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Should China's Great Wall be considered a massive boondoggle, since it was intended to keep out northern peoples but didn't seem to hinder the Manchus or Mongols in invading and conquering China?

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How important was Rome's specific location on the Italian peninsula in growing from an unremarkable village into a mighty empire?

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If Germany had won WWII and succeeded in occupying Western Europe, would they have become one of history's most notorious empires?

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Did Charles de Gaulle have to overcome significant U.S. opposition when pulling France out of Algeria?

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Should China's Great Wall be considered a massive boondoggle, since it was intended to keep out northern peoples but didn't seem to hinder the Manchus or Mongols in invading and conquering China?	283
How important was Rome's specific location on the Italian peninsula in growing from an unremarkable village into a mighty empire?	13
If Germany had won WWII and succeeded in occupying Western Europe, would they have become one of history's most notorious empires?	2
Did Charles de Gaulle have to overcome significant U.S. opposition when pulling France out of Algeria?	0