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The new socialist government in Spain recently announced their intention to remove General Franco's remains from the Valley of the Fallen. Why was he buried there in the first place, given Franco's family insisted he would rather have been buried in Madrid?	3
Why did it take so much longer for the Bundesliga to form in West Germany than in other countries such as Scotland, England and - to a lesser extent - France?	3
In Hobsbawm's 'The Invention of Tradition', a quote is included from a colonial Prime Minister in modern South Africa about the newfound status of white (formerly European) workers. Quite how much status did they have, and was this superseded by a more dominant landed class?	3
To what extent were the Soviet Union's sports teams dominated by Russian athletes? Historically, was this any more severe than sports teams from other 'countries of countries', e.g. Great British Olympic teams?	3
What were the differences in the CPSU structure in the Central Asian Soviet republics as compared to those in the European nations?	3
How much did rationing affect the living standards of British families in the 1940s as compared to other nations e.g. Germany, France, United States?	3
What happened to the French colonies after the Fall of France?	2
As more men were needed for the Eastern Front, did Nazi control ever ease locally in parts of territories seized earlier, such as the Low Countries and France?	2
Did any of the countries that fell to Nazi Germany prior to the Battle of France set up their government-in-exile anywhere outside of London? If Britain was defeated in the Battle of Britain, was there any contingency plans in place for where Allied governments-in-exiles would be based?	2
Why did Romania refuse to participate in the 1968 Invasion of Czechoslovakia?	2

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