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The Mongol Empire is lauded for having safety, consistency of laws and lack of trade barriers offered to merchants within the large empire. Did these 'positives' create long-term prosperity? What was the net outcome of the Mongol conquests on human advancement?	271
Switzerland is famous for being made up of three language groups (German, French and Italian). When, how and why did these groups decide to confederate into a single nation? How was a sense of Swiss identity formed? Did inter-ethnic tensions ever lead to mass violence?	261
Why is the culture of Florida so 'northern' compared to the US deep south?	239
(Last time asking) What was happening in Spain during WW1? Why did they remain neutral and who advocated for war? What other pressures (internal or external) did Spain have to combat to remain neutral? What was the economic outcome of the war on Spain? Did WW1 impact on the Spanish Civil War?	168
Did Roman recruits get a say in which legion they joined? Were transfer requests to other legions granted? Could commanders reassign legionnaires to different legions?	146
Being stretegically placed between two continents, WW2 Turkey must have felt somewhat paranoid of a possible invasion by all sides. What precautions did it take to minimise the possibility of invasion and if that failed, to fight?	138
Was China's culinary richness affected by the Cultural Revolution? If not, how was it preserved? If so, what disappeared and changed? What culinary trends can we observe under the PRC?	71
Why has the wealth of the British aristocracy declined over time?	66
Second Try: Being strategically placed between two continents, WW2 Turkey must have felt somewhat paranoid of a possible invasion by all sides. What precautions did it take to minimise the possibility of invasion and if that failed, to fight?	65
Was China's culinary richness affected by the Cultural Revolution? If not, how was it preserved? If so, what disappeared and changed? What culinary trends can we observe under the PRC?	33

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