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How did the Soldiers who fought in the Finnish Civil War & Heimosodat (Kinship Wars) feel about the "Kalevala"? Did any of the soldiers who fought on the Russian side during the Finnish Civil War & Heimosodat ever feel more of an allegiance to Finland or Karelia?	5
What was it about the British atmosphere post-1945 that saw the Northern England become the mecca for'Indie' music scene especially the 'Madchester' era of the '80's & 90's? What was it about 'madchester' that helped derivative genres (e.g. baggy, britpop) spread to the rest of the country?	5
What are historians views on R.W. Johnson's "How long will South Africa survive?" Am I right in thinking that Johnson's main argument is that south africa might not be able to (continue) surviving without apartheid being in place?	4
In the run-up to, during & after the 100th Anniversary of Britain's involvement in WWI there were quite a few books released focusing on said war. Did any of these new books shift the current ideas in WWI historiography? Did it have an impact of the war's casual/consequential events?	4
Can it be said that the Chinese Communist movement actually started in 1850 with Hong Xiuquan's Taiping Rebellion instead of with the Chinese Civil War? Making Mao's reign merely a stage of communism in China akin to Khrushchev's tenancy in the USSR was just one stage of many in Communist Russia.	4
Canal+'s "Versailles" paints Louis XIV & his court as liberal, progressive and decadent. Is this a fair representation of the Sun King and those close to him? What effect did this attitude have on the French people?	4
After certain developments in the Civil Rights Movement in 1964, 1965 & 1968 why were peaceful ideals rejected in favour of more violent ones? Specifically after the developments of 1964/65 why was there still fairly pronounced racial violence (police brutality, Watts, Detroit & Rodney King riots)?	4
WW1 Poetry is a big part of how we view the individual soldier's experience today but how has it's perception over time changed? How did the soldier's who wrote it come to view it & their experience in the generation(s) after the war?	4
How reliable is Oliver Stone as a primary source for helping a newcomer understand the complexities of the Vietnam War? And specifically how the war affected solider's & ordinary civilians psychological state?	3
The USSR like in many aspects of society controlled the music citizens listened to. As the USSR dissolved how did music styles shift from advocating communism to more democratic views? How did music styles in the new states differ from one another?	3

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