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How did the Republican Party become the party of the American conservative movement?

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How were commoners taxed in pre-modern England?

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I've heard that Roman populist Gaius Gracchus was beloved by the poor of Rome until he moved to expand rights to non-Roman Italians and they turned on him. Is this fair?

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Did NATO's Able Archer '83 exercise nearly spark an accidental nuclear war?

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"Feudalism" is a misleading/unhelpful concept for understanding medieval Europe. Does it have any utility for Japan?

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Military revolts against decolonizing Algeria toppled the French government in 1958 leading to the Fifth Republic--a generally free multiparty democracy that freed Algeria just a few years later. What prevented France from falling into military autocracy?

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What were taverns in the United States like during the revolutionary period?

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How did French become the language of international diplomacy in the 17th-mid 20th century?

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The principles of what would become Krav Maga were supposedly developed by Imi Lichtenfeld in response to antisemitic riots in the 30s in Slovakia. Is there any good information on these riots and the supposed defense by Jewish wrestlers and boxers?

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Did police in the Southern United States develop out of slave patrols?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did the Republican Party become the party of the American conservative movement?	10
How were commoners taxed in pre-modern England?	9
I've heard that Roman populist Gaius Gracchus was beloved by the poor of Rome until he moved to expand rights to non-Roman Italians and they turned on him. Is this fair?	5
Did NATO's Able Archer '83 exercise nearly spark an accidental nuclear war?	5
"Feudalism" is a misleading/unhelpful concept for understanding medieval Europe. Does it have any utility for Japan?	4
Military revolts against decolonizing Algeria toppled the French government in 1958 leading to the Fifth Republic--a generally free multiparty democracy that freed Algeria just a few years later. What prevented France from falling into military autocracy?	4
What were taverns in the United States like during the revolutionary period?	4
How did French become the language of international diplomacy in the 17th-mid 20th century?	3
The principles of what would become Krav Maga were supposedly developed by Imi Lichtenfeld in response to antisemitic riots in the 30s in Slovakia. Is there any good information on these riots and the supposed defense by Jewish wrestlers and boxers?	3
Did police in the Southern United States develop out of slave patrols?	3