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What did the people of Victorian England (whether lower class or aristocrats) know about/think about the American Old West?

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Did the Romans assign decades with their own cultural character the way we do with the fifties, sixties, etc?

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What changed in US Police Depts after the Rodney King Riots?

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Margaret Thatcher famously considered 'Yes, Minister' to be her favourite telly programme, and was one of many politicians to remark that it was somewhat true to life. To what extent were ministers really subverted by the civil service in the second half of the twentieth century?

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How did sunflowers, a new-world plant domesticated by Native Americans, become one of the main agricultural products of Ukraine?

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Why is Communism "red"?

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During the age of line infantry and musket fire, were there any serious procedures for fighting in urban environments?

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The existence of a "thief culture" is attested to by the existence of 16th century thieves' cant and idioms such as "thick as thieves" and "no honor among thieves". What actual "thief culture" existed in 16th century England, what codes of honor did it possess, and were such codes actually followed?

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The word 'comrade' is closely linked with the popular image of the Soviet Union. It seems ubiquitous both in official and everyday usage. How often did people actually use it? And did it disappear immediately after 1991?

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When and why did the Arab world become so strict and Conservative?

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What did the people of Victorian England (whether lower class or aristocrats) know about/think about the American Old West?	187
Did the Romans assign decades with their own cultural character the way we do with the fifties, sixties, etc?	186
What changed in US Police Depts after the Rodney King Riots?	186
Margaret Thatcher famously considered 'Yes, Minister' to be her favourite telly programme, and was one of many politicians to remark that it was somewhat true to life. To what extent were ministers really subverted by the civil service in the second half of the twentieth century?	186
How did sunflowers, a new-world plant domesticated by Native Americans, become one of the main agricultural products of Ukraine?	186
Why is Communism "red"?	185
During the age of line infantry and musket fire, were there any serious procedures for fighting in urban environments?	185
The existence of a "thief culture" is attested to by the existence of 16th century thieves' cant and idioms such as "thick as thieves" and "no honor among thieves". What actual "thief culture" existed in 16th century England, what codes of honor did it possess, and were such codes actually followed?	185
The word 'comrade' is closely linked with the popular image of the Soviet Union. It seems ubiquitous both in official and everyday usage. How often did people actually use it? And did it disappear immediately after 1991?	185
When and why did the Arab world become so strict and Conservative?	184