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Are there any examples of independent countries just giving up on independence?

177 upvotes • mooseontherum

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The Storm Before the Storm: Similarities of the Roman Republic and the United States

177 upvotes • V3rri

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I want to become a history professor, even if its at a CC (community college) but is it impossible?

177 upvotes • A1089

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Historically, large parts of the American Midwest and Canadian Prairies were controlled by Indigenous, multi-nation confederacies, like the Council of Three Fires, the Great Sioux Nation and the Iron Confederacy. What do we know about their political organization?

177 upvotes • natius3

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Weird question about Welsh versus Anglo Saxon beauty standards

177 upvotes • LordCommanderBlack

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In his famous "Brahmin Left vs Merchant Right" paper, Thomas Piketty showed that across the developed West there was a steady shift of college educated voters from right to left from 1950s with left parties winning majorities amongst them later. What are historical reasons for this dramatic shift?

177 upvotes • Shashank1000

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What did Indigenous people in Florida and the Caribbean do to survive hurricanes? How far out would they have been able to recognize what was coming and start preparing?

177 upvotes • antichain

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How much did serial killing actually go up in the 60s versus public awareness of it? Were the decades of the 60s and 70s actually a “golden age” for serial killers, or was it the end of a much longer one?

177 upvotes • InternetAddictions

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How did David Duke, a former KKK leader, win 39% of the vote in the 1991 Louisiana gubernatorial election?

177 upvotes • Aqwis

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How was the ownership of real estate managed in the aftermath of WWII?

177 upvotes • [deleted]

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Are there any examples of independent countries just giving up on independence?	177	mooseontherum
The Storm Before the Storm: Similarities of the Roman Republic and the United States	177	V3rri
I want to become a history professor, even if its at a CC (community college) but is it impossible?	177	A1089
Historically, large parts of the American Midwest and Canadian Prairies were controlled by Indigenous, multi-nation confederacies, like the Council of Three Fires, the Great Sioux Nation and the Iron Confederacy. What do we know about their political organization?	177	natius3
Weird question about Welsh versus Anglo Saxon beauty standards	177	LordCommanderBlack
In his famous "Brahmin Left vs Merchant Right" paper, Thomas Piketty showed that across the developed West there was a steady shift of college educated voters from right to left from 1950s with left parties winning majorities amongst them later. What are historical reasons for this dramatic shift?	177	Shashank1000
What did Indigenous people in Florida and the Caribbean do to survive hurricanes? How far out would they have been able to recognize what was coming and start preparing?	177	antichain
How much did serial killing actually go up in the 60s versus public awareness of it? Were the decades of the 60s and 70s actually a “golden age” for serial killers, or was it the end of a much longer one?	177	InternetAddictions
How did David Duke, a former KKK leader, win 39% of the vote in the 1991 Louisiana gubernatorial election?	177	Aqwis
How was the ownership of real estate managed in the aftermath of WWII?	177	[deleted]