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Brazil and Argentina saw well over a million Italians emigrate to their countries in the late 19th century. In America, notorious mafia families took root in America. Were there any openings for Italian crime families in South America?
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From my understanding and from what I have read ancient Athenian political practices seem more oligarchical rather than democratic by modern standards.Societies like the Norse(Vikings) or the celts seem way more democratic in comparison.How true is that?
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The "Five Civilized Tribes" - Cherokee, Muscogee, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw - once practiced chattel slavery. How do the experiences and struggles of blacks in these societies compare to that of blacks in American society?
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How did people come to a consensus about what crystals “do”?(I’m asking about the history of people believing in this, not about the crystals themselves)
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Did Marie-Antoinette say “Let them eat cake” out of her ignorance to the financial status of the peasants or out of arrogance?
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What was the reaction of non European powers to the discovery of the Americas? E.g: Where the Ottomans interested in colonizing them?
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In monarchies with a newly-crowned child ruler, who was responsible for determining Regency appointments? Why was the ruler's mother such a common choice?
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Is there consensus among historians for why Hitler never permitted the use of chemical/biological weapons in combat?
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