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What was alcohol prohibition like during the late 19th/early 20th century outside of the USA? I was not aware of the sudden seemingly global movement towards temperance. What caused this trend?

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How close did Reagan and Gorbachev get to totally disarming all of nuclear weapons in both countries during the Iceland summit?

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What did the Griqua and Boer states think of each other?

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Why was Turkey able to eventually win the wars of Turkish Independence against the Allies and Greece, especially considering they had failed against Bulgaria and Greece in the first Balkan War?

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Why were certain old and religious cultural sites like the Forbidden City protected from the cultural revolution?

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How much did the fall of the Kuomintang in mainland China have to do with their economic policy?

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How much did government policy of Idi Amin in Uganda increase use of Swahili as a national language?

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What were the norms for "good grades" before grade inflation?

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Why didn't the Israeli Embassy give Johnathan Pollard asylum when he went to the Israeli Embassy in DC?

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Why did Hitler/the Nazi government closely affiliate with Croat Partisans and ethnic Croats as a policy, rather than Serbs or any other group?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What was alcohol prohibition like during the late 19th/early 20th century outside of the USA? I was not aware of the sudden seemingly global movement towards temperance. What caused this trend?	148
How close did Reagan and Gorbachev get to totally disarming all of nuclear weapons in both countries during the Iceland summit?	59
What did the Griqua and Boer states think of each other?	20
Why was Turkey able to eventually win the wars of Turkish Independence against the Allies and Greece, especially considering they had failed against Bulgaria and Greece in the first Balkan War?	13
Why were certain old and religious cultural sites like the Forbidden City protected from the cultural revolution?	4
How much did the fall of the Kuomintang in mainland China have to do with their economic policy?	4
How much did government policy of Idi Amin in Uganda increase use of Swahili as a national language?	3
What were the norms for "good grades" before grade inflation?	2
Why didn't the Israeli Embassy give Johnathan Pollard asylum when he went to the Israeli Embassy in DC?	2
Why did Hitler/the Nazi government closely affiliate with Croat Partisans and ethnic Croats as a policy, rather than Serbs or any other group?	2