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“The Modern Nation-State as a concept has only existed for around 300/200 years” is something I’ve heard thrown around by a lot of people. What does this mean exactly?

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Did the Imperial Japanese Military use Okinawan civilians as human shields?

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Before the theory of Plate Tectonics was widely accepted, how did geologists and other scientists explain earthquakes?

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“The Modern Nation-State as a concept has only existed for around 300/200 years” is something I’ve heard thrown around by a lot of people. What does this mean exactly?	231
Did the Imperial Japanese Military use Okinawan civilians as human shields?	1
Before the theory of Plate Tectonics was widely accepted, how did geologists and other scientists explain earthquakes?	1