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From WW1 through the 1950s, many African Americans moved to major American cities to work in factories. What were conditions like for black workers versus white workers? Were factories segregated?

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What cultural legacy did the Khazars leave on Jewish and non-Jewish peoples of Eastern Europe?

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How much do we know of Pre-Islamic Arabia?

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At what point did the development disparity emerge between Western and Eastern Europe? In the high and late Middle Ages, was life better in France or Denmark than Bulgaria or Lithuania?

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A professor told me that some historians believe Khruschev was deposed because he planned to abolish the Soviet state and implement communism. Which historians are these? What did they argue?

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Why is Afro-Syncretic religion so much more prevalent in Latin America than in the United States or former British possessions?

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Did early medieval Constantinople have ethnic neighborhoods like "Armeniatown" or "Little Syria"? If so, how did this cultural enclaves appear.

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Did the Katanga Infanticide of the 1970s actually happen?

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How did socialists in the West react to the demise of the Soviet Union?

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What kind of labor movements existed in colonized Africa during the 19th and 20th centuries? Were any exploitative projects thwarted by organized labor?

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From WW1 through the 1950s, many African Americans moved to major American cities to work in factories. What were conditions like for black workers versus white workers? Were factories segregated?	93
What cultural legacy did the Khazars leave on Jewish and non-Jewish peoples of Eastern Europe?	92
How much do we know of Pre-Islamic Arabia?	91
At what point did the development disparity emerge between Western and Eastern Europe? In the high and late Middle Ages, was life better in France or Denmark than Bulgaria or Lithuania?	88
A professor told me that some historians believe Khruschev was deposed because he planned to abolish the Soviet state and implement communism. Which historians are these? What did they argue?	88
Why is Afro-Syncretic religion so much more prevalent in Latin America than in the United States or former British possessions?	87
Did early medieval Constantinople have ethnic neighborhoods like "Armeniatown" or "Little Syria"? If so, how did this cultural enclaves appear.	86
Did the Katanga Infanticide of the 1970s actually happen?	86
How did socialists in the West react to the demise of the Soviet Union?	85
What kind of labor movements existed in colonized Africa during the 19th and 20th centuries? Were any exploitative projects thwarted by organized labor?	84