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Did any Union officers understand the utility of Gatling guns while the American Civil War was ongoing, and push for their use against massed Confederate lines?

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Ancient shell middens seem to be the waste of a potential resource. Did any hunter-gatherer cultures learn to process shells for calcium carbonate, or were shells too difficult to process, which is why they were thrown away?

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What was the organizational process for planning a large convoy during World War 2?

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What are the reasons for the comparative success of 'nation building' and military intervention in the Balkans?

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What precedents laid the intellectual foundation for the conquistadors' genocide of native peoples in the Caribbean?

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During the Cold War, how did the U.S. justify accepting the democratic socialist governments of some Western European allies?

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Did the flight of 1848 liberal revolutionaries from Germany contribute to Germany's swing toowards militarism and a repressive political culture?

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What economic forces have led to the drastic reduction of workers on construction sites and the slower pace of construction in the US compared to a century ago?

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How did early forms of advertising in the Early Modern/Late Medieval period of history influence and change culture and thinking in that era?

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In the era of the American Revolution, men are depicted in portraits as cleanshaven. Did soldiers continue shaving regularly while on campaign, or grow beards/become unkempt?

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Did any Union officers understand the utility of Gatling guns while the American Civil War was ongoing, and push for their use against massed Confederate lines?	1
Ancient shell middens seem to be the waste of a potential resource. Did any hunter-gatherer cultures learn to process shells for calcium carbonate, or were shells too difficult to process, which is why they were thrown away?	1
What was the organizational process for planning a large convoy during World War 2?	1
What are the reasons for the comparative success of 'nation building' and military intervention in the Balkans?	1
What precedents laid the intellectual foundation for the conquistadors' genocide of native peoples in the Caribbean?	1
During the Cold War, how did the U.S. justify accepting the democratic socialist governments of some Western European allies?	1
Did the flight of 1848 liberal revolutionaries from Germany contribute to Germany's swing toowards militarism and a repressive political culture?	1
What economic forces have led to the drastic reduction of workers on construction sites and the slower pace of construction in the US compared to a century ago?	1
How did early forms of advertising in the Early Modern/Late Medieval period of history influence and change culture and thinking in that era?	1
In the era of the American Revolution, men are depicted in portraits as cleanshaven. Did soldiers continue shaving regularly while on campaign, or grow beards/become unkempt?	1