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It's 1988. Is there any indication that communism will end the next year? Follow up question: Why do so many communist nations crumble within weeks of each other?

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At what point did it become known as World War 2?

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What is the difference between a caliphate and an islamic state?

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If homosexuality was common in both Greek and Roman cultures, when and why did it become taboo?

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When did Belgium come into it's own? When did it decide it wasn't French or German and develop into its own nation state?

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How is socialism, Lenninism, Marxism, Trotskyism and Stalinism different from communism?

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How many times has their been plague outbreak in human history? Are they all considered bubonic plague?

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Christian egalitarianism seems to have been the motivator for emancipation, but how did this come about? Wasn't Christianity the motivation for slavery previously?

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I am in Arromanches, Normandy and just purchased 3 nazi items: Iron Cross class 1 + 2 and an NSDAP party badge from the Lorraine region, please help me learn more about them.

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Hollywood Westerns - why were they so popular and did any of them come close to showing what the "Wild West" actually was?

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It's 1988. Is there any indication that communism will end the next year? Follow up question: Why do so many communist nations crumble within weeks of each other?	963
At what point did it become known as World War 2?	91
What is the difference between a caliphate and an islamic state?	35
If homosexuality was common in both Greek and Roman cultures, when and why did it become taboo?	20
When did Belgium come into it's own? When did it decide it wasn't French or German and develop into its own nation state?	18
How is socialism, Lenninism, Marxism, Trotskyism and Stalinism different from communism?	7
How many times has their been plague outbreak in human history? Are they all considered bubonic plague?	6
Christian egalitarianism seems to have been the motivator for emancipation, but how did this come about? Wasn't Christianity the motivation for slavery previously?	5
I am in Arromanches, Normandy and just purchased 3 nazi items: Iron Cross class 1 + 2 and an NSDAP party badge from the Lorraine region, please help me learn more about them.	4
Hollywood Westerns - why were they so popular and did any of them come close to showing what the "Wild West" actually was?	3