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Would I recognise wine from the ancient world as wine?

160 upvotes • Flexitime79

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The Roman citizenship was granted to a great number of people who were not citizens by birth. Were there any backlash against the practice of giving the citizenship to provincials by 'native' Romans?

160 upvotes • PeterFriedrichLudwig

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Nazi Germany blatantly referred to its news reports as "Propoganda" and had a ministry of propoganda. Why would they refer to their own dissemination of information as "propoganda?

160 upvotes • IllustriousSea3

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When Nazi Germany occupied France, Belgium and the Netherlands, how it did govern their respective colonies that were overseas during the war? Did the colonies have any part in the Resistance movements against the Nazi rule during the war?

160 upvotes • sammyjamez

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In 1934, Norway opened the only heavy water plant in Europe with a substantial production capacity. In WW2, the plant was taken over by the Germans. But prior to that it was selling heavy water commercially. Who were the buyers and what did they need the heavy water for?

160 upvotes • [deleted]

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Theme Question: AOL mass-mailed floppy discs and later CD-Roms to people all over America. What was the environmental impact of this campaign?

160 upvotes • Takeoffdpantsnjaket

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In 1906 was Japan seriously considering adopting Islam as its national religion?

160 upvotes • J2quared

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Why were Romani people not protected after Worldwar2?

160 upvotes • Sad-AdTrump2024

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If Jews didn't acquire last names until the late modern period, then why do Jews of Eastern European descent sometimes have German place names?

160 upvotes • TabernacleTown74

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how effective were the Soviet Union and other countries in the eastern bloc at eliminating homelessness?

160 upvotes • AmazingJ_TV

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Would I recognise wine from the ancient world as wine?	160	Flexitime79
The Roman citizenship was granted to a great number of people who were not citizens by birth. Were there any backlash against the practice of giving the citizenship to provincials by 'native' Romans?	160	PeterFriedrichLudwig
Nazi Germany blatantly referred to its news reports as "Propoganda" and had a ministry of propoganda. Why would they refer to their own dissemination of information as "propoganda?	160	IllustriousSea3
When Nazi Germany occupied France, Belgium and the Netherlands, how it did govern their respective colonies that were overseas during the war? Did the colonies have any part in the Resistance movements against the Nazi rule during the war?	160	sammyjamez
In 1934, Norway opened the only heavy water plant in Europe with a substantial production capacity. In WW2, the plant was taken over by the Germans. But prior to that it was selling heavy water commercially. Who were the buyers and what did they need the heavy water for?	160	[deleted]
Theme Question: AOL mass-mailed floppy discs and later CD-Roms to people all over America. What was the environmental impact of this campaign?	160	Takeoffdpantsnjaket
In 1906 was Japan seriously considering adopting Islam as its national religion?	160	J2quared
Why were Romani people not protected after Worldwar2?	160	Sad-AdTrump2024
If Jews didn't acquire last names until the late modern period, then why do Jews of Eastern European descent sometimes have German place names?	160	TabernacleTown74
how effective were the Soviet Union and other countries in the eastern bloc at eliminating homelessness?	160	AmazingJ_TV