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How long did it take for southerners in the former Confederacy to begin seeing themselves as Americans again and re-adopt patriotic symbols like the stars and stripes?

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When did Mexico become a majority Spanish-speaking country (as opposed to the various indigenous languages). I thought I'd read somewhere that in the 1820s, when independence was achieved, ~50% of the country still primarily spoke an Indian language

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Is there any truth to the idea that Soviet leaders were reluctant to use nuclear weaponry because they were by and large atheists and didn't believe there was anything after death? More broadly, what role did Soviet irreligion play in internal and external politics?

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David Irving accuses Winston Churchill of being 'bought' by a secretive lobby he calls 'the Focus' which impelled him to champion the anti-German cause in the UK. Considering Irving's track record, I'm pretty skeptical, but is there anything to this at all?

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In the 1932 German elections, the Communists won almost six million votes. The Social Democrats 7 million. Why wasn't there a massive German resistance movement under the Third Reich?

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The little sung line of the Star Spangled Banner; "No refuge could save the hireling and slave". What does this refer to?

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How do academics regard the thesis that Stalin was gearing up for an invasion of Europe before being thwarted by the Nazi attack on the USSR?

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I've read that the Gestapo was not a very pro-active intelligence service (i.e, they mostly relied on tips and denunciations to do their job rather than going out and hunting up information themselves). Is this true of the NKVD as well?

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To what extent did Americans during the Cold War understand Communism?

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What's a general timeline of the spread of Spanish (to the detriment of native languages) in Mexico? At what point did more than 50% of Mexicans have Spanish as a primary language?

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How long did it take for southerners in the former Confederacy to begin seeing themselves as Americans again and re-adopt patriotic symbols like the stars and stripes?	137	AskHistorians
When did Mexico become a majority Spanish-speaking country (as opposed to the various indigenous languages). I thought I'd read somewhere that in the 1820s, when independence was achieved, ~50% of the country still primarily spoke an Indian language	130	AskHistorians
Is there any truth to the idea that Soviet leaders were reluctant to use nuclear weaponry because they were by and large atheists and didn't believe there was anything after death? More broadly, what role did Soviet irreligion play in internal and external politics?	107	AskHistorians
David Irving accuses Winston Churchill of being 'bought' by a secretive lobby he calls 'the Focus' which impelled him to champion the anti-German cause in the UK. Considering Irving's track record, I'm pretty skeptical, but is there anything to this at all?	92	AskHistorians
In the 1932 German elections, the Communists won almost six million votes. The Social Democrats 7 million. Why wasn't there a massive German resistance movement under the Third Reich?	67	AskHistorians
The little sung line of the Star Spangled Banner; "No refuge could save the hireling and slave". What does this refer to?	64	AskHistorians
How do academics regard the thesis that Stalin was gearing up for an invasion of Europe before being thwarted by the Nazi attack on the USSR?	34	AskHistorians
I've read that the Gestapo was not a very pro-active intelligence service (i.e, they mostly relied on tips and denunciations to do their job rather than going out and hunting up information themselves). Is this true of the NKVD as well?	33	AskHistorians
To what extent did Americans during the Cold War understand Communism?	30	AskHistorians
What's a general timeline of the spread of Spanish (to the detriment of native languages) in Mexico? At what point did more than 50% of Mexicans have Spanish as a primary language?	28	AskHistorians