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In the 1970s Chile had Pinochet and Argentina had their notorious military junta. What was military rule like in the rest of South America at this time?

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Did life in the Old West in the USA differ much from the Old West in Canada?

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Why did the Catholic Church oppose communism so completely? Was it just because of the Atheism or were there additional causes?

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After retreating to Taiwan, was it ever credible that the Kuomintang would retake China from the CCP?

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Is "Hitler’s Monsters: a Supernatural History of the Third Reich" by Eric Kurlander a reliable history book?

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What happened in the battles between Israel and Egypt during the Suez war in 1956? And what lessons did they learn and apply to the Six Day war of 1967?

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Why did Colombia have so much internal conflict in the late 20th century? Pablo Escobar, Right Wing Paramilitaries, the FARC, M19, etc

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Where does the idea of aliens as little green men, or similarly as tall thin gray men, originate?

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Why did Argentina get such a large concentration of Italian immigrants in the late 19/early 20th century? While the USA got many Italian immigrants but also many Irish, Polish, Jewish and others?

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East Germany had nominally independent parties who stood in elections against the Communist Party. Did these parties have any dissenting ideas, or were they purely front groups for the Communists?

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In the 1970s Chile had Pinochet and Argentina had their notorious military junta. What was military rule like in the rest of South America at this time?	23
Did life in the Old West in the USA differ much from the Old West in Canada?	23
Why did the Catholic Church oppose communism so completely? Was it just because of the Atheism or were there additional causes?	22
After retreating to Taiwan, was it ever credible that the Kuomintang would retake China from the CCP?	17
Is "Hitler’s Monsters: a Supernatural History of the Third Reich" by Eric Kurlander a reliable history book?	16
What happened in the battles between Israel and Egypt during the Suez war in 1956? And what lessons did they learn and apply to the Six Day war of 1967?	16
Why did Colombia have so much internal conflict in the late 20th century? Pablo Escobar, Right Wing Paramilitaries, the FARC, M19, etc	16
Where does the idea of aliens as little green men, or similarly as tall thin gray men, originate?	15
Why did Argentina get such a large concentration of Italian immigrants in the late 19/early 20th century? While the USA got many Italian immigrants but also many Irish, Polish, Jewish and others?	15
East Germany had nominally independent parties who stood in elections against the Communist Party. Did these parties have any dissenting ideas, or were they purely front groups for the Communists?	13