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Did the overthrow of Germany's monarchy in 1918-1919 receive widespread popular support or was it a spur of the moment decision meant to reduce the risk of a Communist revolution in Germany and one that didn't have widespread support among the German people?

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How did rock and roll musicians and avant-garde composers (like John Cage and Terry Riley) view each other's work in the 1950s?

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When did "John Hancock" become synonymous for signature?

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What exactly does an academic historian do?

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When and why did men start wearing ties?

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Under China's one-child policy, did rich couples pay poor couples to raise a second child as their own? ie "buying their one child allotment": Rich couple has a boy, also want a girl, so the mom gets preggo again, delivers the baby in rural area, and pay a farmer couple to say it's their kid.

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How do Historians utilise/analyse hagiography and miraculous events in historical data?

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How much of an economic impact did Great Britain suffer after releasing the American colonies?

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To what extent was the maintenance of civil peace between rival religious sects a motivating factor of the drafters of the US Constitution & amendments?

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Why did the Red Scare occur in the USA and not somewhere like West Germany?

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Did the overthrow of Germany's monarchy in 1918-1919 receive widespread popular support or was it a spur of the moment decision meant to reduce the risk of a Communist revolution in Germany and one that didn't have widespread support among the German people?	19
How did rock and roll musicians and avant-garde composers (like John Cage and Terry Riley) view each other's work in the 1950s?	19
When did "John Hancock" become synonymous for signature?	19
What exactly does an academic historian do?	19
When and why did men start wearing ties?	19
Under China's one-child policy, did rich couples pay poor couples to raise a second child as their own? ie "buying their one child allotment": Rich couple has a boy, also want a girl, so the mom gets preggo again, delivers the baby in rural area, and pay a farmer couple to say it's their kid.	19
How do Historians utilise/analyse hagiography and miraculous events in historical data?	19
How much of an economic impact did Great Britain suffer after releasing the American colonies?	19
To what extent was the maintenance of civil peace between rival religious sects a motivating factor of the drafters of the US Constitution & amendments?	19
Why did the Red Scare occur in the USA and not somewhere like West Germany?	19