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MEGATHREAD | Day 2 of the AskHistorians Digital Conference 2020: ‘Business as Unusual: Histories of Rupture, Chaos, Revolution, and Change’

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Anyone travelling to the USA has to answer a question about whether or not they've committed genocide. When were such questions introduced? What was the rationale behind them?

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Coffee houses were common in 1600-1700s England, playing a prominent role in the emergence of civil society. Fast forward to the mid-late 20th century, and England has become infamous for its poor coffee. What happened to English coffee culture in between?

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Was the expansion of modern bureaucracy ever meaningfully hindered by the cost/scarcity of paper?

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I happened to come across a British source from July 1941 implying that it was already well-known 'that Hitler dopes his Troops when they go into battle.' How and when did the Allies find out about the German scheme to drug frontline soldiers?

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Monday Methods: So, You’re A Historian Who Just Found AskHistorians…

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I've heard that the Bolshevik negotiators at Brest-Litovsk, having realised that they had forgotten to bring a peasant representative for the delegation, found a random peasant en route and brought him along to sit in. He then spent the time getting happily drunk. Any truth to it?

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What was pet ownership like in the Soviet Union?

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What is the history of astroturf?

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MEGATHREAD | It’s the FINAL DAY of the AskHistorians Digital Conference 2020: ‘Business as Unusual: Histories of Rupture, Chaos, Revolution, and Change’!

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MEGATHREAD \| Day 2 of the AskHistorians Digital Conference 2020: ‘Business as Unusual: Histories of Rupture, Chaos, Revolution, and Change’	683
Anyone travelling to the USA has to answer a question about whether or not they've committed genocide. When were such questions introduced? What was the rationale behind them?	614
Coffee houses were common in 1600-1700s England, playing a prominent role in the emergence of civil society. Fast forward to the mid-late 20th century, and England has become infamous for its poor coffee. What happened to English coffee culture in between?	597
Was the expansion of modern bureaucracy ever meaningfully hindered by the cost/scarcity of paper?	379
I happened to come across a British source from July 1941 implying that it was already well-known 'that Hitler dopes his Troops when they go into battle.' How and when did the Allies find out about the German scheme to drug frontline soldiers?	308
Monday Methods: So, You’re A Historian Who Just Found AskHistorians…	296
I've heard that the Bolshevik negotiators at Brest-Litovsk, having realised that they had forgotten to bring a peasant representative for the delegation, found a random peasant en route and brought him along to sit in. He then spent the time getting happily drunk. Any truth to it?	291
What was pet ownership like in the Soviet Union?	273
What is the history of astroturf?	256
MEGATHREAD \| It’s the FINAL DAY of the AskHistorians Digital Conference 2020: ‘Business as Unusual: Histories of Rupture, Chaos, Revolution, and Change’!	237