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How well accepted is the theory that the Minoan civilization was devastated by a massive tsunami and that this event lead to the the myth of Atlantis?	15
Alfred Rosenberg. How important was he to the early Nazi movement as the sort of "party philosopher" and why did he lose power so quickly after the Nazi's rise to power?	14
Do we have any primary sources which explicitly accuse Edward II of being a homosexual or is this theory based on innuendo and conjecture?	12
As another small nation, why wasn't Albania included in the formation of Yugoslavia with most of it's neighbors?	9
Construction of the Colosseum was funded by the spoils taken from the Jewish Temple after the Siege of Jerusalem. Did Emperor Flavian have the means to begin construction without looting the Second Temple or did the wealth of Jerusalem kick start the process?	9
How did the Russian Empire experience the Renaissance movement in 14th to 16th century Europe? How did it manifest itself or was the movement repressed? Would the artisans, artists and educated have known much about the movement despite the distance from Italy, etc?	8
How did rat baiting become so popular in Victorian England? How was it able to outlast other animal blood sports?	8
While the Nazis hated Jews, did they respect Jewish traditions of marrying within the faith and ethnic groups given how important racial purity was in Nazi ideology?	8
Why was Albert Speer called "the good Nazi?"	8
Did British colonies like Canada, Australia and New Zealand rebel against England like the American colonies? Whether there were revolutionary movements or not why were the paths of these colonies so different from that of the colonies that would eventually form the United States?	7

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