/u/Ptolemy226's posts in /r/AskHistorians
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Do we have any idea what the common sentiment among Union Civil War veterans was, in regards to Confederate memorabilia and memorials?
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Why did white South Africans and Americans turn out so religious, while Australia and Canada have become less so?
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Why did Germany, after WW2, become a much more liberal and ethnically diverse society, while Japan retained its closed nature to foreigners and kept immigration minimum?
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Why did Mao Zedong, so keen on restoring Chinese pride and 'anti-Imperialism', not make a greater effort to take Hong Kong from the British Empire?
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Allegedly, Quebecois Premiere René Lévesque called the repatriation of the Canadian Constitution "the treachery of the long knives". What reason did Quebec have to oppose the repatriation of the Constitution? Why did they stand out while other Provinces agreed to it?
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