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When the US interstate highway system became widespread, did the Dept. of Transportation undertake to train people on how to use it? Was there any significant confusion on the part of early users regarding how it worked, etiquette, etc?

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Has any culture ever been isolated and kept from the rest of the world as effectively as North Korea? And if so, did it end up being (or at least seeming) easier for them to be wiped out than to reassimilate later on?

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Did the term "Catholic" exist before there was protestantism?

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Any good books on the rise of the religious right in america?

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Who decided that north was up?

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Did any prominent cultures have different names for the oceans/continents that were changed due to globalization?

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I'm doing a paper on religion in the confederacy. Anyone know any good books that would give insight/context into the letters/beliefs of soldiers in the south?

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How did the federalists and anti-federalists of the pre-consitition era transform into the parties that existed during/after the elections of 1796/1800?

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Was there any large manifestation of the "country rhetoric" in England? Max Edling cites this as having originated in England and blosomed in America, but did it do the same where it originated?

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What are some good books about the affects of baby boomers in the US both economically and socially?

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When the US interstate highway system became widespread, did the Dept. of Transportation undertake to train people on how to use it? Was there any significant confusion on the part of early users regarding how it worked, etiquette, etc?	1104
Has any culture ever been isolated and kept from the rest of the world as effectively as North Korea? And if so, did it end up being (or at least seeming) easier for them to be wiped out than to reassimilate later on?	45
Did the term "Catholic" exist before there was protestantism?	20
Any good books on the rise of the religious right in america?	18
Who decided that north was up?	13
Did any prominent cultures have different names for the oceans/continents that were changed due to globalization?	10
I'm doing a paper on religion in the confederacy. Anyone know any good books that would give insight/context into the letters/beliefs of soldiers in the south?	4
How did the federalists and anti-federalists of the pre-consitition era transform into the parties that existed during/after the elections of 1796/1800?	3
Was there any large manifestation of the "country rhetoric" in England? Max Edling cites this as having originated in England and blosomed in America, but did it do the same where it originated?	2
What are some good books about the affects of baby boomers in the US both economically and socially?	2