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What was the Catholic Church's reaction to black emancipation/civil rights in the USA?

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Why did Spain never deport the various Nazi war criminals who sheltered there after the restoration of democracy in 1978?

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It's 1956 in the Russian Soviet Federative Republic. I live in Vladivostok and I want to spend Xmas with my relatives in the Ukrainian SSR. How do I get there?

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Did Western Europe become rich because of empires or did they acquire empires because they were rich?

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Have the people in the famous photograph "The Last Jew in Vinnitsa" ever been identified?

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After his marriage to Martha Custis, Ron Chernow writes that George Washington owned £9000 of slaves and £10,000 in real and liquid assets in the USA and GB. How wealthy would this make him today? Who would be his modern equal wealth?

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In the 1990 East German general election (the only fair democratic election in East Germany), the formerly-ruling Socialist Unity Party (SED) still managed to achieve 16% of the votes (1.6 million). What can you tell me about the average SED voter in 1990?

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Can anyone help me understand presentism and morality?

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In the US and UK, there is a very strong cultural preference against eating raw pork. However, in other countries such as Germany, raw pork is frequently eaten (see: mettbroetchen). Why?

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Why has the population of the Scottish Highlands and Hebrides declined so dramatically since Early Modern times?

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What was the Catholic Church's reaction to black emancipation/civil rights in the USA?	65
Why did Spain never deport the various Nazi war criminals who sheltered there after the restoration of democracy in 1978?	64
It's 1956 in the Russian Soviet Federative Republic. I live in Vladivostok and I want to spend Xmas with my relatives in the Ukrainian SSR. How do I get there?	64
Did Western Europe become rich because of empires or did they acquire empires because they were rich?	61
Have the people in the famous photograph "The Last Jew in Vinnitsa" ever been identified?	58
After his marriage to Martha Custis, Ron Chernow writes that George Washington owned £9000 of slaves and £10,000 in real and liquid assets in the USA and GB. How wealthy would this make him today? Who would be his modern equal wealth?	55
In the 1990 East German general election (the only fair democratic election in East Germany), the formerly-ruling Socialist Unity Party (SED) still managed to achieve 16% of the votes (1.6 million). What can you tell me about the average SED voter in 1990?	49
Can anyone help me understand presentism and morality?	47
In the US and UK, there is a very strong cultural preference against eating raw pork. However, in other countries such as Germany, raw pork is frequently eaten (see: mettbroetchen). Why?	45
Why has the population of the Scottish Highlands and Hebrides declined so dramatically since Early Modern times?	39