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Is fascism really an original 20th century phenomenon? Was there nothing functionally or ideologically similar to fascism at some point in history before the 1900s?	158
How well did people with mental disabilities live in the Soviet Union?	37
The countries of the American continent had many African cultural, religious and linguistic influences because of the trafficking of enslaved Africans. Did the forced displacement of enslaved populations by the Roman Empire have any impact on Roman culture, religion and language?	35
Why and how did Brazilian and Mexican telenovelas become so famous worldwide in the 80s and 90s?	31
How did pan-nationalism stop being a tool of imperialism and fascism and become an ideology linked to the political left?	14
What do historians mean by "postmodernity" or "postmodern era"?	7
In the first few minutes of the video "Is Civilization in the Brink of Collapse", the Kurzgesagt channel claims that the Roman Empire was the most powerful civilization on Earth. Was this really true? How superior was the Roman Empire compared to contemporary empires such as the Han Dynasty?	5
In the early 1990s, Brazil's president confiscated the savings of all its citizens, wreaking havoc on the economy, bankruptcies, and a wave of heart attacks and suicides. How did middle and lower class people survive the first few months after this confiscation?	3
The 19th century was marked by imperialism, European countries were expanding into distant areas of the entire globe. What made an ordinary European citizen of the 19th century want to participate in the imperialist interventions and colonial wars of that time?	3
How common are fictional stories being misinterpreted as a record of real events? Are there more infamous examples of fictional stories impacting interpretations of the events of a time period?	2

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