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The poetry English soldiers wrote during the Great War is some of the most renowned in the English speaking world. Did WWI similarly inspire poetry in German, French, and/or Russia? And if so, how does it thematically compare to poems like “The Soldier” or “Dulce et Decorum Est”?

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The Dust Bowl in the United States and famine in Soviet Russia both happened in the early 30’s. Is there a climactic connection between the two?

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20 million Soviet citizens died during WWII. There must’ve been many orphans. Did the Soviet government did anything to assist them?

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How did indigenous peoples in the Tampa Bay area handle hurricanes?

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What happened to children whose parents were both executed by the French State between 1793 and July 1784?

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Did Zhukov or any Soviet faction attempt to put him in power after Stalin died?

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World War I killed hundreds of thousands in Sub-Saharan Africa. What consequences did this have for the people living there as well as colonial management?

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What was the reaction in France to Raoul Villain being acquitted of murdering Jean Jaurès?

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Were any Prussian Aristocrats who lived in Germany before WWII allowed to peacefully settle there after the war? If so, what was life like for them? Did they experience any discrimination from the state?

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Were there any long-lasting environmental impacts when the Belgians flooded parts of their countryside in WWI?

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The poetry English soldiers wrote during the Great War is some of the most renowned in the English speaking world. Did WWI similarly inspire poetry in German, French, and/or Russia? And if so, how does it thematically compare to poems like “The Soldier” or “Dulce et Decorum Est”?	2092
The Dust Bowl in the United States and famine in Soviet Russia both happened in the early 30’s. Is there a climactic connection between the two?	287
20 million Soviet citizens died during WWII. There must’ve been many orphans. Did the Soviet government did anything to assist them?	248
How did indigenous peoples in the Tampa Bay area handle hurricanes?	84
What happened to children whose parents were both executed by the French State between 1793 and July 1784?	36
Did Zhukov or any Soviet faction attempt to put him in power after Stalin died?	34
World War I killed hundreds of thousands in Sub-Saharan Africa. What consequences did this have for the people living there as well as colonial management?	14
What was the reaction in France to Raoul Villain being acquitted of murdering Jean Jaurès?	9
Were any Prussian Aristocrats who lived in Germany before WWII allowed to peacefully settle there after the war? If so, what was life like for them? Did they experience any discrimination from the state?	7
Were there any long-lasting environmental impacts when the Belgians flooded parts of their countryside in WWI?	6