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How did the Austrian Hanover dynasty react to Britain’s new alliance with Prussia during the Seven Years War?	5
Which of the “Little Stalins” that propped up by the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe had a cult of personality that resembled that of their namesake?	5
In retrospect, the crushing of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and the Prague Spring in 1968 were massive PR disasters for the Soviet Union. Did the U.S. ever experience similar blowback for its CIA backed regime change operations in the Middle East and South America?	4
How could the Warring States era produce so many incredible developments in Chinese philosophy, science and literature?	4
I’ve heard the Taiping Rebellion in China characterized as a rebellion but also as a civil war. Which is more accurate according to historians?	4
I know this might be an NSFW question to ask but, considering the practice of foot binding in China, and how it was considered a sign of attractiveness among women, was there any amount of erotica or pornography that catered to foot fetish? NSFW	4
What is the legacy of the casta system in Mexico?	4
Considering that a lot of early South Korean government officials were collaborators with the Japanese, how did this affect relations with them post World War II? Did they try and compensate by taking a hard line stance with Japan? Or was this a non issue?	4
How was the newly made USSR able to fund huge industrialization projects and send men and military gear to Spain? Where did they get the money for this? And why didn't their economy collapse?	4
How did the Confederate States Native American allies fit into their white supremacist racial hierarchy?	4

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