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Is the term "primitive Communism" really accurate for Hunter Gatherer societies? If yes, then did it apply to all such societies?

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What were the origins of the "market economy"? How did it actually develop?

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As per Pew Research Center report, the share of population adhering to traditional African religions in Sub-Saharan Africa declined from 76 percent in 1900 to 13 percent in 2000s with Christianity and Islam growing to 86 percent. How and why did traditional African religions decline so drastically?

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In Sweden the Social Democrats were in power from 1932 to 1976. What was the relationship between them and Big Business like? Did the latter every try to resist and counter mobilise against the Government?

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In 1972 Uganda under Idi Amin expelled Asian immigrants from the country. Did ordinary people in Uganda support this move? How did the rest of the world react?

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How did Movie Industry work in the USSR? Were movies produced for profit? Were there any Western equivalent money making "blockbusters"?

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Did finance and law jobs in socialist countries (USSR and Eastern bloc) had same amount of prestige as it did in the Western capitalist countries? How would the "man on the street" see a banker under socialism?

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There seems to a consensus (Braudel, Wallerstein, Schumpeter etc) that capitalism emerged in the 14th century in Italian city states in form of merchant capital engaged in long distance trading. Why didn't trade in earlier periods lead to the same? What was special about this time and place?

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What were the views of Marx and Engels on animal rights?

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In the United States many poorer States tend to be "Red States" while wealthier States tend to "Blue States". Is there any specific reason why this is the case?

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Is the term "primitive Communism" really accurate for Hunter Gatherer societies? If yes, then did it apply to all such societies?	45	AskHistorians
What were the origins of the "market economy"? How did it actually develop?	45	AskHistorians
As per Pew Research Center report, the share of population adhering to traditional African religions in Sub-Saharan Africa declined from 76 percent in 1900 to 13 percent in 2000s with Christianity and Islam growing to 86 percent. How and why did traditional African religions decline so drastically?	44	AskHistorians
In Sweden the Social Democrats were in power from 1932 to 1976. What was the relationship between them and Big Business like? Did the latter every try to resist and counter mobilise against the Government?	43	AskHistorians
In 1972 Uganda under Idi Amin expelled Asian immigrants from the country. Did ordinary people in Uganda support this move? How did the rest of the world react?	43	AskHistorians
How did Movie Industry work in the USSR? Were movies produced for profit? Were there any Western equivalent money making "blockbusters"?	41	AskHistorians
Did finance and law jobs in socialist countries (USSR and Eastern bloc) had same amount of prestige as it did in the Western capitalist countries? How would the "man on the street" see a banker under socialism?	41	AskHistorians
There seems to a consensus (Braudel, Wallerstein, Schumpeter etc) that capitalism emerged in the 14th century in Italian city states in form of merchant capital engaged in long distance trading. Why didn't trade in earlier periods lead to the same? What was special about this time and place?	41	AskHistorians
What were the views of Marx and Engels on animal rights?	38	AskHistorians
In the United States many poorer States tend to be "Red States" while wealthier States tend to "Blue States". Is there any specific reason why this is the case?	38	AskHistorians