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In the German TV series "The Empress," 19th century Habsburg royalty appear to only hire elite noblewomen as their servants. Is this accurate? How did such a practice begin? How did powerful countesses and baronesses react to being employed as common servants?

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Was the medieval German settlement of Central & Eastern Europe accompanied by ethnic violence and hierarchy? To what extent can this process be compared to the genocidal colonization of the Americas a few centuries later?

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How did Europe's Jewish communities respond to the rise of Italian banking?

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How important were the Pacific possessions to Germany?

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The Hungarian community is split between two populations: Hungarian nationals and the Szekelys. How did this come to be?

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Did the Confederate States of America ever fear a Mexican invasion? Did Mexico ever consider invading?

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Why did the Russian Empire limit Jewish settlement to the western parts of the empire?

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How did the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc governments react to Western fashion trends and hairstyles gaining popularity in their countries?

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Nikita Khrushchev promised full, stateless communism in the Soviet Union by 1981. Why didn't this happen?

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Was the medieval age of marriage mandated for purely humanitarian reasons?

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In the German TV series "The Empress," 19th century Habsburg royalty appear to only hire elite noblewomen as their servants. Is this accurate? How did such a practice begin? How did powerful countesses and baronesses react to being employed as common servants?	8
Was the medieval German settlement of Central & Eastern Europe accompanied by ethnic violence and hierarchy? To what extent can this process be compared to the genocidal colonization of the Americas a few centuries later?	8
How did Europe's Jewish communities respond to the rise of Italian banking?	8
How important were the Pacific possessions to Germany?	8
The Hungarian community is split between two populations: Hungarian nationals and the Szekelys. How did this come to be?	8
Did the Confederate States of America ever fear a Mexican invasion? Did Mexico ever consider invading?	8
Why did the Russian Empire limit Jewish settlement to the western parts of the empire?	8
How did the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc governments react to Western fashion trends and hairstyles gaining popularity in their countries?	8
Nikita Khrushchev promised full, stateless communism in the Soviet Union by 1981. Why didn't this happen?	8
Was the medieval age of marriage mandated for purely humanitarian reasons?	8