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What is economic imperialism, in the context of the study of economic history?

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Did Vardhmana Mahavira postulate the existence of microscopic creatures in the 6th century BC?

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What should I write in my journal, and what questions should I ask my grandfather in letters, in order to be useful to future historians?

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Why did the Black Death increase the power of feudal lords in Eastern Europe, but the opposite happened in Western Europe?

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Why did liberal student movements support the Iranian revolution?

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Why didn't people continue to use Roman coins after the empire fell?

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What's the story behind this ritualistic banging on the door during the Opening of Parliament ceremony?

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I read that Zofia Posmysz was sent to Auschwitz for distributing anti-Nazi leaflets. What exactly were in those leaflets? Are there any surviving copies?

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How effective have China's efforts to squash religion for the sake of unity been?

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I read that Hitler "was granted absolute powers as party chairman, replacing Drexler, by a vote of 533 to 1." Who was that one that voted against him, and why?

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What is economic imperialism, in the context of the study of economic history?	19
Did Vardhmana Mahavira postulate the existence of microscopic creatures in the 6th century BC?	16
What should I write in my journal, and what questions should I ask my grandfather in letters, in order to be useful to future historians?	16
Why did the Black Death increase the power of feudal lords in Eastern Europe, but the opposite happened in Western Europe?	16
Why did liberal student movements support the Iranian revolution?	16
Why didn't people continue to use Roman coins after the empire fell?	14
What's the story behind this ritualistic banging on the door during the Opening of Parliament ceremony?	14
I read that Zofia Posmysz was sent to Auschwitz for distributing anti-Nazi leaflets. What exactly were in those leaflets? Are there any surviving copies?	13
How effective have China's efforts to squash religion for the sake of unity been?	11
I read that Hitler "was granted absolute powers as party chairman, replacing Drexler, by a vote of 533 to 1." Who was that one that voted against him, and why?	11