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The Baptist Church was founded by English exiles in the Netherlands, and had a close early relationship with the New England Puritans. So why is Baptism so strongly associated with the South today?

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In the early 20th century, was it generally better for Moroccans to live under Spanish or French control?

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"Bonny Light Horseman" and "The Bonny Bunch o' Roses" are well-known English folksongs recounting the British experience of the Napoleonic Wars. Do any surviving folk songs recount the French perspective?

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What kind of employment and social mobility was available for free black men and women before the civil war?

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What steps did the Soviet Union take to contain ethnic Russian nationalism? Were ethno-supremacist currents prohibited among politicians and everyday people?

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What would a medieval city guard/night watch actually do?

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Have any athletes ever perished during the Olympic Games?

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How did France and Britain come to be associated with the colors blue and red. respectively?

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When and why did it become unacceptable for popes and bishops to father illegitimate children?

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How were Crusaders perceived by the Muslim public?

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The Baptist Church was founded by English exiles in the Netherlands, and had a close early relationship with the New England Puritans. So why is Baptism so strongly associated with the South today?	20
In the early 20th century, was it generally better for Moroccans to live under Spanish or French control?	20
"Bonny Light Horseman" and "The Bonny Bunch o' Roses" are well-known English folksongs recounting the British experience of the Napoleonic Wars. Do any surviving folk songs recount the French perspective?	20
What kind of employment and social mobility was available for free black men and women before the civil war?	19
What steps did the Soviet Union take to contain ethnic Russian nationalism? Were ethno-supremacist currents prohibited among politicians and everyday people?	19
What would a medieval city guard/night watch actually do?	19
Have any athletes ever perished during the Olympic Games?	19
How did France and Britain come to be associated with the colors blue and red. respectively?	19
When and why did it become unacceptable for popes and bishops to father illegitimate children?	19
How were Crusaders perceived by the Muslim public?	19