th century, why did most monarchs choose to keep the title "King" instead of Emperor?	1
At the time of the Great Schism the Byzantine Empire was stronger than it had been in centuries and held substantial lands in southern Italy, not far from Rome. Did this just not concern the Pope?	1