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Why is St. Louis not as culturally French as New Orleans?

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Why did an Egyptian-like civilization never rise in the Colorado River Valley? What differs it from the Nile River Valley?

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Did skiing mainly arise in Europe or did it independently develop multiple times worldwide?

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Why did Vietnam's Nguyễn Dynasty succumb to French invasion and colonization in the Cochinchina Campaign and the Tonkin Campaign, while other East Asian cultural sphere nations avoided being colonized to such an extent?

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Why have more people moved to Phoenix than Palm Springs if they are both desert cities with lots of affordable land for suburban homes, but the latter is more popular culturally?

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Why did Massachusetts and Virginia let Maine and Kentucky, respectively, to secede from their territory?

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Why did Massachusetts and Virginia let Maine and Kentucky, respectively, to secede from their territory?

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How likely is it that mass graves will be found at American Indian boarding schools?

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Did the US Army Corps of Engineers actually make plans to make the Rio Grande navigable up to El Paso in the mid-1800s?

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Why are Hispanos in Arizona considered Californios instead of Arizonianos?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is St. Louis not as culturally French as New Orleans?	222
Why did an Egyptian-like civilization never rise in the Colorado River Valley? What differs it from the Nile River Valley?	31
Did skiing mainly arise in Europe or did it independently develop multiple times worldwide?	17
Why did Vietnam's Nguyễn Dynasty succumb to French invasion and colonization in the Cochinchina Campaign and the Tonkin Campaign, while other East Asian cultural sphere nations avoided being colonized to such an extent?	12
Why have more people moved to Phoenix than Palm Springs if they are both desert cities with lots of affordable land for suburban homes, but the latter is more popular culturally?	6
Why did Massachusetts and Virginia let Maine and Kentucky, respectively, to secede from their territory?	6
Why did Massachusetts and Virginia let Maine and Kentucky, respectively, to secede from their territory?	5
How likely is it that mass graves will be found at American Indian boarding schools?	4
Did the US Army Corps of Engineers actually make plans to make the Rio Grande navigable up to El Paso in the mid-1800s?	4
Why are Hispanos in Arizona considered Californios instead of Arizonianos?	4