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There was a huge dispute among early 20th century socialists whether industry was becoming more concentrated and 'pauperization' was occurring. With the benefit of hindsight who was right: Marx or Bernstein? Was the state preventing unsustainable consolidation after all? (~1880-1914)	2
The Age of Revolutions (~1774-1849) is often presented as a sharp break in European history (e.g. Hobsbawm), yet there were republican revolutions previously (English, Dutch, Corsican, etc.). What are good books on this Early Modern radicalism and its relationship to the later period?	2
Ferdinand Lassalle, leader of the early German socialist movement, tried to make an alliance with the conservative Bismarck against the rising liberal bourgeoisie. Did any such anti-liberal, socialist-conservative (or anti-bourgeoisie, worker-aristocrat) alliance come to pass in 1848 - 1914 Europe?	2
There was a huge dispute among early 20th century socialists whether industry was becoming more concentrated and 'pauperization' was occurring. With the benefit of hindsight who was right: Lenin or Bernstein? Was the state preventing unsustainable consolidation after all? (~1880-1914)	2
Georgism had an incredible following in the early 1900s, including Churchill, Sun Yat-sen, Henry Ford, Pres. Hayes, Addams, Brandeis, Darrow, Herzl, Tolstoy, and Einstein. What happened? How (and when) did it fade from public consciousness, despite still being considered good policy by many today?	2
From 1917-1919, Socialist Party member Meyer London held the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives. Was he able to get any concessions in exchange for supporting the Democrats?	1
It’s August 1st 1914. I’m a 20yo Parisian male who just heard Jean Jaurès was shot dead and I desperately want to avoid fighting in the Great War. Can I still flee to the UK or preferably US? When would be my last chance to escape being drafted?	1
What was economic production like beyond the Roman frontier? Subsistence agriculture? Nomadic herding? Full commercial society? Something else entirely?	1
The Age of Revolutions (~1774-1849) is often presented as a sharp break in European history (e.g. Hobsbawm), yet there were republican revolutions previously (English, Dutch, Corsican, etc.). What are good books on this Early Modern radicalism and its relationship to the later period?	1
Georgism had an incredible following in the early 1900s, including Sun Yat-sen, Hayes, Churchill, Addams, H. Ford, Einstein, Darrow, and many others. What happened? How (and when) did it fade from public consciousness, despite still being considered good policy by many academics and economists?	1

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