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Why is Julius Caesar such a famous figure in the West?

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What were the Allied plans for Poland before the Soviets entered WWII? Did they entertain the idea of carving a separate nation out of Nazi-occupied Poland up to the Soviet-occupied border? Were they thinking that far ahead?

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In 1975, did foreign policy experts see the nearly contemporaneous falls of Saigon, Phnom Penh, and Vientiane as validation of domino theory? If so, what led them to re-evaluate it to its present marginalized status in academia?

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Why were there no field marshals ever in the US military hierarchy?

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From 1861-1913, the only elected Democratic president was Grover Cleveland. Were there genuine fears of single-party domination of the executive branch unrelated to post-Civil War animus?

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How did MLK feel about the massive violence of the Civil War?

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What do you professional historians think of this competition?

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Prior to the Ballard expedition and James Cameron’s film, was the Titanic sinking a household name in the US? If so, why?

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How did the German public feel about the fact that the guy who killed so many Germans at Verdun (Petain) was installed as their Vichy puppet?

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Were there documented fetishes for adolescent boys or elder men in societies where a large proportion of fighting-age men went off to war? Did they see an increase in lesbianism, especially if many of the men died off?

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Why is Julius Caesar such a famous figure in the West?	2
What were the Allied plans for Poland before the Soviets entered WWII? Did they entertain the idea of carving a separate nation out of Nazi-occupied Poland up to the Soviet-occupied border? Were they thinking that far ahead?	2
In 1975, did foreign policy experts see the nearly contemporaneous falls of Saigon, Phnom Penh, and Vientiane as validation of domino theory? If so, what led them to re-evaluate it to its present marginalized status in academia?	2
Why were there no field marshals ever in the US military hierarchy?	2
From 1861-1913, the only elected Democratic president was Grover Cleveland. Were there genuine fears of single-party domination of the executive branch unrelated to post-Civil War animus?	2
How did MLK feel about the massive violence of the Civil War?	2
What do you professional historians think of this competition?	1
Prior to the Ballard expedition and James Cameron’s film, was the Titanic sinking a household name in the US? If so, why?	1
How did the German public feel about the fact that the guy who killed so many Germans at Verdun (Petain) was installed as their Vichy puppet?	1
Were there documented fetishes for adolescent boys or elder men in societies where a large proportion of fighting-age men went off to war? Did they see an increase in lesbianism, especially if many of the men died off?	0