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A few months into Teddy Roosevelt's first term, Cecil Spring Rice remarked that "You must always remember that the President is about six." Is the popular view of Roosevelt as a bit nieve and immature fair?

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17th Century French Art was heavily influenced by Japan and China. Did Western art influence any Asian countries during this period?

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The Meiji constitution gave a lot of power to the emperor. Emperor Meiji actively wielded this power and played a role in deciding Japanese policy. His heirs, Taishō and Hirohito, seemed to have little power, and acquiesced to the military's desires. Were Taishō and Hirohito impotent? Disinterested?

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Did any cold climate crops from South America manage to get established in northern North America? If so, how did they leapfrog tropical central America?

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How much of St. Peter's Basilica was new construction vs finished marble columns, statues, and other building materials looted from Roman Ruins during the Renaissance? Was the church more a remelding of the old than something new?

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Socrates had two wives (according to Aristotle) — Xanthippe and Myrto. Didn't this fly in the face of the Greek emphasis on monogamy? How unusual would having two wives have been in Greece at this time? Would many men have had more than one, or was Socrates flouting convention?

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Did Patricians and Emperors refer to Rome's poor as, "the mob"?

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The Declaration of Independence is a damning indictment of the king of England. How fairly did it judge his rule?

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Tell me a tale about Roman military supply logistics

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By the 8th century, printing had become popular in Asia. Did the arrival of fairly affordable printed books make a major impact on the east?

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A few months into Teddy Roosevelt's first term, Cecil Spring Rice remarked that "You must always remember that the President is about six." Is the popular view of Roosevelt as a bit nieve and immature fair?	8	AskHistorians
17th Century French Art was heavily influenced by Japan and China. Did Western art influence any Asian countries during this period?	8	AskHistorians
The Meiji constitution gave a lot of power to the emperor. Emperor Meiji actively wielded this power and played a role in deciding Japanese policy. His heirs, Taishō and Hirohito, seemed to have little power, and acquiesced to the military's desires. Were Taishō and Hirohito impotent? Disinterested?	8	AskHistorians
Did any cold climate crops from South America manage to get established in northern North America? If so, how did they leapfrog tropical central America?	8	AskHistorians
How much of St. Peter's Basilica was new construction vs finished marble columns, statues, and other building materials looted from Roman Ruins during the Renaissance? Was the church more a remelding of the old than something new?	8	AskHistorians
Socrates had two wives (according to Aristotle) — Xanthippe and Myrto. Didn't this fly in the face of the Greek emphasis on monogamy? How unusual would having two wives have been in Greece at this time? Would many men have had more than one, or was Socrates flouting convention?	8	AskHistorians
Did Patricians and Emperors refer to Rome's poor as, "the mob"?	8	AskHistorians
The Declaration of Independence is a damning indictment of the king of England. How fairly did it judge his rule?	8	AskHistorians
Tell me a tale about Roman military supply logistics	8	AskHistorians
By the 8th century, printing had become popular in Asia. Did the arrival of fairly affordable printed books make a major impact on the east?	8	AskHistorians