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Ulysses S Grant negated or overruled president Andrew Johnson's attempt to strip rights from newly freed slaves and leave them defenseless. How did he wield so much power as an unelected general?

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How Mexican did the settlers of prerevolutionary Texas consider themselves? How onerous and in-your-face were the dictates of the Mexican federal government?

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Why didn't England invade France or blockage its ports after France entered into a military alliance with the rebellious United States? Why was most of the conflict overseas?

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Did the bible/Christianity influence modern ideas about human rights?

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What made dominating colonial holdings harder after WWII?

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The type of candidates elected to public office or the nature/tone of politics change when women got the right to vote in the United States?

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Sparta is known for its skilled warriors. But in antiquity it was also famous for the moderation of its men. Athens reveled in luxury while Sparta sought moderation and simple living, the story goes. Did Spartans really eschew luxury and wealth? Did they advocate for simple living?

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A few thousand Greeks standing bravely against countless Persians at Thermopylae — how accurate is the popular understanding of the battle to "save western civilization?"

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To what extend was America's bid for self-government evolutionary instead of revolutionary?

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The Sasanian Persian Empire established control of Yemen in distant southern Arabia, far from their heartland. Were they able to use this as a base to stop the lucrative Roman Red Sea trade with India? What was the purpose of conquering the territory?

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Ulysses S Grant negated or overruled president Andrew Johnson's attempt to strip rights from newly freed slaves and leave them defenseless. How did he wield so much power as an unelected general?	6
How Mexican did the settlers of prerevolutionary Texas consider themselves? How onerous and in-your-face were the dictates of the Mexican federal government?	6
Why didn't England invade France or blockage its ports after France entered into a military alliance with the rebellious United States? Why was most of the conflict overseas?	6
Did the bible/Christianity influence modern ideas about human rights?	6
What made dominating colonial holdings harder after WWII?	6
The type of candidates elected to public office or the nature/tone of politics change when women got the right to vote in the United States?	6
Sparta is known for its skilled warriors. But in antiquity it was also famous for the moderation of its men. Athens reveled in luxury while Sparta sought moderation and simple living, the story goes. Did Spartans really eschew luxury and wealth? Did they advocate for simple living?	6
A few thousand Greeks standing bravely against countless Persians at Thermopylae — how accurate is the popular understanding of the battle to "save western civilization?"	6
To what extend was America's bid for self-government evolutionary instead of revolutionary?	6
The Sasanian Persian Empire established control of Yemen in distant southern Arabia, far from their heartland. Were they able to use this as a base to stop the lucrative Roman Red Sea trade with India? What was the purpose of conquering the territory?	6