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What happened to the Soviet POWs who were forcibly repatriated to the USSR by the Western Allies?

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Did the rural populace of France support the Revolution or did they oppose it because of the conservative nature of rural France? Did most of the Revolution's support come from the urban class? Or was the main opposition to the Revolution from the aristocracy, church and nobility?

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Was Napoleonic France more liberal than the old European absolute monarchies(Austria, Russia) at the time? Would life for the average person have been better than before/during the Revolution? What principles of the Revolution did Napoleon uphold?

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Did Napoleon intend to reform into a constitutional monarchy?

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Did the Bolsheviks really have popular support in 1917, or was it just confined to Leningrad and Moscow? Was the Russian Revolution really a Revolution or a coup d'etat?

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What exactly would the Morgenthau Plan have entailed, and is it rightfully vilified?

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Is the direct impact of post-ww1 reparations on Germany's economy often exaggerated?

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Was Napoleonic France, an absolute monarchy, more liberal (in terms of justice, personal liberty, rights, social progress and etc) than its British counterpart, a parliamentary and constitutional monarchy, and how so/not?

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What was the economic state of France during the Napoleonic Wars? Did Napoleon bankrupt France?

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Was the Iranian coup d'etat of 1953 really a coup, since the Shah had the constitutional power to dismiss the Prime Minister? Does the coup prove that the Shah was a foreign puppet?

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What happened to the Soviet POWs who were forcibly repatriated to the USSR by the Western Allies?	255
Did the rural populace of France support the Revolution or did they oppose it because of the conservative nature of rural France? Did most of the Revolution's support come from the urban class? Or was the main opposition to the Revolution from the aristocracy, church and nobility?	205
Was Napoleonic France more liberal than the old European absolute monarchies(Austria, Russia) at the time? Would life for the average person have been better than before/during the Revolution? What principles of the Revolution did Napoleon uphold?	49
Did Napoleon intend to reform into a constitutional monarchy?	39
Did the Bolsheviks really have popular support in 1917, or was it just confined to Leningrad and Moscow? Was the Russian Revolution really a Revolution or a coup d'etat?	26
What exactly would the Morgenthau Plan have entailed, and is it rightfully vilified?	10
Is the direct impact of post-ww1 reparations on Germany's economy often exaggerated?	6
Was Napoleonic France, an absolute monarchy, more liberal (in terms of justice, personal liberty, rights, social progress and etc) than its British counterpart, a parliamentary and constitutional monarchy, and how so/not?	6
What was the economic state of France during the Napoleonic Wars? Did Napoleon bankrupt France?	5
Was the Iranian coup d'etat of 1953 really a coup, since the Shah had the constitutional power to dismiss the Prime Minister? Does the coup prove that the Shah was a foreign puppet?	4