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I heard that one of the proposed confederate flags, which had a cross on it, was not adopted out of the concerns of Jewish confederates. What kind of status did Jews hold in the antebellum south?

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Why, how, and when did the various Arab countries, each speaking forms of Arabic that are frequently completely unintelligible with one another, decide that they all spoke a single language called "Arabic" and how did they decide on a standard form?

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The Assyrian people today identify strongly with its eponymous ancient empire. Is this a continued element of Assyrian culture, and if not, when and why did the Aramaic speaking peoples of Iraq begin to identify with the ancient Assyrian empire?

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What happened to the Mesoamerican peoples after the Spanish Conquest? When did any group resembling modern Mexicans start to appear?

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What was the 'endgame' of the English oppression of Ireland?

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What kept Ashkenazic Jews from even attempting to gain any form of political power?

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We refer to early modern European leaders by many titles, but for the large part, most Native American leaders are referred to as "chief". What were some of the varied political systems of the North American Indians?

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Did Cuba struggle with financial strain or war weariness as a result of its committing thousands of soldiers to overseas conflicts?

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Were there any serious tensions between the Balts (Latvians, Estonians, Livs, etc.) and the Baltic Germans in Interwar Estonia and Latvia?

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Why did the Ottoman Empire fall so far behind in industrial development compared to its historic rivals, particularly Imperial Russia?

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I heard that one of the proposed confederate flags, which had a cross on it, was not adopted out of the concerns of Jewish confederates. What kind of status did Jews hold in the antebellum south?	22
Why, how, and when did the various Arab countries, each speaking forms of Arabic that are frequently completely unintelligible with one another, decide that they all spoke a single language called "Arabic" and how did they decide on a standard form?	21
The Assyrian people today identify strongly with its eponymous ancient empire. Is this a continued element of Assyrian culture, and if not, when and why did the Aramaic speaking peoples of Iraq begin to identify with the ancient Assyrian empire?	21
What happened to the Mesoamerican peoples after the Spanish Conquest? When did any group resembling modern Mexicans start to appear?	21
What was the 'endgame' of the English oppression of Ireland?	20
What kept Ashkenazic Jews from even attempting to gain any form of political power?	20
We refer to early modern European leaders by many titles, but for the large part, most Native American leaders are referred to as "chief". What were some of the varied political systems of the North American Indians?	20
Did Cuba struggle with financial strain or war weariness as a result of its committing thousands of soldiers to overseas conflicts?	20
Were there any serious tensions between the Balts (Latvians, Estonians, Livs, etc.) and the Baltic Germans in Interwar Estonia and Latvia?	20
Why did the Ottoman Empire fall so far behind in industrial development compared to its historic rivals, particularly Imperial Russia?	20