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Did the United Kingdom ever consider intervening in the American Civil War? Did any world power? If so, why?

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[META] AMAs should be posted a few days before the actual event to allow time for good questions to accrue and be sorted.

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How prevalent was domestic violence in the United States before 1960? Was spousal and/or child abuse (as we would recognize it today) ever the norm in the United States? Was it ever expected that a man would hit his wife?

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What is a good book on "big" history?

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Why didn't humans in North America domesticate bison like others domesticated aurochs?

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Is adolescence an invention of the 20th century?

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Are U.S. foreign relations with other "Great Powers" unique in World History, or at least rare?

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Did the infamous taxes leading up to the American Revolution (eg Stamp Act, Sugar Act) bother upper class colonists more or lower class colonists?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did the United Kingdom ever consider intervening in the American Civil War? Did any world power? If so, why?	989
[META] AMAs should be posted a few days before the actual event to allow time for good questions to accrue and be sorted.	148
How prevalent was domestic violence in the United States before 1960? Was spousal and/or child abuse (as we would recognize it today) ever the norm in the United States? Was it ever expected that a man would hit his wife?	100
What is a good book on "big" history?	30
Why didn't humans in North America domesticate bison like others domesticated aurochs?	29
Is adolescence an invention of the 20th century?	8
Are U.S. foreign relations with other "Great Powers" unique in World History, or at least rare?	4
Did the infamous taxes leading up to the American Revolution (eg Stamp Act, Sugar Act) bother upper class colonists more or lower class colonists?	1