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What was the mood of the nation during the Reconstruction Era? How did politicians and newspapers in the North/South react to the swearing in of hundreds of Black (some who were ex-slaves) into political office?	5
For an Englishman or Englishwoman visiting America in the mid-to-late 19th century, how would they have been perceived or treated? Would they have been seen as a citizen of an ally or culturally similar nation? Would they have been treated with some form of xenophobia?	5
How did Northern abolitionists and regular citizens react to the news of former slaves joining political office and service during the Reconstruction Era? Did newspapers of the North celebrate the achievements of this? Did these new mayors/Congressmen ever get praise from the Radical Republicans?	5
In the Age of Discovery and up until the 20th century, how prestigious and relevance was the country of the Netherlands in the eyes of its larger European neighbors?	5
What was the exact relationship like for most of the 19th century between the country of Liberia and the United States after the country began its existence?	5
What was the membership of Ethiopia, Liberia, Persia and other countries of color at the League of Nations during its existence? Were they fully valued members or were they quite often ignored?	5
Why wasn't the Mali Empire a larger force to be reckoned with across the African or Muslim world? Considering its large resources of gold, should it have been a leading society for its period?	5
What was the status of racism/Jim Crow at the turn of the 20th century for leftist parties in the USA like the Progressives, Socialists and Communists? Did any focus heavily on the ills of racism in the South or was it looked over (politically speaking)?	5
Was there a national consciousness in the USA that perceived any of our national sports as being particularly for the lower classes or for the upper classes?	5
What were the major campaign differences between politicians running for office in a metro area vs rural area in the late 19th or early 20th century?	5

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