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After the Communist Revolution in China, did the US ever make any plans on what to do if Communist China invaded Taiwan? Would it have been similar to the American response when the Korean War started?

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For people living in rural communities hundreds of miles away from the nearest city in 1905, if one wanted to by a mail-order ready-to-assemble kit house or an automobile, how would such a large object get delivered?

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What effect did the implementation (including the the building process itself) of the US interstate highway system have on the US economy?

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How did Japan advance so quickly from going from samurais in the late 1800s to having aircraft carriers and fighterplanes by the 1930s?

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How harshly was France punished after its defeat in the Napoleonic wars?

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How did Crimea ever become part of Ukraine in the first place?

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How did the founding of Israel affect the relationship of the Arab countries around it?

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Could Napoleon speak Italian?

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Why didn't globalization and offshoring from the United States and other first world countries begin sooner?

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If NAFTA was signed by President George H.W. Bush, why is most of the credit given to Bill Clinton?

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After the Communist Revolution in China, did the US ever make any plans on what to do if Communist China invaded Taiwan? Would it have been similar to the American response when the Korean War started?	3
For people living in rural communities hundreds of miles away from the nearest city in 1905, if one wanted to by a mail-order ready-to-assemble kit house or an automobile, how would such a large object get delivered?	2
What effect did the implementation (including the the building process itself) of the US interstate highway system have on the US economy?	2
How did Japan advance so quickly from going from samurais in the late 1800s to having aircraft carriers and fighterplanes by the 1930s?	2
How harshly was France punished after its defeat in the Napoleonic wars?	2
How did Crimea ever become part of Ukraine in the first place?	2
How did the founding of Israel affect the relationship of the Arab countries around it?	1
Could Napoleon speak Italian?	1
Why didn't globalization and offshoring from the United States and other first world countries begin sooner?	1
If NAFTA was signed by President George H.W. Bush, why is most of the credit given to Bill Clinton?	1