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Why was Andrew Jackson's dueling behavior considered so dishonorable, and how did contemporaries view Charles Dickinson's dueling behavior?	15
After so much international controversy between Germany and IOC, between WW1 and the Germans not being invited to the 1920 or 1924 Olympics, how did Berlin get chosen as the host city for the 1936 Olympics?	9
The Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act is the oft used example when claiming Tariffs hurt economies and the reason we should employ tariffs again. Is this a fair assessment of all tariffs or just that particular tariff act?	8
Would traditionally trained military leaders like General Cornwallis, Napoleon, Frederick the Great, etc., know how to engage an enemy army without meeting them on the field of battle? Were any other military strategies practiced that wasn't just marching towards each other?	7
Why was the corrupt bargain during the election of 1876 necessary? Why couldn't Samuel Tilden just become President and pull Federal troops out of the South himself?	6
It's a common saying that Stalin killed everyone who got close to him. Is this a fair assessment? Who would have been the people who were closest to Stalin that he had killed?	6
How did the US meddle in the Russian election of 1996?	5
What happened to soldiers of the Polish Army who fought and lost against Nazi Germany? How did the Germans so dismantle to Polish armed forces and did any prisoners survive the war?	5
What were the goals of France's intervention in Mexico?	5
In April of 1985, sitting US Senator Jake Garn flew on the Space Shuttle Discovery, and in Jan. of 1986, sitting US Rep. Bill Nelson flew on Space Shuttle Columbia. Who/What was behind the two Congressmen flying into space so close together, and were there plans to send more Congressmen to space?	5

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