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Why didn't Spain and Austria-Hungary take part in the Scramble of Africa?

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What were relations like between Israel, and the USSR throughout the Cold War?

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Why were so many places in the New World called 'New ...'? Was there anything really in common with the 'old' place?

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Why didn't Ethiopia become a muslim state, yet surrounding areas did?

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When, and why did Persia stop being called Persia, and start to be called Iran?

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How did Rome go from being a Republic to an Empire? How significant was this change to politics, the military, and to foreign powers?

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What was Trotsky doing after his exile from the USSR, and before his assassination?

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When/why did Bohemia become Czech(oslovakia)?

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How, and why did christianity manage to spread around europe?

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Why didn't South Africa have a claim to Antarctica when it faces the Southern Ocean, yet Britain, France, and Norway do?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why didn't Spain and Austria-Hungary take part in the Scramble of Africa?	196
What were relations like between Israel, and the USSR throughout the Cold War?	128
Why were so many places in the New World called 'New ...'? Was there anything really in common with the 'old' place?	32
Why didn't Ethiopia become a muslim state, yet surrounding areas did?	26
When, and why did Persia stop being called Persia, and start to be called Iran?	22
How did Rome go from being a Republic to an Empire? How significant was this change to politics, the military, and to foreign powers?	17
What was Trotsky doing after his exile from the USSR, and before his assassination?	11
When/why did Bohemia become Czech(oslovakia)?	9
How, and why did christianity manage to spread around europe?	8
Why didn't South Africa have a claim to Antarctica when it faces the Southern Ocean, yet Britain, France, and Norway do?	7