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Japan's war crimes against POWs was atrocious. How did Japan help former Japanese soldiers recover, and what effect did the war have on Japan's psyche?
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What conditions enabled Gorbachev to come to power, given how starkly different his vision was compared to that of traditionalists in the Politburo?
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What were the geopolitical nuances which Otto von Bismarck navigated through as he led Prussia to become the strongest European power during his lifetime?
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Bertrand Russell's History of Western Philosophy cemented the memory of Western Philosophers. Who are the most important Eastern Philosophers?
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Russell describes different periods as having a certain "temper." What is the temper of our modern epoch? Thoughtful answers only please!
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In popular uprisings throughout the world (such as the Fascistas in Italy and Nazi Party in Germany), have there been any cases where the rural base of such parties were economically comfortable, as opposed to desolate?
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I'm a peasant in early 17th Century Holland. Suddenly I hear about the tulip craze that's all the rage among the rich folk. Tulips are worth more than gold you say? One tulip could cost me my entire annual earnings from shucking oysters? No way. Please explain. How did tulips become so popular?
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