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Why was France personified as a darker-skinned individual in this medieval depiction?

256 upvotes • LupusLycas

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When Coco Chanel made her comeback in the 50s, would the average French person know anything about her Nazi connections? Would someone from the Resistance be more likely to know? What about someone in Tahiti or French Algeria?

256 upvotes • Hot_Independence4284

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Was there any resistance to the rationing that took place in the United States during and after WWII?

256 upvotes • clyde2003

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What did French citizens think about French Guiana being fully integrated into France itself?

256 upvotes • DoctorEmperor

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What is the history of astroturf?

256 upvotes • crrpit

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If guns germs and steel is false about the new world colonization then what explanation is there for how europeans did it with fewer warriors etc?

256 upvotes • Intelligent_Baker385

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What did modern French philosophers like Foucault, Derrida and Lacan actually believe? What kind of influence has it had on society?

256 upvotes • LorenzoApophis

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How do we have millions of pages of ancient Mediterranean and Chinese writing and only a few hundred pages of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican writing? Were the Spanish really capable of destroying thousands of years of history?

256 upvotes • Conaman

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How well received was the Marshall Plan by Americans when it was first introduced?

255 upvotes • RPG_are_my_initials

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“World War II in colour” is amongst the most famous modern documentaries covering the War, but does it have any glaring historical inaccuracies?

255 upvotes • R97R

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why was France personified as a darker-skinned individual in this medieval depiction?	256	LupusLycas
When Coco Chanel made her comeback in the 50s, would the average French person know anything about her Nazi connections? Would someone from the Resistance be more likely to know? What about someone in Tahiti or French Algeria?	256	Hot_Independence4284
Was there any resistance to the rationing that took place in the United States during and after WWII?	256	clyde2003
What did French citizens think about French Guiana being fully integrated into France itself?	256	DoctorEmperor
What is the history of astroturf?	256	crrpit
If guns germs and steel is false about the new world colonization then what explanation is there for how europeans did it with fewer warriors etc?	256	Intelligent_Baker385
What did modern French philosophers like Foucault, Derrida and Lacan actually believe? What kind of influence has it had on society?	256	LorenzoApophis
How do we have millions of pages of ancient Mediterranean and Chinese writing and only a few hundred pages of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican writing? Were the Spanish really capable of destroying thousands of years of history?	256	Conaman
How well received was the Marshall Plan by Americans when it was first introduced?	255	RPG_are_my_initials
“World War II in colour” is amongst the most famous modern documentaries covering the War, but does it have any glaring historical inaccuracies?	255	R97R