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Were the plumes on the helmets of knights usually red, and if so, why?

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Why was the south so hell-bent on keeping slavery?

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What was the purpose of Jim Crow/segregation?

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Why is the 1896 U.S. Presidential election considered to be a realigning election?

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Why did so many states lower their drinking age to match the new voting age in the early 1970s?

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Why did Andrew Jackson see the 2nd Bank of the United States as elitist?

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In the Second Party System, how did the Democrats feel about internal improvements?

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How did American business interests go from being advocates of protectionism in the era of Mckinley to opponents of protectionism in the era of Trump?

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How prevalent was anti-Catholicism and anti-Irish xenophobia in the pre-Civil Rights south?

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How did the People's Party that existed in post-Civil War America come to be known as the "Populist Party?"

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Were the plumes on the helmets of knights usually red, and if so, why?	5
Why was the south so hell-bent on keeping slavery?	4
What was the purpose of Jim Crow/segregation?	4
Why is the 1896 U.S. Presidential election considered to be a realigning election?	4
Why did so many states lower their drinking age to match the new voting age in the early 1970s?	3
Why did Andrew Jackson see the 2nd Bank of the United States as elitist?	3
In the Second Party System, how did the Democrats feel about internal improvements?	2
How did American business interests go from being advocates of protectionism in the era of Mckinley to opponents of protectionism in the era of Trump?	2
How prevalent was anti-Catholicism and anti-Irish xenophobia in the pre-Civil Rights south?	2
How did the People's Party that existed in post-Civil War America come to be known as the "Populist Party?"	1