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During the Era of Stagnation in the Soviet Union, how did your average Soviet citizen respond to the declining economic times? How did popular culture reflect the change over time?	6
What were relations like between the Vatican and Franco's regime in Spain before its end? How did the Church in Spain react to the restoration of democracy, and how did the Vatican react?	5
While watching the History Channel's Story of Us, Paul of Tarsus is seen doing using his parkour skills to escape the guards in Damascus. What do we know of his and his contemporaries parkour skills?	5
What was the impact on British military culture after the execution of Admiral John Byng for "failing to do his utmost" in making sure Minorca did not fall to the French? Did this lead to military generals and admirals being more willing to take on riskier strategies? Was it seen the wrong decision?	5
100 years to the day of French victory at Verdun, we largely hear about its effect on the French army, and its symbol as Franco-German reconciliation - what was its effect on the psyche of German army and people?	5
When reading about the French Foreign Legion, there is high praise for the Dahomey Amazons - yet it seemed many of the same accounts contrasted that with the cowardice of the male warriors. Was there such a contrast, or are these exaggerations to denigrate the men in Dahomey society?	5
Why did the Balkan population decline from 8 million to 3 million under Ottoman rule?	5
How did the Soviet Union treat traumatized soldiers and civilians after the civil war and especially after the devastation of WWII? Under the Stalinist era, was it any different from how the West approached treatment?	5
Since the Lost Cause sought to downplay the role of slavery as the cause of the Civil War in favor of states' rights...did they portray slavery as an institution that while good was wrong in the end? How was slavery taught in the South post-war?	5
When Yuan Shikai declared himself to be emperor in 1915, how did he attempt to differentiate himself from the Qing dynasty? Did he model himself after a previous Han dynasty (like the Ming?) Or maybe after Emperor Meiji?	5

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