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Did Stalin genuinely believe in communism as an ideology? Meaning, that he truly supported workers' rights and thought the Soviet system was the only way to protect them and improve their lives. Or was he only interested in power and cared nothing about workers or communism?

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A TvTropes page claims that the Confederate States of America had laws that allowed slaves to save money and use it to buy their freedom, and that this money was protected by law. Is this claim in any way accurate?

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What was the importance of the Great Lakes in American industrial development and the settlement of the west?

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French mediation proposal during the American Civil War?

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Was Spain significantly harmed by the Catholic Monarchs' decision to expel all the Jews from their country?

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After the Franco-Prussian War a smallpox epidemic started that was particularly lethal. What were the specific conditions that resulted in the epidemic and made it so deadly?

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Reagan once told a joke where a Soviet man ordered a car, there being a 10 year waiting period. What was obtaining and owning a car actually like in the Soviet Union?

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British newspapers and magazines of the 19th century, such as Punch, often commented on American Politics and even mentioned Presidential candidates or Cabinet members by name. Did American newspapers dedicate as much space to British domestic politics?

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Did Stalin genuinely believe in communism as an ideology? Meaning, that he truly supported workers' rights and thought the Soviet system was the only way to protect them and improve their lives. Or was he only interested in power and cared nothing about workers or communism?	9
A TvTropes page claims that the Confederate States of America had laws that allowed slaves to save money and use it to buy their freedom, and that this money was protected by law. Is this claim in any way accurate?	8
What was the importance of the Great Lakes in American industrial development and the settlement of the west?	7
French mediation proposal during the American Civil War?	3
Was Spain significantly harmed by the Catholic Monarchs' decision to expel all the Jews from their country?	3
After the Franco-Prussian War a smallpox epidemic started that was particularly lethal. What were the specific conditions that resulted in the epidemic and made it so deadly?	2
Reagan once told a joke where a Soviet man ordered a car, there being a 10 year waiting period. What was obtaining and owning a car actually like in the Soviet Union?	1
British newspapers and magazines of the 19th century, such as Punch, often commented on American Politics and even mentioned Presidential candidates or Cabinet members by name. Did American newspapers dedicate as much space to British domestic politics?	1