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Why are UK's former colonies (US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia...) first world countries but Spanish ones (Basically most of Latin America) are not? What did the British do "right"?

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Before the telegraph, how were battle news and treaties (such as the Declaration of Independence or peace treaties) signed with such a gigantic “latency” ?

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What led the romans to “copy” the Greek religion with other names?

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Why was it ok for Spanish conquistadors and colonists to “mix” with the locals but not for the English or other European colonial powers?

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In Dr Who, the doctor removes PM Harriet Jones by asking “don’t you think she looks tired?” To a person in her staff. Have other heads of state being removed like that, a mere rumor?

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Did BP really made a coup d Etat in Iran just to access oil?

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Why did Germany recognized the holocaust (and even made monuments to remember it) but Turkey to this day still denies the Armenian genocide?

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After WWII, why was Japan forced to give up territories it acquired even before WWI?

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How did countries trade with each other prior to swift?

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Before the department of Homeland, who handled customs, border protection and immigration?

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Why are UK's former colonies (US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia...) first world countries but Spanish ones (Basically most of Latin America) are not? What did the British do "right"?	2
Before the telegraph, how were battle news and treaties (such as the Declaration of Independence or peace treaties) signed with such a gigantic “latency” ?	2
What led the romans to “copy” the Greek religion with other names?	2
Why was it ok for Spanish conquistadors and colonists to “mix” with the locals but not for the English or other European colonial powers?	2
In Dr Who, the doctor removes PM Harriet Jones by asking “don’t you think she looks tired?” To a person in her staff. Have other heads of state being removed like that, a mere rumor?	2
Did BP really made a coup d Etat in Iran just to access oil?	2
Why did Germany recognized the holocaust (and even made monuments to remember it) but Turkey to this day still denies the Armenian genocide?	2
After WWII, why was Japan forced to give up territories it acquired even before WWI?	2
How did countries trade with each other prior to swift?	2
Before the department of Homeland, who handled customs, border protection and immigration?	2