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Are post-presidential trips and speeches to Congress common or did they ever happen?

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the United States economy began very protectionist and wary of foreign competition but gradually became the standard bearer for global free trade. What steps along the way made this happen?

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What is the real reason behind the incredibly poor production efficiency of automobiles in USSR and eastern block?

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Did Indigenous Americans have epidemics and virulent diseases like those in the Old World, or were these kinds of diseases an old world phenomena?

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What was the role of the other German kings in Bavaria, Saxony, etc. during the German Empire era (1871-1918) and why did they all abdicate at the end of WW1?

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A lot of authors/historians pinpoint 1979 as the year the Jihadist movement transformed into a transnational movement. Is this assessment accurate? Are their competing theories?

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Is there a timeline of the migration waves to British colonial North America/independent US, from Jamestown to the Irish famine; from 1607-1848?

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How long were German POW's and forced laborers kept in Soviet captivity after WW2? Is it true many were kept into the 1960's? And what kind of hard labor were they doing the whole time? What was the general experience of returning to East or West Germany?

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Why did the Europeans wait until the mid 19th century to colonize North Africa when they colonized territories across the Ocean hundreds of years earlier?

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What is the history of the Zodiac? where did it come from? why do we still use it? how and why has it been adapted by so many cultures?

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Are post-presidential trips and speeches to Congress common or did they ever happen?	2
the United States economy began very protectionist and wary of foreign competition but gradually became the standard bearer for global free trade. What steps along the way made this happen?	2
What is the real reason behind the incredibly poor production efficiency of automobiles in USSR and eastern block?	2
Did Indigenous Americans have epidemics and virulent diseases like those in the Old World, or were these kinds of diseases an old world phenomena?	2
What was the role of the other German kings in Bavaria, Saxony, etc. during the German Empire era (1871-1918) and why did they all abdicate at the end of WW1?	2
A lot of authors/historians pinpoint 1979 as the year the Jihadist movement transformed into a transnational movement. Is this assessment accurate? Are their competing theories?	2
Is there a timeline of the migration waves to British colonial North America/independent US, from Jamestown to the Irish famine; from 1607-1848?	1
How long were German POW's and forced laborers kept in Soviet captivity after WW2? Is it true many were kept into the 1960's? And what kind of hard labor were they doing the whole time? What was the general experience of returning to East or West Germany?	1
Why did the Europeans wait until the mid 19th century to colonize North Africa when they colonized territories across the Ocean hundreds of years earlier?	1
What is the history of the Zodiac? where did it come from? why do we still use it? how and why has it been adapted by so many cultures?	1