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If the US never had slavery, what are some of the likely differences in how the nation would have developed economically, socially and politically?

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In terms of conflict generation, how comparable are the seemingly arbitrary nature of borders drawn up by the British Empire versus those by Soviet Union (between it's Republics?)

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What amount of time needs to elapse, or what other factors are significant, to give a dispassionate or 'accurate enough' analysis of a time period or event, to count as worthy historical analysis?

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Which countries did not pursue an active policy of social 'nation building' and how did that work out for them?

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Today, empire and colonies are seen as inherently negative. Through the lens of this being early globalism sharing ideas and trade to often less developed areas, how negative would this be seen by average city dwellers in 3 contrasting samples, Achaemenid Empire, Roman Empire and British Empire?

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What factors are important in creating a more neutral year numbering system from a historian's viewpoint?

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Seems to me when people bitch about Capitalism, they are in practice really talking about a kind of Neo-Feudalism. I wonder what the arguments for and against that might be?

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If the US never had slavery, what are some of the likely differences in how the nation would have developed economically, socially and politically?	1
In terms of conflict generation, how comparable are the seemingly arbitrary nature of borders drawn up by the British Empire versus those by Soviet Union (between it's Republics?)	1
What amount of time needs to elapse, or what other factors are significant, to give a dispassionate or 'accurate enough' analysis of a time period or event, to count as worthy historical analysis?	1
Which countries did not pursue an active policy of social 'nation building' and how did that work out for them?	1
Today, empire and colonies are seen as inherently negative. Through the lens of this being early globalism sharing ideas and trade to often less developed areas, how negative would this be seen by average city dwellers in 3 contrasting samples, Achaemenid Empire, Roman Empire and British Empire?	1
What factors are important in creating a more neutral year numbering system from a historian's viewpoint?	0
Seems to me when people bitch about Capitalism, they are in practice really talking about a kind of Neo-Feudalism. I wonder what the arguments for and against that might be?	0