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Did the Shah of Iran really manage to build the world's third most powerful army.

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How well does "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" hold up?

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How long did ocean liners complete with commercial flight?

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Why were the SRs so against the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk? Wasn't ending Russia's participation in the war a key socialist aim, especially among the peasants?

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How were Japanese ex-colonists from Taiwan, Korea, Manchuria, etc. treated on returning home to Japan after WWII?

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How similar were the US "orphan trains" and Canada's "Home Children" programs, in purpose, scope and results?

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Why/how was the German Communist Party banned in West Germany in 1956?

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How was the prohibition of alcohol in Canada and the United States different? In its development, functioning, or repeal?

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What were the relative positions or domains of English, German, and French in late Imperial Russia (approx 1880-1917)?

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Watching a documentary about mother and baby homes, a historian says that gastroenteritis "killed most babies in Ireland" in the early 1900s. How bad was infant mortality in Ireland at that time? Why?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did the Shah of Iran really manage to build the world's third most powerful army.	11
How well does "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" hold up?	8
How long did ocean liners complete with commercial flight?	8
Why were the SRs so against the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk? Wasn't ending Russia's participation in the war a key socialist aim, especially among the peasants?	6
How were Japanese ex-colonists from Taiwan, Korea, Manchuria, etc. treated on returning home to Japan after WWII?	6
How similar were the US "orphan trains" and Canada's "Home Children" programs, in purpose, scope and results?	5
Why/how was the German Communist Party banned in West Germany in 1956?	5
How was the prohibition of alcohol in Canada and the United States different? In its development, functioning, or repeal?	5
What were the relative positions or domains of English, German, and French in late Imperial Russia (approx 1880-1917)?	4
Watching a documentary about mother and baby homes, a historian says that gastroenteritis "killed most babies in Ireland" in the early 1900s. How bad was infant mortality in Ireland at that time? Why?	4