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Did the Holy Roman Empire celebrate its 1,000 year anniversary in 1800? How so?

1020 upvotes • Draeren

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Why did Francisco Franco, in control of Spains armed forces, not have an obligation to Hitler or Mussolini after his success over the Spanish Republic? This success being based on support from both Germany and Italy, using their own armed forces in Spain to help Franco.

1020 upvotes • hod_cement_edifices

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The year is 1942 and I am a Japanese-American family living in California. Executive Order 9066 has just been issued by President Roosevelt. I am not fortunate enough to have white friends/neighbors that I trust - do I have any other way to protect my property before I am sent to an internment camp?

1020 upvotes • prolixity

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I'm a high school Social Studies teacher. I have two days to teach the Arab-Israeli conflict and I want to do it justice, be fair, and keep the 14-year olds engaged. What resources should I use? What information is critical? More details inside.

1019 upvotes • strongo

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What's up with the prevalence of african-american characters as brand advertising around the turn of the century? Things like Uncle Ben, Aunt Jemima, Cream of Wheat, etc?

1019 upvotes • Lesmothian

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What happened to J. Robert Oppenheimer after the nuclear blast of the Trinity test turned him into death, destroyer of worlds?

1019 upvotes • Notamacropus

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What's with the preoccupation of 20th century sci-fi writers with "psychic powers"?

1019 upvotes • Samonellamiller

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How do you as historians treat information gathered illegally or through espionage?

1018 upvotes • Craftisto

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What is the academic consensus on Churchill's culpability in the Bengal famine?

1018 upvotes • JimezSmootsDescendnt

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[META] A warm hello and a reminder to any new readers

1017 upvotes • Daeres

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did the Holy Roman Empire celebrate its 1,000 year anniversary in 1800? How so?	1020	Draeren
Why did Francisco Franco, in control of Spains armed forces, not have an obligation to Hitler or Mussolini after his success over the Spanish Republic? This success being based on support from both Germany and Italy, using their own armed forces in Spain to help Franco.	1020	hod_cement_edifices
The year is 1942 and I am a Japanese-American family living in California. Executive Order 9066 has just been issued by President Roosevelt. I am not fortunate enough to have white friends/neighbors that I trust - do I have any other way to protect my property before I am sent to an internment camp?	1020	prolixity
I'm a high school Social Studies teacher. I have two days to teach the Arab-Israeli conflict and I want to do it justice, be fair, and keep the 14-year olds engaged. What resources should I use? What information is critical? More details inside.	1019	strongo
What's up with the prevalence of african-american characters as brand advertising around the turn of the century? Things like Uncle Ben, Aunt Jemima, Cream of Wheat, etc?	1019	Lesmothian
What happened to J. Robert Oppenheimer after the nuclear blast of the Trinity test turned him into death, destroyer of worlds?	1019	Notamacropus
What's with the preoccupation of 20th century sci-fi writers with "psychic powers"?	1019	Samonellamiller
How do you as historians treat information gathered illegally or through espionage?	1018	Craftisto
What is the academic consensus on Churchill's culpability in the Bengal famine?	1018	JimezSmootsDescendnt
[META] A warm hello and a reminder to any new readers	1017	Daeres