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Rousseau- in The Social Contract - claims casually that the Mexican Empire fell because Thiascala refused to import Mexican salt. What is he talking about, and how does this assessment fit into the historiography of post-colonial America?	9
How shocking would it have been for a 1968 audience watching Night of the Living Dead to see a black action hero slap the white female protagonist?	9
Do we know who screwed up the Jefferson/Burr election plan in 1800, and why?	8
In the War of the First Coalition, a French army was allowed to retreat from Austrian territory, provided they promised never to fight Austrians again. How was such a promise enforced? What prevented a desperate Revolutionary government from ordering them back to the front lines?	6
Was the Patrician/Plebian distinction a common social structure in other cities of the time, or did Rome create something unique when they became a republic?	6
Why were so many colonial political leaders knighted at Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee? Was it to honour each individual specifically? Did they simply want to honour each part of the commonwealth?	3
Do we have a historical context for why Judaism came out against interest rates?	3
[American Rail History] Canadian pop-historian P. Berton relates that the E.Y.P. Railway connected it's line up to CPR's line at Edmonton without their permission. Did this - or events like this - happen? How would EYP's trains get permission to run on CPR lines afterwards?	3
What was daily life like for Soviet citizens during the 1920s, 30s, and 40s? Any recommendations for further reading?	3
When did Revolutionary France stop employing Representatives on Mission?	1

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