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What was life like for Whites who weren't Afrikaner during Apartheid?

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Primary sources on the Spanish Civil war

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What would an average levy of the early Roman Kingdom wear into battle?

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Why is speaking German not more prevalent in the US?

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Were gunfights and duels as common in the “Wild West” as movies and folklore would have us believe?

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The Wikipedia article for the French SDECE claims that France, under de Gaulle, sought to breakup Canada and that de Gaulle harboured some sort of hatred for Canada. Is any of this true? Is this purely nationalist mudslinging, or is there some level of truth to these bold accusations?

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If I wanted to accuse someone of being a witch around the start of the 17th Century, how likely were they to be killed?

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In the Decameron, the author notes that servants could be hired for those dying from the Plague, but that they tended to die alongside their owners, why would anyone become a servant?

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What is the evidence that British imperialists deliberately gave minority groups over majorities, in places like Iraq, Syria, South Africa, etc?

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What was life like for Whites who weren't Afrikaner during Apartheid?	10
Primary sources on the Spanish Civil war	10
What would an average levy of the early Roman Kingdom wear into battle?	10
[deleted by user]	10
Why is speaking German not more prevalent in the US?	10
Were gunfights and duels as common in the “Wild West” as movies and folklore would have us believe?	10
The Wikipedia article for the French SDECE claims that France, under de Gaulle, sought to breakup Canada and that de Gaulle harboured some sort of hatred for Canada. Is any of this true? Is this purely nationalist mudslinging, or is there some level of truth to these bold accusations?	10
If I wanted to accuse someone of being a witch around the start of the 17th Century, how likely were they to be killed?	10
In the Decameron, the author notes that servants could be hired for those dying from the Plague, but that they tended to die alongside their owners, why would anyone become a servant?	10
What is the evidence that British imperialists deliberately gave minority groups over majorities, in places like Iraq, Syria, South Africa, etc?	10