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The Great Depression: What caused it to last so long, and were interventionist policies and the New Deal to blame?
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The Aztec gambling game "Patolli" was so addictive players would bet their loved ones and freedom when they ran out of money to bet, causing rampant indentured servitude. Was there any attempt to regulate this game pre-contact?
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While today the open down facing palm with a straightened arm is termed as a ‘NAZI’ salute and synonymous with white supremacy, did the Nazis co-opt this salute from somewhere else? Did any other leader,government or country have a similar salute?
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Why was Napoleon exiled instead of imprisoned or killed, if he was so dangerous that most of Europe had to unite against him?
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In 1700, the population of England was 5.2 million and France was 21 million. Today England has 55 million people and France has 64 million. What factors have caused the much slower growth of France?
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John Rabe was a Nazi who is credited as saving 200,000+ Chinese civilians during the Nanjiang (Nanking) Massacre. What was his motivation to do this?
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