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Was the clear division of class a particularly British phenomenon, or was it a general European one but for us in the English-speaking world we just see it manifested in British period pieces? How comparable is it to a country like France, Germany, or Sweden? (or any other examples)	4
Che Guevara expressed disappointment and skepticism about Laurent Kabila's leadership abilities and skills. How did Kabila then end up becoming the man who would take over Zaire after Mobutu Sese Seko's overthrow 30 years later? Was Che's aspersions on Kabila widely known after Che's death?	4
The American Republic was heavily influenced by the structure of the British government and its political culture and history. Was Britain in turn influenced by the American system of government or its political culture?	4
The Taft-Hartley Bill I've read as a response to the large number of postwar strikes in America in key industries that were opposed by the gov't. How popular were the strikes, and did they affect the passage of the Taft-Hartley Bill or was that more due to perceived Communist infiltration of unions?	4
After the end of the Black Death, did mass panics ensue in Europe after the outbreak of disease in the next few centuries, for fear that the Black Death was coming back?	4
In the game "Cards Against Humanity" a joke question asks that as the US and USSR spent millions on its space program, Mexico spent millions on "blank." Did Mexico's PRI embark on any grand national endeavor in the 1950s-1970s?	4
Did the Mayans come close or figure out that the Earth revolved around the sun?	3
Aside from Birth of a Nation what other films have had an effect of historical importance?	3
What was the legacy of Booker T. Washington compared to W. E. B. DuBois in the Black Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and onwards?	3
Why is the Khmer Rouge considered a genocidal regime but not that of Stalin or Mao, who also targeted a class of people?	3

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