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When did Shakespeare achieve his (high) status on the European mainland?

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The only Democrat to lose the presidential election under the fifth party system (1932-1968) was Adlai Stevenson. What were his priorities, appeals, core demographics, and general place in the New Deal Coalition?

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Why does the European Left 1890-1933 seem so focused on the emergence of German Communism rather than the other developed nations? (Britain, France, etc.)

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The Pagan elements of the Third Reich are often contrasted with other right-wing regimes (Franco, for example). How fair is this anti-Christian depiction of Nazi Germany?

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How are Adam Curtis' claims (link in body) that Syria/Iran, not Libya, were behind the Lockerbie Bombing?

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What is a good first book on the history of the American Labor Movement? (Especially the more radical aspects)

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When and how did "Social Democracy" become distinct from the greater Socialist movement?

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Is there any in depth profiles of the religious, geographic, class, gender, age, and educational differences between the six major German Parties in the 1932 federal elections? I know that Catholics largely supported the Centre Party and that the SPD/KPD drew from the working class.

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My grandfather got me the Isaac Deutscher trilogy on Trotsky. What is their reputation among modern scholars? How has the historiography evolved since then?

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Why did the Republican Party of the 1920s, usually cited as the more pro-business of the two major parties, oppose the foreign intervention in Latin America on behalf of American Businesses?

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When did Shakespeare achieve his (high) status on the European mainland?	2
The only Democrat to lose the presidential election under the fifth party system (1932-1968) was Adlai Stevenson. What were his priorities, appeals, core demographics, and general place in the New Deal Coalition?	2
Why does the European Left 1890-1933 seem so focused on the emergence of German Communism rather than the other developed nations? (Britain, France, etc.)	2
The Pagan elements of the Third Reich are often contrasted with other right-wing regimes (Franco, for example). How fair is this anti-Christian depiction of Nazi Germany?	2
How are Adam Curtis' claims (link in body) that Syria/Iran, not Libya, were behind the Lockerbie Bombing?	2
What is a good first book on the history of the American Labor Movement? (Especially the more radical aspects)	2
When and how did "Social Democracy" become distinct from the greater Socialist movement?	1
Is there any in depth profiles of the religious, geographic, class, gender, age, and educational differences between the six major German Parties in the 1932 federal elections? I know that Catholics largely supported the Centre Party and that the SPD/KPD drew from the working class.	1
My grandfather got me the Isaac Deutscher trilogy on Trotsky. What is their reputation among modern scholars? How has the historiography evolved since then?	1
Why did the Republican Party of the 1920s, usually cited as the more pro-business of the two major parties, oppose the foreign intervention in Latin America on behalf of American Businesses?	1