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Given the horrors experienced in World War I and Chamberlain's desire to avoid conflict in Europe, why weren't more countries neutral during World War II?

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What was the rationale between the idea of the "White Man's Burden" and how did it come about?

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French princesses who married princes not destined to inherit a throne were considered to be marrying below their station, even if those princes were from established ruling dynasties. Why did the French monarchy have a particularly high opinion of themselves?

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Given the horrors experienced in World War I and Chamberlain's desire to avoid conflict in Europe, why weren't more countries neutral during World War II?	144
What was the rationale between the idea of the "White Man's Burden" and how did it come about?	12
French princesses who married princes not destined to inherit a throne were considered to be marrying below their station, even if those princes were from established ruling dynasties. Why did the French monarchy have a particularly high opinion of themselves?	8