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The constitution of India proclaim the country is a "Socialist Republic", yet India is far from what most would consider socialism. How did this phrasing came to be and what does it mean in the Indian context?

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In the famous clip from the Eric Andre Show "Do you think Margaret Thatcher had Girl Power?" André mentions some sketchy stuff Thatcher did during the Troubles. What specific event is he referring to?

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Was Gandhi austere image a show?

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I hear several times that the Holocaust wasn't widely known to the public until the 60s, is this true?

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Ken Burns' "The Vietnam War" claims that by the mid-60s it was Le Duan and not Ho Chi Minh who was actually running the show, how true is this?

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In the Rivonia Trial, Mandela said: "I fought against white domination, and black domination. I cherish the idea of a society in which all persons live together in harmony" At the time SA was under the most infamous regime of white supremacy, of what black domination was he talking about?

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What kind of people where send to the Laogai? How where the conditions there and how does it compares with similar systems of interment like the GULAG?

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What’s the history of the "communist heads" who this symbol came to be?

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Not often but sometimes I see Paul Kagame referred as "The Napoleon of Africa" How good of a commander was he? Does he deserves this moniker?

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Did the rebels during the Spanish Civil War and/or the Francoist government afterward ever actually used the slogan "Long live Death"? and if so what did it meant for them?

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The constitution of India proclaim the country is a "Socialist Republic", yet India is far from what most would consider socialism. How did this phrasing came to be and what does it mean in the Indian context?	1728	AskHistorians
In the famous clip from the Eric Andre Show "Do you think Margaret Thatcher had Girl Power?" André mentions some sketchy stuff Thatcher did during the Troubles. What specific event is he referring to?	1405	AskHistorians
Was Gandhi austere image a show?	146	AskHistorians
I hear several times that the Holocaust wasn't widely known to the public until the 60s, is this true?	53	AskHistorians
Ken Burns' "The Vietnam War" claims that by the mid-60s it was Le Duan and not Ho Chi Minh who was actually running the show, how true is this?	25	AskHistorians
In the Rivonia Trial, Mandela said: "I fought against white domination, and black domination. I cherish the idea of a society in which all persons live together in harmony" At the time SA was under the most infamous regime of white supremacy, of what black domination was he talking about?	18	AskHistorians
What kind of people where send to the Laogai? How where the conditions there and how does it compares with similar systems of interment like the GULAG?	9	AskHistorians
What’s the history of the "communist heads" who this symbol came to be?	7	AskHistorians
Not often but sometimes I see Paul Kagame referred as "The Napoleon of Africa" How good of a commander was he? Does he deserves this moniker?	7	AskHistorians
Did the rebels during the Spanish Civil War and/or the Francoist government afterward ever actually used the slogan "Long live Death"? and if so what did it meant for them?	7	AskHistorians