AskHistorians

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What was college life like for a student attending school in Colonial America? What sort of education would they receive?	5
As African nations went through the process of decolonization and declaring independence in the post-WWII period, what sort of patterns can be seen in how they handled concepts of citizenship and voting rights, especially for women and ethnic minorities?	5
During the interwar period, how affected would a rural African's day-to-day life be living in the British colonial possessions?	5
Given the popularization of eugenics within many circles of Germany in the 19th century, was the concept of the Germanic (Aryan) ideal born from that movement, or were they simply adopting idea which had been developed by earlier thinkers?	5
For a person of non-wealthy circumstances born with a physical disability in 14/15th c. England, what sort of support and opportunities existed for them in life?	5
How did Finland's newfound independence from Russia shape and change Finnish society in the period between the Civil War and Winter War?	4
During the conquest and settlement of 'The New World', how did the rights and freedoms of Women in the newly colonized regions of Spanish-America compare to the status faced by women in Spain during the same period?	4
How would a fashionable Ottoman nobleman or noblewoman dress in the 15th c.? What impact, if any, did the conquest of Constantinople have on Ottoman fashion trends? Was there any incorporation or influence?	4
What effect did the massive increase in college attendance in the post-WWII period, via the GI Bill, have on Greek life in American colleges?	4
What was behind the explosion in popularity of Calypso music in the mid-20th century?	3

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