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In Sima Qian’s history of the Han, he mentions several Han generals going over to the Xiongnu side and aiding them. Was this a common occurrence?	14
Were people really more religious in the past then today?	14
Has having bad teeth always been considered unattractive by men and women? Or is this a recent phenomenon in our society due to the advent of modern dentistry, Hollywood, and mass marketing in the last century?	14
A friend of mind once described the communist dictatorship of Albania as the “North Korea of the Balkans”. How accurate of a statement is that? How did Hoxha era Albania compare to North Korea under the Kim’s?	14
How often were mixed race children in New Spain the result of consenting relationships? And how often were they the result of rape?	14
Over the course of 70 years, only two Labour MP’s, Tony Blair and Harold Wilson, have won a General Election in England. Between 1975 and 1997, a Tory held the office of Prime Minister in the UK. Why was Labour so bad at winning elections?	14
“In 617, a Tang army under Li Xiaogong (590- 640) entered the Han River valley and inflicted a defeat on the rebel warlord Zhu Can (d. 621), whose army was infamous for massacring and pillaging and for sustaining itself by eating women and children.” This was Tang propoganda right?	13
When Child Labor Laws were passed in America and England, were there any arguments against them? If so, what were they?	13
As use of the telegraph grew in both America and Europe, how did the Qing Dynasty respond? Did they plan large scale installation of telegraph systems in China?	13
Did the massive amount of rape that took place during, and immediately after World War II influence the response to, and the treatment of sexual assault in Europe?	13

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