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How and why did attitudes towards Mexican immigration change from the early 20th century to the late 20th century?

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How did small paper umbrellas become associated with certain cocktails (e.g. Sex on the Beach)?

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What can AskHistorians tell me about British Israelism and how it became Christian Identity in the 1920s? Additionally, what is the background for the former group, and are there distinctive American elements in CI?

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How did the (often mass) consumption of low-quality beer become associated with college, and specifically Greek life, culture?

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Were Mormons practicing polygamy in the 1920s?

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How did rouge become acceptable in the fashion and beauty world?

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Would it be correct to consider escaped American slaves residing in the North (and Canada) as refugees?

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It's generally understood that Héloïse and Abelard had a significant relationship. How much did Héloïse influence Abelard's later writings, and vice versa?

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I know that the CIA and the AFL-CIO worked close together in order to destabilize the Guyanese government in the 1960s. Were similar tactics used in other Cold War conflicts in Central and South America? Did the CIA and the AFL-CIO both work together to spy on American citizens as well?

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Large numbers of black people moved northward in what is known as the Great Migration. How did this affect the demographics of cities and towns?

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How and why did attitudes towards Mexican immigration change from the early 20th century to the late 20th century?	13
How did small paper umbrellas become associated with certain cocktails (e.g. Sex on the Beach)?	11
What can AskHistorians tell me about British Israelism and how it became Christian Identity in the 1920s? Additionally, what is the background for the former group, and are there distinctive American elements in CI?	10
How did the (often mass) consumption of low-quality beer become associated with college, and specifically Greek life, culture?	10
Were Mormons practicing polygamy in the 1920s?	9
How did rouge become acceptable in the fashion and beauty world?	9
Would it be correct to consider escaped American slaves residing in the North (and Canada) as refugees?	8
It's generally understood that Héloïse and Abelard had a significant relationship. How much did Héloïse influence Abelard's later writings, and vice versa?	8
I know that the CIA and the AFL-CIO worked close together in order to destabilize the Guyanese government in the 1960s. Were similar tactics used in other Cold War conflicts in Central and South America? Did the CIA and the AFL-CIO both work together to spy on American citizens as well?	8
Large numbers of black people moved northward in what is known as the Great Migration. How did this affect the demographics of cities and towns?	8