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Communist eastern bloc countries had large amounts of debt in the soviet period. Was it considered risky to loan money to communist countries? Who was loaning them money?

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Was the American Revolutionary war really revolutionary, or just the next step in a slow and cumulative process of change that had been going on for a long time?

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Schoolchildren often call their school teachers and friends of their parents Miss Firstname in the US Southwest. In the Northeast it's usually miss Lastname. How long has this difference existed? Do we know how it developed?

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What was with the random rebel army that Catiline seems to have tapped into? Who were these guys, and why were they allowed to loiter around in northern Italy?

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Boston crime syndicates and their varied crimes were constantly in the news in the 1980s and 1990s. Why did they become much less prevalent in the late 90s? Did the police wipe them out? Did they turn to safer crimes?

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Can history explain the ambiguous position Hamlet finds himself in - his father the king dead, himself of age but not ascended to the throne, but with his uncle Claudius the usurper not killing him off?

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The US's last major bout of inflation was in the 1970s, and ended with Fed chairman Paul Volcker increasing interest rates. Was the cause too much government spending/printing of money? Why was the nation experiencing so much inflation?

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Moldy Bread? Vinegar? Garlic? Did premodern people have effective antibiotics?

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Historians: What are your favorite books covering The Enlightenment and its consequences?

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When and why did biographers switch from teaching their audience using the example of historical figures to the more removed, objective, fact-based biographies of the modern era? Is this an entirely positive change, and has anything worthwhile been lost?

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Communist eastern bloc countries had large amounts of debt in the soviet period. Was it considered risky to loan money to communist countries? Who was loaning them money?	3	AskHistorians
Was the American Revolutionary war really revolutionary, or just the next step in a slow and cumulative process of change that had been going on for a long time?	3	AskHistorians
Schoolchildren often call their school teachers and friends of their parents Miss Firstname in the US Southwest. In the Northeast it's usually miss Lastname. How long has this difference existed? Do we know how it developed?	3	AskHistorians
What was with the random rebel army that Catiline seems to have tapped into? Who were these guys, and why were they allowed to loiter around in northern Italy?	3	AskHistorians
Boston crime syndicates and their varied crimes were constantly in the news in the 1980s and 1990s. Why did they become much less prevalent in the late 90s? Did the police wipe them out? Did they turn to safer crimes?	3	AskHistorians
Can history explain the ambiguous position Hamlet finds himself in - his father the king dead, himself of age but not ascended to the throne, but with his uncle Claudius the usurper not killing him off?	3	AskHistorians
The US's last major bout of inflation was in the 1970s, and ended with Fed chairman Paul Volcker increasing interest rates. Was the cause too much government spending/printing of money? Why was the nation experiencing so much inflation?	3	AskHistorians
Moldy Bread? Vinegar? Garlic? Did premodern people have effective antibiotics?	3	AskHistorians
Historians: What are your favorite books covering The Enlightenment and its consequences?	3	AskHistorians
When and why did biographers switch from teaching their audience using the example of historical figures to the more removed, objective, fact-based biographies of the modern era? Is this an entirely positive change, and has anything worthwhile been lost?	3	AskHistorians