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Michael Parenti claims that in former Soviet states, the wealth difference between the highest an lowest earners was around 1:4, in comparison to 1:40 or so in the U.S. How true was this?

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John Green in Crash Course: World History once mentioned that the Archduke, Franz Ferdinand was somewhat of a moderate on the subject of Serbian independence, and therefore if he were not assassinated, WW1 might have been averted. In what way was he a moderate?

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So, I'm a Helot in Sparta. Under what circumstances might I become a Spartan?

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How educated was Mohammad, the Prophet? How did his family and tribe function under the society he lived in?

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In what way was Archduke Ferdinand a moderate?

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Why did so many American troops seem to have defected to North Korea during the Korean War? Was it common in say, the Vietnam war?

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The 'Dedovshchina' in the Soviet Union was (and is) an extreme trend of hazing that resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent soldiers due to a flaw in the government's conscription practices. Did any other members of the Warsaw Pact see anything similar?

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Is it accurate to say that the Second Bill Of Rights under FDR and the Marshall Plan was meant to be implemented in the United States, and what caused it not to be?

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14th Century HRE noble in need of help!

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Why was the U.S. Federal Government so brutal against the Native Americans?

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Michael Parenti claims that in former Soviet states, the wealth difference between the highest an lowest earners was around 1:4, in comparison to 1:40 or so in the U.S. How true was this?	12
John Green in Crash Course: World History once mentioned that the Archduke, Franz Ferdinand was somewhat of a moderate on the subject of Serbian independence, and therefore if he were not assassinated, WW1 might have been averted. In what way was he a moderate?	11
So, I'm a Helot in Sparta. Under what circumstances might I become a Spartan?	10
How educated was Mohammad, the Prophet? How did his family and tribe function under the society he lived in?	9
In what way was Archduke Ferdinand a moderate?	9
Why did so many American troops seem to have defected to North Korea during the Korean War? Was it common in say, the Vietnam war?	8
The 'Dedovshchina' in the Soviet Union was (and is) an extreme trend of hazing that resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent soldiers due to a flaw in the government's conscription practices. Did any other members of the Warsaw Pact see anything similar?	8
Is it accurate to say that the Second Bill Of Rights under FDR and the Marshall Plan was meant to be implemented in the United States, and what caused it not to be?	7
14th Century HRE noble in need of help!	7
Why was the U.S. Federal Government so brutal against the Native Americans?	7