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What differentiates fascism from just plain old militaristic imperialism?

259 upvotes • firefighter_82

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Considering both the Byzantine Empire and Holy Roman Empire had ceased to exist by the time of Italian unification, were there any calls to name the new nation Rome?

259 upvotes • Bleached__Anus

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How common was it for kings and queens to actually sit on their thrones while their subjects came in with problems and disputes they wanted resolved.

259 upvotes • squntnugget

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I’ve just learned that “human zoos” were pretty popular in Germany from the late 1800s until the Nazis came into power. What happened to the people in these “zoos” once the Nazis happened? What about their children/families?”

259 upvotes • nueoritic-parents

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How did Russia go from super broke monarchy to the superpower that was the USSR?

259 upvotes • Loliemimie

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What caused the de-radicalization of the LGBTQ rights movement and the shift away from gay liberation towards more mainstream goals and attitudes?

259 upvotes • lucy5478

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Were other people claiming to be the son of God around the time of Jesus Christ? Why did his followers accept his claim of divinity, in particular?

259 upvotes • [deleted]

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In the Bible, Moses and an Egyptian Pharaoh Were Involved in a Bitter Dispute. Were the Events like the “Angel of Death” and Various Plagues by “Yahweh” Recorded by Egyptians?

259 upvotes • Bored_Schoolgirl

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Was there a common acceptance in the ancient world that the gods of others were as 'real' as one's own? Were empires/tribes afraid of angering foreign gods through the act of war? After conquering a foreign power, would the other's gods be assimilated into their own culture, or discarded?

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Archduchess Marie Anne of Austria was born with mental disabilities and a facial disfigurement. She never married, had childen, or left Austrian castles in her 54 years. What was her life like and what was her deformity?

259 upvotes • FunImprovement166

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What differentiates fascism from just plain old militaristic imperialism?	259	firefighter_82
Considering both the Byzantine Empire and Holy Roman Empire had ceased to exist by the time of Italian unification, were there any calls to name the new nation Rome?	259	Bleached__Anus
How common was it for kings and queens to actually sit on their thrones while their subjects came in with problems and disputes they wanted resolved.	259	squntnugget
I’ve just learned that “human zoos” were pretty popular in Germany from the late 1800s until the Nazis came into power. What happened to the people in these “zoos” once the Nazis happened? What about their children/families?”	259	nueoritic-parents
How did Russia go from super broke monarchy to the superpower that was the USSR?	259	Loliemimie
What caused the de-radicalization of the LGBTQ rights movement and the shift away from gay liberation towards more mainstream goals and attitudes?	259	lucy5478
Were other people claiming to be the son of God around the time of Jesus Christ? Why did his followers accept his claim of divinity, in particular?	259	[deleted]
In the Bible, Moses and an Egyptian Pharaoh Were Involved in a Bitter Dispute. Were the Events like the “Angel of Death” and Various Plagues by “Yahweh” Recorded by Egyptians?	259	Bored_Schoolgirl
Was there a common acceptance in the ancient world that the gods of others were as 'real' as one's own? Were empires/tribes afraid of angering foreign gods through the act of war? After conquering a foreign power, would the other's gods be assimilated into their own culture, or discarded?	259	down_vote_magnet
Archduchess Marie Anne of Austria was born with mental disabilities and a facial disfigurement. She never married, had childen, or left Austrian castles in her 54 years. What was her life like and what was her deformity?	259	FunImprovement166