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Is it reasonable to assume that, had Archduke Franz Ferdinand not been assassinated, world war one would not have happened? Or was war inevitable with rising the nationalism, and his assassination was simply the spark which set it off?

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Before the concept of asylums and mental hospitals, how did societies behave towards the mentally ill? Are there any examples of humane treatment or societal tolerance in the ancient world?

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How has the idea of lesser jihad evolved over the centuries? To what extent has its original meaning been changed to fit with subsequent religious and political ideologies?

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Is it reasonable to assume that, had Archduke Franz Ferdinand not been assassinated, world war one would not have happened? Or was war inevitable with rising the nationalism, and his assassination was simply the spark which set it off?	346
Before the concept of asylums and mental hospitals, how did societies behave towards the mentally ill? Are there any examples of humane treatment or societal tolerance in the ancient world?	8
How has the idea of lesser jihad evolved over the centuries? To what extent has its original meaning been changed to fit with subsequent religious and political ideologies?	2