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What was life like in Mussolini's Italy? Just how "fascist" was it, compared to other dictatorships? Did this change over time, or stay the same?

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In his essay "Notes on Nationalism," George Orwell claims that a particularly hard fact for Irish nationalists to swallow is that Ireland only remained free due to British protection. What is he referring to? Who would they have been protecting the Irish from?

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Where there any stereotypes associated with different parts of the Roman Empire?

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How devout were Roman citizens to their mythology?

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What's the historical basis for the cliche "bomb" image?

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(Without wanting to start a religious debate,) how has the Bible changed throughout history?

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Did the Byzantine Empire have a Senate?

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What was the Orthodox response to the Protestant Reformation?

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When were the economies of the USSR and the US most equal?

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What was the ethnic makeup of Anatolia during the Byzantine Empire?

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What was life like in Mussolini's Italy? Just how "fascist" was it, compared to other dictatorships? Did this change over time, or stay the same?	823	AskHistorians
In his essay "Notes on Nationalism," George Orwell claims that a particularly hard fact for Irish nationalists to swallow is that Ireland only remained free due to British protection. What is he referring to? Who would they have been protecting the Irish from?	635	AskHistorians
Where there any stereotypes associated with different parts of the Roman Empire?	122	AskHistorians
How devout were Roman citizens to their mythology?	96	AskHistorians
What's the historical basis for the cliche "bomb" image?	72	AskHistorians
(Without wanting to start a religious debate,) how has the Bible changed throughout history?	62	AskHistorians
Did the Byzantine Empire have a Senate?	57	AskHistorians
What was the Orthodox response to the Protestant Reformation?	55	AskHistorians
When were the economies of the USSR and the US most equal?	43	AskHistorians
What was the ethnic makeup of Anatolia during the Byzantine Empire?	33	AskHistorians