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German is a very diverse language with different regions having very different dialects. What was Nazi Germany's linguistic policy towards German?

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Did the Chinese and Islamic intellectual traditions get into contact with each other? If they did, how did they view each other?

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[Meta-ish] How representative is this sub of the larger academia?

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How accurate is Umberto Eco's definition of fascism? How is it viewed currently in academia?

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I have heard that a lot of Turks today are descended from Greeks in Anatolia that converted to Islam. Is this true?

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Fur trading was an important factor in the colonization of N. America. Who was buying that fur ?

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Was there a counter-culture like movement in the USSR like there was in the US in the 60s?

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Why exatcly is the term 'feudalism' controversial among medievalists?

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Out of the all the various Rus Princedoms, why was it the Muscovites that became the dominant force? What advantages did they have?

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Mathematical concepts like zero and the sine and cosine were developed in India in the Gupta Empire. For what reasons was the Gupta Empire hotbed for the development and improvement of mathematics?

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German is a very diverse language with different regions having very different dialects. What was Nazi Germany's linguistic policy towards German?	169
Did the Chinese and Islamic intellectual traditions get into contact with each other? If they did, how did they view each other?	148
[Meta-ish] How representative is this sub of the larger academia?	142
How accurate is Umberto Eco's definition of fascism? How is it viewed currently in academia?	131
I have heard that a lot of Turks today are descended from Greeks in Anatolia that converted to Islam. Is this true?	116
Fur trading was an important factor in the colonization of N. America. Who was buying that fur ?	109
Was there a counter-culture like movement in the USSR like there was in the US in the 60s?	94
Why exatcly is the term 'feudalism' controversial among medievalists?	93
Out of the all the various Rus Princedoms, why was it the Muscovites that became the dominant force? What advantages did they have?	92
Mathematical concepts like zero and the sine and cosine were developed in India in the Gupta Empire. For what reasons was the Gupta Empire hotbed for the development and improvement of mathematics?	91