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The roaring 20s are portrayed as extreme 'partying'. Were they as sexual active as the modern era, and if so, what happened with the pregnancies? Also, was this only a visible portion of the population?

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Regarding judging historical figures by the mores of their day and our day… NSFW

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Did the economy of France collapse in the French revolution? How did the people get fed?

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How did previous periods of wealth inequality (roaring 20s, Great Depression) END - did the lower class find work and slowly build comparable capital, were the wealth taxed into submission? How has it ever been evened out before?

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Tokenism vs. Belief throughout the ages - is devout faith on the rise or decline?

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What was a tinker, historically? when did they end? what did they do? Where were they really?

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Bias in the study of history: how many types can we define, and what is the methodological approach for minimizing bias?

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History of Judaism, politically and theocratically: what was the origin and development of the Levi and Cohenim classes from the southern palestine period through to the end of Jewish self-rule?

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Music and history - is there a moment in musical history we can identify as the birth of modern tempos, and can we trace that to any shifts in thinking or social experience?

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At the instant of the Reformation, had Catholicism stagnated? Is the emergence of the Lutheran martyrs evidence of a re-invigoration or merely a transference of religious sentiment? Is the Reformation in turn responsible for a renewal of Catholicism?

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The roaring 20s are portrayed as extreme 'partying'. Were they as sexual active as the modern era, and if so, what happened with the pregnancies? Also, was this only a visible portion of the population?	1518
Regarding judging historical figures by the mores of their day and our day… NSFW	334
Did the economy of France collapse in the French revolution? How did the people get fed?	25
How did previous periods of wealth inequality (roaring 20s, Great Depression) END - did the lower class find work and slowly build comparable capital, were the wealth taxed into submission? How has it ever been evened out before?	17
Tokenism vs. Belief throughout the ages - is devout faith on the rise or decline?	13
What was a tinker, historically? when did they end? what did they do? Where were they really?	13
Bias in the study of history: how many types can we define, and what is the methodological approach for minimizing bias?	12
History of Judaism, politically and theocratically: what was the origin and development of the Levi and Cohenim classes from the southern palestine period through to the end of Jewish self-rule?	8
Music and history - is there a moment in musical history we can identify as the birth of modern tempos, and can we trace that to any shifts in thinking or social experience?	6
At the instant of the Reformation, had Catholicism stagnated? Is the emergence of the Lutheran martyrs evidence of a re-invigoration or merely a transference of religious sentiment? Is the Reformation in turn responsible for a renewal of Catholicism?	5