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Between 6,000 and 8,000 German and Italian volunteers fought in Spain against the forces of Franco in the ranks of various, mostly leftist organizations. With Germany and Italy providing direct military support to Franco's coup, what became of these volunteers after the defeat of Republican Spain?

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The Boxer Rebellion saw the rather unique situation of most of the world's major powers sending troops to fight side by side in unified military units. Did their close cooperation worsen or help alleviate the growing tension between the Great Powers?

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How were protests opposing the Vietnam War covered in the USSR and other Communist countries? Was the usage of Communist imagery such as the Viet Cong flag and the organizing large protests on May Day in 1971 used to portray America as on the brink of a Communist revolution?

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The popular understanding of the Irish 'Easter Rising' is that most people did not support the insurrection until the subsequent execution of some of the Rising's leaders. Why would the execution of men that lead an uprising that killed 485 people be controversial enough to cause such backlash?

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Between 6,000 and 8,000 German and Italian volunteers fought in Spain against the forces of Franco in the ranks of various, mostly leftist organizations. With Germany and Italy providing direct military support to Franco's coup, what became of these volunteers after the defeat of Republican Spain?	23	AskHistorians
The Boxer Rebellion saw the rather unique situation of most of the world's major powers sending troops to fight side by side in unified military units. Did their close cooperation worsen or help alleviate the growing tension between the Great Powers?	12	AskHistorians
How were protests opposing the Vietnam War covered in the USSR and other Communist countries? Was the usage of Communist imagery such as the Viet Cong flag and the organizing large protests on May Day in 1971 used to portray America as on the brink of a Communist revolution?	10	AskHistorians
The popular understanding of the Irish 'Easter Rising' is that most people did not support the insurrection until the subsequent execution of some of the Rising's leaders. Why would the execution of men that lead an uprising that killed 485 people be controversial enough to cause such backlash?	4	AskHistorians