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Given the context of the Pentagon Papers (the Vietnam War study) why did the Americans get involved with the French Indo-China War in the first place?

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What was the level of French racism towards the citizens of the North African colonies (as i know for a time Algeria was considered to be a department of France and not a colony)?

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Were Irish clans as violent as Scottish ones?

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What is the origin of the myth/tradition of sea captains being able to perform weddings?

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[Medical History] What career prospects for the medical field for working-class people who could not afford to go to medical school post-1919 UK?

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In the Shakespeare bio movie "All Is True" mentions pensions needing to be bought - how did these work?

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What are some good, reasonably historically accurate action movies about pirates, ninjas, knights, spies, soldiers, etc. What are your favourites that balance entertainment with historical accuracy?

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What was the status of slavery in the Person Empire (500-330 BC)?

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What was the ethnic make up of the British Expeditionary Force in 1940?

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Why did Lise Meitner not receive a share of the 1944 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for her part in the discovery of atomic fission with Otto Hahn?

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Given the context of the Pentagon Papers (the Vietnam War study) why did the Americans get involved with the French Indo-China War in the first place?	2
What was the level of French racism towards the citizens of the North African colonies (as i know for a time Algeria was considered to be a department of France and not a colony)?	2
Were Irish clans as violent as Scottish ones?	2
What is the origin of the myth/tradition of sea captains being able to perform weddings?	2
[Medical History] What career prospects for the medical field for working-class people who could not afford to go to medical school post-1919 UK?	2
In the Shakespeare bio movie "All Is True" mentions pensions needing to be bought - how did these work?	2
What are some good, reasonably historically accurate action movies about pirates, ninjas, knights, spies, soldiers, etc. What are your favourites that balance entertainment with historical accuracy?	2
What was the status of slavery in the Person Empire (500-330 BC)?	2
What was the ethnic make up of the British Expeditionary Force in 1940?	2
Why did Lise Meitner not receive a share of the 1944 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for her part in the discovery of atomic fission with Otto Hahn?	2