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A holocaust survivor recently published a brief, previously untold account of her struggle in Nazi occupied Europe and Auschwitz - can anyone give context to the events?	18
[Political Violence] What, exactly, was the geographic reach of the second KKK? What white supremacy activity would I find in 20s and 30s Central California and north, in general?	17
What was it like to be an American WWI veteran in the 1920s? Were there fraternal organizations? Any exit package from the military? Was it easy to find a job? How badly was "Shell Shock" stigmatized? How closely had the public followed the war?	14
How did disease spread across the Americas during the Columbian Exchange? Who carried what diseases where?	13
Why was the relationship between the USSR and the Cossacks so mercurial? Were White Army Cossacks particularly effective? How did the USSR begin Decossackization in the middle of the Civil War and how did it affect Red Cossacks?	12
Was Thomas Jefferson regarded as exceptionally intelligent by his peers? If not, how/when did exceptional intelligence become a central component of his reputation? Related: Are there any online resources for searching all of the "Founding Fathers'" writings, simultaneously?	11
Why did the evangelical vote leave Carter for Reagan?	11
The name "United Kingdom" has been around for a few centuries; why did it only replace "British Empire" in common usage in the mid-20th century? When and why did the people of the UK stop thinking of themselves as an empire?	9
How much truth is there to the argument that individuals in the CSA were more likely to be motivated by protecting their state's sovereignty (and, by extension, states' rights) than racial hierarchy/slavery in contributing to the war effort?	9
What was the legal justification for using race, rather than citizenship, in the Mexican Repatriation? (Race-based laws were obviously accepted at the time, but what was the stated/legal purpose of using race?) Was the Mexican Repatriation an act of ethnic cleansing?	8

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