AskHistorians

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What was Reconstruction in the American South like from the perspective of the civilian and military officer/soldier living within that military occupation?	1
What was the relationship that the Soviet Union had with the communist nations in Africa during the Cold War? Did they follow the Soviet guideline of communism or were they more engaged with the Chinese way forward?	1
How did the Soviet Union or Communist China develop links with radical and revolutionary groups within the capitalist countries of the West?	1
What was life like for the free people of color in the American South in the 18th and 19th century? What was their education, family or marriage options during this period? Were there ever attempts at having political/economic power where they resided?	1
What are the major battles on the African continent of the ancient/medieval period?	1
What was the political situation like in the USA at the turn of the century? There were as a growth in Communist, Socialist and Progressive ideologies but was there a rising counter to these groups from fringe conservative groups? What was the average American (educated or not) thinking of them?	1
Were there plans drawn up for how Union troops stationed in the American South might have to fight against Confederate insurgents?	1
What was the mood of the footballing world when a minnow like Haiti qualified for the 1974 World Cup?	1
What was the support for the Non-Aligned Movement like in the newly independent countries of Africa in the 1960s and 1970s?	1
Why isn't the Reconstruction Era better known with either academic research or in the popular mainstream? It was a time in which former slaves now freed became politicians and there was a huge sense of progressive belief ushering in a new age despite how it ended. Should be greater taught in school	1

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