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Italian American crime syndicates had a major influence on city politics in the USA for about a hundred years. Did similar organizations emerge among other sections of the Italian diaspora, such as in Argentina, Cuba, Australia, or Brazil?

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Was the Germanic origin of the Frankish people ever used by the Nazis to justify the seizure of northern France?

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What systems of music education existed in the Ottoman Empire?

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What kind of music was played by the ancient Jews? How much do we know about their popular or liturgical traditions?

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Was being a eunuch always seen as shameful in Europe or the Islamic World? Was there ever a prestige attached to eunuch-ness?

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In the late middle ages, what were the chances of an armored knight dying in battle, compared to the chances of an armorless footsoldier?

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Were Macedonians the only Greek culture to practice polygamy?

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How did the North Vietnamese react to American dissatisfaction with the Vietnam War?

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In medieval and early modern Europe, what did traveling minstrels actually do? What do we know about how they lived?

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Did the gene pool of Italy in 100 CE differ substantially from the modern nation?

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Italian American crime syndicates had a major influence on city politics in the USA for about a hundred years. Did similar organizations emerge among other sections of the Italian diaspora, such as in Argentina, Cuba, Australia, or Brazil?	3
Was the Germanic origin of the Frankish people ever used by the Nazis to justify the seizure of northern France?	3
What systems of music education existed in the Ottoman Empire?	3
What kind of music was played by the ancient Jews? How much do we know about their popular or liturgical traditions?	3
Was being a eunuch always seen as shameful in Europe or the Islamic World? Was there ever a prestige attached to eunuch-ness?	3
In the late middle ages, what were the chances of an armored knight dying in battle, compared to the chances of an armorless footsoldier?	3
Were Macedonians the only Greek culture to practice polygamy?	3
How did the North Vietnamese react to American dissatisfaction with the Vietnam War?	3
In medieval and early modern Europe, what did traveling minstrels actually do? What do we know about how they lived?	3
Did the gene pool of Italy in 100 CE differ substantially from the modern nation?	3