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What is “Marxist history”, and how does it differ from other ways of interpreting history? Is it common among academics?

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According to Jon Butler "on the eve of the American Revolution only about 15 percent of all of the colonists probably belonged to any church". Is this a good estimate? How important was religion in early America, and how did Americans think about Christianity?

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Did the ancient Greeks believe that the gods disguised themselves as mortals? Or possesed people?

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How did the founder's attitude towards a standing army change in the early years of the United States?

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Have sheep and goats always been a less popular food source in the United States?

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Do historians have multiple specialties? If you only had one focus in school, how do you develop a second specialty unrelated to your first?

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Why was the US bill of rights not originally incorporated against state governments when the supremacy clause explicitly states states that the Constitution supersedes any state law? And why did the Supreme Court change it's position on this throughout the 20th century?

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In 1933 Germany passed a law preventing "non-Aryans" from holding jobs as civil servants, leading many Jewish scientists to leave Germany. This made me wonder, do we know how many Jews emigrated from Germany prior to WWII, and where they went? Were there other major events that increased emigration?

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Did the United States create the modern form of separation of powers? What is the history of the division of powers in government?

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What is “Marxist history”, and how does it differ from other ways of interpreting history? Is it common among academics?	230
According to Jon Butler "on the eve of the American Revolution only about 15 percent of all of the colonists probably belonged to any church". Is this a good estimate? How important was religion in early America, and how did Americans think about Christianity?	7
Did the ancient Greeks believe that the gods disguised themselves as mortals? Or possesed people?	5
How did the founder's attitude towards a standing army change in the early years of the United States?	3
Have sheep and goats always been a less popular food source in the United States?	3
Do historians have multiple specialties? If you only had one focus in school, how do you develop a second specialty unrelated to your first?	2
Why was the US bill of rights not originally incorporated against state governments when the supremacy clause explicitly states states that the Constitution supersedes any state law? And why did the Supreme Court change it's position on this throughout the 20th century?	2
In 1933 Germany passed a law preventing "non-Aryans" from holding jobs as civil servants, leading many Jewish scientists to leave Germany. This made me wonder, do we know how many Jews emigrated from Germany prior to WWII, and where they went? Were there other major events that increased emigration?	1
Did the United States create the modern form of separation of powers? What is the history of the division of powers in government?	1