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The US Army stamped out Native American resistance in the late 19th century, often with extreme cruelty. Thousands of Native Americans went on to serve in the US Army in WWII. Were the remaining survivors of the American Indian Wars bothered by this?

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How Turkic are Anatolian Turks? Are Anatolian Turks a mixture of Native Anatolians and Central Asians?

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Was it customary for European colonists to clear vast swaths of forest within the immediate vicinity of their harbors when colonizing the new world, or did they tend to build farmsteads further inland?

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Did the ancient Macedonians consider themselves Greek "from jump" or through gradual cultural assimilation with the rest of the Greek world?

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Why did Reagan nominate, to the Supreme Court, a candidate involved in Nixon's coverup of Watergate, when he could have found an ideologically-similar candidate without the baggage?

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When did long hair become symbol of femininity and when did (the majority of) men start cutting their short and why?

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One of the underlying factors in the Renaissance was the arrival of Greek refuges in Italy following the invasion of Constantinople by Mehmed the Conquerer. How did these refugees contribute to the Renaissance?

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Who (or what) was "Jim Crow" and why are racist American laws generally named after him? Was this name used by both opponents and supporters of the laws, or only opponents?

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Has Oda Nobunaga, to an extent, been a victim of historical slander ?

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How did Kaiser Wilhelm from Germany send Queen Victoria Christmas food in England?

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The US Army stamped out Native American resistance in the late 19th century, often with extreme cruelty. Thousands of Native Americans went on to serve in the US Army in WWII. Were the remaining survivors of the American Indian Wars bothered by this?	29
How Turkic are Anatolian Turks? Are Anatolian Turks a mixture of Native Anatolians and Central Asians?	29
Was it customary for European colonists to clear vast swaths of forest within the immediate vicinity of their harbors when colonizing the new world, or did they tend to build farmsteads further inland?	29
Did the ancient Macedonians consider themselves Greek "from jump" or through gradual cultural assimilation with the rest of the Greek world?	29
Why did Reagan nominate, to the Supreme Court, a candidate involved in Nixon's coverup of Watergate, when he could have found an ideologically-similar candidate without the baggage?	29
When did long hair become symbol of femininity and when did (the majority of) men start cutting their short and why?	29
One of the underlying factors in the Renaissance was the arrival of Greek refuges in Italy following the invasion of Constantinople by Mehmed the Conquerer. How did these refugees contribute to the Renaissance?	29
Who (or what) was "Jim Crow" and why are racist American laws generally named after him? Was this name used by both opponents and supporters of the laws, or only opponents?	29
Has Oda Nobunaga, to an extent, been a victim of historical slander ?	29
How did Kaiser Wilhelm from Germany send Queen Victoria Christmas food in England?	29