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During the Vietnam war many people avoided the draft by going to Canada. What exactly did "going to Canada" entail?

851 upvotes • jberd45

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Is there any particular reason Madagascar took so long for people to settle in a serious manner?

851 upvotes • Khwarezm

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[META] The rules and moderation practices of AskHistorians have changed over the past decade. How does the moderation team handle the difference in rules over time when a questioner is linked to an old, archived thread for an answer?

851 upvotes • wx_bombadil

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Why did "Roe v. Wade" become synonymous with abortion law in the US rather than "Doe v. Bolton"?

850 upvotes • BroseppeVerdi

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Was Goliath actually the underdog in the biblical story?

850 upvotes • Tableau

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Does The Holocaust only refer to the 6 million Jews, or does it encompass all victims like Romani, homosexuals, etc.? And how does the scope affect the discourse of the Holocaust?

850 upvotes • GoSouthCourt

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How accurate is the statement, "Christian Fundamentalism is only about a couple hundred years old and creationism and biblical literalism are both very new ideas."

849 upvotes • Hanging_out

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What did the Ku Klux Klan think of the Nazi's during the 30's and World War 2?

849 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why did the Franks end up speaking a Romance language while the other Germanic tribes did not?

849 upvotes • solepsis

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How and why did abortion & contraception become such a divisive political issue in USA, but not in Europe?

849 upvotes • Swampberry

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During the Vietnam war many people avoided the draft by going to Canada. What exactly did "going to Canada" entail?	851	jberd45
Is there any particular reason Madagascar took so long for people to settle in a serious manner?	851	Khwarezm
[META] The rules and moderation practices of AskHistorians have changed over the past decade. How does the moderation team handle the difference in rules over time when a questioner is linked to an old, archived thread for an answer?	851	wx_bombadil
Why did "Roe v. Wade" become synonymous with abortion law in the US rather than "Doe v. Bolton"?	850	BroseppeVerdi
Was Goliath actually the underdog in the biblical story?	850	Tableau
Does The Holocaust only refer to the 6 million Jews, or does it encompass all victims like Romani, homosexuals, etc.? And how does the scope affect the discourse of the Holocaust?	850	GoSouthCourt
How accurate is the statement, "Christian Fundamentalism is only about a couple hundred years old and creationism and biblical literalism are both very new ideas."	849	Hanging_out
What did the Ku Klux Klan think of the Nazi's during the 30's and World War 2?	849	[deleted]
Why did the Franks end up speaking a Romance language while the other Germanic tribes did not?	849	solepsis
How and why did abortion & contraception become such a divisive political issue in USA, but not in Europe?	849	Swampberry