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Fighting has been an integral part of North American hockey. Has this been the the case in other countries? How was fighting treated in Soviet hockey?

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In what ways did Soviet conscripts try to avoid being sent to fight in Afghanistan?

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Tammany Hall, despite its reputation for corruption and graft, provided important social benefits to an urban, immigrant underclass. What kind of a social safety net (if any) did the political machine provide to its patrons?

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Is there any historical study of asexuality?

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When did handwashing after using the toilet become the norm in the west? What did the first public health initiatives encouraging this habit look like? Who was the target of these campaigns? Food workers? Children? New mothers?

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Why did postwar urban housing projects fail in the US, but were relatively successful in Europe?

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During the Civil War, how did Southerners react to the first-hand sight of black Union soldiers in uniform?

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What efforts did the American Jewish community make to aid persecuted European Jews in the 1930s and 1940s?

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To what extent was homophobia an integral part of the anti-disco backlash that started in the United States in 1979?

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Was there an alternative to the narrative of the Space Race, with the moon landing as the finish line? Did the Soviets acknowledge this narrative? What alternative narratives existed at the time and thereafter?

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Fighting has been an integral part of North American hockey. Has this been the the case in other countries? How was fighting treated in Soviet hockey?	178
In what ways did Soviet conscripts try to avoid being sent to fight in Afghanistan?	73
Tammany Hall, despite its reputation for corruption and graft, provided important social benefits to an urban, immigrant underclass. What kind of a social safety net (if any) did the political machine provide to its patrons?	62
Is there any historical study of asexuality?	60
When did handwashing after using the toilet become the norm in the west? What did the first public health initiatives encouraging this habit look like? Who was the target of these campaigns? Food workers? Children? New mothers?	45
Why did postwar urban housing projects fail in the US, but were relatively successful in Europe?	16
During the Civil War, how did Southerners react to the first-hand sight of black Union soldiers in uniform?	12
What efforts did the American Jewish community make to aid persecuted European Jews in the 1930s and 1940s?	12
To what extent was homophobia an integral part of the anti-disco backlash that started in the United States in 1979?	9
Was there an alternative to the narrative of the Space Race, with the moon landing as the finish line? Did the Soviets acknowledge this narrative? What alternative narratives existed at the time and thereafter?	8