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What were the Herero and Nama peoples like prior to European colonization? How were their cultures affected by European cultures (such as the English, Dutch, Germans, etc...)?

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Spike Lee's new film (BlacKkKlansman) is apparently based off of a true story. What was the real story of Police Officer Ron Stallworth infiltrating the KKK?

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In doing some research I came across a document from 1918 with the phrase "Good Night Shirt". Apparently this was a popular phrase of the era, yet I can not find what it meant. Do any historians here know?

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Did gender roles in Colonial New England change for women between initial European settlement and the American Revolution? If so, how?

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Why are Allied submarine operations in WWI seemingly ignored?

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What factors could have contributed to a major population decline in a small rural New England town during the 1860s?

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In the film "Peterloo", one of the Magistrates expresses that it essentially their duty as "good Christians" to break up the assembly as the lower class "didn't understand what was best for themselves". How did this cultural idea come to prevalence in 19th Century Britain? When & how did it go away?

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In popular culture Mimes are often associated with France. What is the origin of the stereotype?

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Was there usage of "heavy helmets" during the Siege of Ladysmith (1899-1900)?

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According to my family's lore, the Czech portion of my family left Austria-Hungary during the 1860s/1870s due to tensions with the Germans. Is there any truth to these claims?

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What were the Herero and Nama peoples like prior to European colonization? How were their cultures affected by European cultures (such as the English, Dutch, Germans, etc...)?	21
Spike Lee's new film (BlacKkKlansman) is apparently based off of a true story. What was the real story of Police Officer Ron Stallworth infiltrating the KKK?	19
In doing some research I came across a document from 1918 with the phrase "Good Night Shirt". Apparently this was a popular phrase of the era, yet I can not find what it meant. Do any historians here know?	18
Did gender roles in Colonial New England change for women between initial European settlement and the American Revolution? If so, how?	16
Why are Allied submarine operations in WWI seemingly ignored?	15
What factors could have contributed to a major population decline in a small rural New England town during the 1860s?	12
In the film "Peterloo", one of the Magistrates expresses that it essentially their duty as "good Christians" to break up the assembly as the lower class "didn't understand what was best for themselves". How did this cultural idea come to prevalence in 19th Century Britain? When & how did it go away?	11
In popular culture Mimes are often associated with France. What is the origin of the stereotype?	10
Was there usage of "heavy helmets" during the Siege of Ladysmith (1899-1900)?	9
According to my family's lore, the Czech portion of my family left Austria-Hungary during the 1860s/1870s due to tensions with the Germans. Is there any truth to these claims?	9