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How is Howard Zinn (specifically, A People's History) viewed by the historical community?

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Is psychology a distinctively western tradition?

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What allowed the Ottomans to take Constantinople in 1453? Did the massive cannons used by the Ottomans determine whether they could take the city, or were they only a contributing factor?

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Where did people who weren’t black or white go during school segregation?

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In 1788, 3 free Black men were kidnapped in Boston and forced into slavery in the French colony of Martinique. Do we know anything about these men or their experiences?

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I've seen it estimated that Jews made up 10% of the population of the Roman Empire. How were there so many Jews in the Roman empire?

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Right now, New York’s famous Russian Tea Room restaurant is nearly deserted due to public opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Did German/Italian/Japanese restaurants suffer similar losses of business during World War Two? How did they adapt?

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How does a 400- or 500-year-old document simply "turn up" in a library somewhere?

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Did the 1950s seem "fake" to people at the time?

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Was the situation in US prisons in the 50s as bad as it's shown in 'The Shawshank Redemption'?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How is Howard Zinn (specifically, A People's History) viewed by the historical community?	56
Is psychology a distinctively western tradition?	56
What allowed the Ottomans to take Constantinople in 1453? Did the massive cannons used by the Ottomans determine whether they could take the city, or were they only a contributing factor?	55
Where did people who weren’t black or white go during school segregation?	55
In 1788, 3 free Black men were kidnapped in Boston and forced into slavery in the French colony of Martinique. Do we know anything about these men or their experiences?	55
I've seen it estimated that Jews made up 10% of the population of the Roman Empire. How were there so many Jews in the Roman empire?	55
Right now, New York’s famous Russian Tea Room restaurant is nearly deserted due to public opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Did German/Italian/Japanese restaurants suffer similar losses of business during World War Two? How did they adapt?	55
How does a 400- or 500-year-old document simply "turn up" in a library somewhere?	55
Did the 1950s seem "fake" to people at the time?	55
Was the situation in US prisons in the 50s as bad as it's shown in 'The Shawshank Redemption'?	55