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During the US Civil Rights Movement, did large scale segregation in private businesses end because of government intervention or public pressure and boycotts?

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In 1978, Ex-US President Richard Nixon gave a speech at Oxford University which was met with protesters. Was this negative response the norm or an exception for conservative speakers at college campuses around the 1970's-80's?

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What is the history of Crusade romanticizating during the 19th and 20th centuries?

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How did the Nazis manage to loot "upwards 20% of the art of Europe" and how much effort was made to return the art to its rightful owners after the war?

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Neo-Nazis online tend to say Sieg Heil more than Heil Hitler. Is there a historical reason for this?

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Is it true that Christopher Columbus was a pedophile?

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Is it true that conventional older ways of thinking (pre-1997) said being captured does not make you a war hero?

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I once read that before and during the Vietnam War, the average American could not point to Vietnam on a map. Is this true?

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Is it true that most Americans in the 50's used newspapers to ignore conversations around them, like how some use smartphones today?

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What Was the General Public Opinion on Donald Trump before 1997?

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During the US Civil Rights Movement, did large scale segregation in private businesses end because of government intervention or public pressure and boycotts?	3
In 1978, Ex-US President Richard Nixon gave a speech at Oxford University which was met with protesters. Was this negative response the norm or an exception for conservative speakers at college campuses around the 1970's-80's?	3
What is the history of Crusade romanticizating during the 19th and 20th centuries?	3
How did the Nazis manage to loot "upwards 20% of the art of Europe" and how much effort was made to return the art to its rightful owners after the war?	3
Neo-Nazis online tend to say Sieg Heil more than Heil Hitler. Is there a historical reason for this?	3
Is it true that Christopher Columbus was a pedophile?	2
Is it true that conventional older ways of thinking (pre-1997) said being captured does not make you a war hero?	2
I once read that before and during the Vietnam War, the average American could not point to Vietnam on a map. Is this true?	2
Is it true that most Americans in the 50's used newspapers to ignore conversations around them, like how some use smartphones today?	2
What Was the General Public Opinion on Donald Trump before 1997?	2