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What are some good ways to combat Rhodesia whitewashing?

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Almost all Popes have died in office. Has there ever been a case of a Pope who suffered from Dementia or Alzheimer’s while in office?

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How much did the average German soldier know about the Holocaust and the genocide of Slavs?

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Did Lovecraft’s racism receive any pushback within his lifetime?

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Where death rates high at American Indian residential schools?

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The Know-Nothing Party, despite it's extreme racism and xenophobia, attracted support from abolitionists like Thaddeus Stevens. Why?

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Was there Irish material support to Germany during WWII?

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Looking for information about the US accidentally destroying a Mexican graveyard with a missile

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What was the plan if Japan didn’t agree to trade with America?

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In 1856 the US passed the Guano Islands Act. Why was Guano so important to America?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What are some good ways to combat Rhodesia whitewashing?	253
Almost all Popes have died in office. Has there ever been a case of a Pope who suffered from Dementia or Alzheimer’s while in office?	124
How much did the average German soldier know about the Holocaust and the genocide of Slavs?	53
Did Lovecraft’s racism receive any pushback within his lifetime?	50
Where death rates high at American Indian residential schools?	47
The Know-Nothing Party, despite it's extreme racism and xenophobia, attracted support from abolitionists like Thaddeus Stevens. Why?	43
Was there Irish material support to Germany during WWII?	39
Looking for information about the US accidentally destroying a Mexican graveyard with a missile	32
What was the plan if Japan didn’t agree to trade with America?	31
In 1856 the US passed the Guano Islands Act. Why was Guano so important to America?	18