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In 1939 Great Britain declared War on German ostensibly (amongst other reasons) to preserve its global empire. However by the mid-1960s it had voluntarily ceded almost all of it. How did politicians and commentators understand and reconcile these two huge yet paradoxical decisions at the time?

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At what point in history, militarily speaking, were Japan and China most equally matched against each other?

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What was every past and future American President doing (or probably doing) around the time JFK was killed?

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In 1939 Great Britain declared War on German ostensibly (amongst other reasons) to preserve its global empire. However by the mid-1960s it had voluntarily ceded almost all of it. How did politicians and commentators understand and reconcile these two huge yet paradoxical decisions at the time?	19
At what point in history, militarily speaking, were Japan and China most equally matched against each other?	1
What was every past and future American President doing (or probably doing) around the time JFK was killed?	1