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Why did the British empire import Indian laborers around the world, as opposed to Irish or African workers?

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If a duke in medieval England, France, or Germany wanted his second son to inherit his lands and titles, would he have any way of disinheriting his oldest son?

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It seems that, over the course of just a decade or two, the nations of Europe renounced almost all of their colonial possessions. Who enforced this? Was there much resistance?

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In the 1930s, there seems to have been a "moralizing" movement across the US. Burlesque clubs were shut down and the Hays code was enforced. What caused this?

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The blog medievalpoc.tumblr.com asserts that Black people were common for essentially all of European history. Is this true?

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Before birth control, how many children was it normal for a couple to have?

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What effect did George Washington's abolition of primogeniture inheritance have on American wealth and agriculture?

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Besides the Moai, what kind of permanent standing structures were built by Polynesian peoples?

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Why did the House of Windsor feel compelled to change their German name? Did anybody seriously accuse the British royal family of disloyalty?

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In the Middle Ages, did Western Europeans realize that Serbians, Bulgarians, Poles, and Russians were all part of a greater Slavic group?

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Why did the British empire import Indian laborers around the world, as opposed to Irish or African workers?	51
If a duke in medieval England, France, or Germany wanted his second son to inherit his lands and titles, would he have any way of disinheriting his oldest son?	51
It seems that, over the course of just a decade or two, the nations of Europe renounced almost all of their colonial possessions. Who enforced this? Was there much resistance?	51
In the 1930s, there seems to have been a "moralizing" movement across the US. Burlesque clubs were shut down and the Hays code was enforced. What caused this?	51
The blog medievalpoc.tumblr.com asserts that Black people were common for essentially all of European history. Is this true?	50
Before birth control, how many children was it normal for a couple to have?	50
What effect did George Washington's abolition of primogeniture inheritance have on American wealth and agriculture?	50
Besides the Moai, what kind of permanent standing structures were built by Polynesian peoples?	50
Why did the House of Windsor feel compelled to change their German name? Did anybody seriously accuse the British royal family of disloyalty?	50
In the Middle Ages, did Western Europeans realize that Serbians, Bulgarians, Poles, and Russians were all part of a greater Slavic group?	49