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Why were US Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson commonly referred to as their initials "FDR", "JFK", and "LBJ" respectively? What caused an end to this trend?

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In my "US History Since 1877" class my professor said that there were more monuments erected to remember the Confederacy than for the Union. How true is this?

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How was the Soviet Union able to advance (technologically speaking) so quickly despite the government killing millions of their own people along with WWII?

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India was considered "the Jewel in the crown" when it was part of the British Empire. What were some other territories that could hold a similar description in other empires?

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What are your thoughts on the responses to this ELI5 submission about "What is fascism"?

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"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" is a common saying on reddit but how accurate are the historical examples that they give?

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How is it that Ethiopia remained mainly Christian despite being cut off from the rest of Christian world for (I think) hundreds of years by the Muslim conquests?

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What are some examples of countries who once had widespread corruption but were able to greatly reduce it?

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Did the US army really distribute small pox blankets to Native Americans during the 1800s and if so what was the extent of it?

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How is the Cold War taught outside the United States? Are there any developed countries that entirely skip it?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why were US Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson commonly referred to as their initials "FDR", "JFK", and "LBJ" respectively? What caused an end to this trend?	206
In my "US History Since 1877" class my professor said that there were more monuments erected to remember the Confederacy than for the Union. How true is this?	148
How was the Soviet Union able to advance (technologically speaking) so quickly despite the government killing millions of their own people along with WWII?	79
India was considered "the Jewel in the crown" when it was part of the British Empire. What were some other territories that could hold a similar description in other empires?	28
What are your thoughts on the responses to this ELI5 submission about "What is fascism"?	27
"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" is a common saying on reddit but how accurate are the historical examples that they give?	23
How is it that Ethiopia remained mainly Christian despite being cut off from the rest of Christian world for (I think) hundreds of years by the Muslim conquests?	19
What are some examples of countries who once had widespread corruption but were able to greatly reduce it?	18
Did the US army really distribute small pox blankets to Native Americans during the 1800s and if so what was the extent of it?	10
How is the Cold War taught outside the United States? Are there any developed countries that entirely skip it?	10