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What was the historical relationship between Pashtun nationalism and Afghanistan, and how did it change over time?

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How did Jews and Catholics fit into the racial hierarchy of the Jim Crow South?

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Is the fracturing of anti-CPUSA and anti-Soviet Leftism in the 1930s-1940s considered by historians to be a major cause of the demise of the American "Old" Left?

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My immigrant great-great-great grandfather had a French surname, was born in Luxembourg in sometime in the early-to-mid-1800s, and maybe had family roots in Lorraine. However, within two generations, his US-born descendants were of mostly German ancestry. Was this unusual for the time?

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[RF] "I'm probably imagining things, but there's just something about him that makes me uneasy", the caller said.

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In what ways did overlapping polities and jurisdictions within central Europe in the medieval period complicate efforts to create, enforce, and interpret laws? How has this changed since then?

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What drove the growth and importance of Special Operations Forces (e.g. JSOC) within the US military (keeping the 20-year rule in mind)?

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What was the historical significance within North Africa of the Battle of Alcácer Quibir?

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Several US Presidents have either been assassinated or survived assassination attempts. Considering how many threats are made against Presidents generally, what are the known plots against Presidents that never made it to an actual “live” attempt that could have killed a President?

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While aggressive militarism is certainly one of fascism's defining features, what were the ways in which fascist propagandists in Europe invoked popular myths of past wars to justify their own wars of aggression? Were certain strategies more effective than others across different fascist states?

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What was the historical relationship between Pashtun nationalism and Afghanistan, and how did it change over time?	4	AskHistorians
How did Jews and Catholics fit into the racial hierarchy of the Jim Crow South?	4	AskHistorians
Is the fracturing of anti-CPUSA and anti-Soviet Leftism in the 1930s-1940s considered by historians to be a major cause of the demise of the American "Old" Left?	4	AskHistorians
My immigrant great-great-great grandfather had a French surname, was born in Luxembourg in sometime in the early-to-mid-1800s, and maybe had family roots in Lorraine. However, within two generations, his US-born descendants were of mostly German ancestry. Was this unusual for the time?	4	AskHistorians
[RF] "I'm probably imagining things, but there's just something about him that makes me uneasy", the caller said.	3	WritingPrompts
In what ways did overlapping polities and jurisdictions within central Europe in the medieval period complicate efforts to create, enforce, and interpret laws? How has this changed since then?	3	AskHistorians
What drove the growth and importance of Special Operations Forces (e.g. JSOC) within the US military (keeping the 20-year rule in mind)?	3	AskHistorians
What was the historical significance within North Africa of the Battle of Alcácer Quibir?	3	AskHistorians
Several US Presidents have either been assassinated or survived assassination attempts. Considering how many threats are made against Presidents generally, what are the known plots against Presidents that never made it to an actual “live” attempt that could have killed a President?	3	AskHistorians
While aggressive militarism is certainly one of fascism's defining features, what were the ways in which fascist propagandists in Europe invoked popular myths of past wars to justify their own wars of aggression? Were certain strategies more effective than others across different fascist states?	3	AskHistorians