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I'm researching the second phase of the Chinese Civil war and can't find any good sources. Could somebody point me towards some good resources?

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Did people ever lived in forests like Tolkien's elves?

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Has there been an outright sale of national territory in the recent past? Why was the transfer of territory (allodial title) between sovereign entities via financial purchase more common in the past (no large scale examples I can find within the last 25 years)?

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We hear a lot about D-Day, what about the cleanup?

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Did the Soviet Union ever really consider invading Western Europe as a viable option in the Cold War?

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The majority of “classic” Christmas music is from the 40s and 50s. Why did it become so trendy at that time, and what did people listen to around Christmas before then?

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How well has the bottom of the Persian gulf, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, etc been searched for pre-EHSLR archaeological sites with regards to the origins of the Sumerian people?

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Anglo-Saxon Golden Age? How much truth is there in the "Norman Yoke" theory?

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In the post-Reconstruction United States, various laws were passed to effectovely disenfranchise nonwhite Americans while following the "letter of the law" (grandfather clauses, literacy tests, etc). What, if any, similar measures were taken to disenfranchise women after they gained suffrage?

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I'm researching the second phase of the Chinese Civil war and can't find any good sources. Could somebody point me towards some good resources?	50
Did people ever lived in forests like Tolkien's elves?	50
Has there been an outright sale of national territory in the recent past? Why was the transfer of territory (allodial title) between sovereign entities via financial purchase more common in the past (no large scale examples I can find within the last 25 years)?	50
We hear a lot about D-Day, what about the cleanup?	50
Did the Soviet Union ever really consider invading Western Europe as a viable option in the Cold War?	50
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The majority of “classic” Christmas music is from the 40s and 50s. Why did it become so trendy at that time, and what did people listen to around Christmas before then?	49
How well has the bottom of the Persian gulf, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, etc been searched for pre-EHSLR archaeological sites with regards to the origins of the Sumerian people?	49
Anglo-Saxon Golden Age? How much truth is there in the "Norman Yoke" theory?	49
In the post-Reconstruction United States, various laws were passed to effectovely disenfranchise nonwhite Americans while following the "letter of the law" (grandfather clauses, literacy tests, etc). What, if any, similar measures were taken to disenfranchise women after they gained suffrage?	49