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Why was the DNC of 1968 targeted by masse left-wing protests while the RNC was not?

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Did the American government play a role in the crack epidemic in black communities in the 80's?

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The JFK assassination is shrouded in conspiracy theories in the popular imagination. Do any of these have academic credibility? What is the historical consensus on the assassination?

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Why did the city of San Francisco, predominantly known for the counterculture, become home to the tech industry?

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In the 1990s, a series of British journalists visited America to report on people such as Alex Jones and a wider "conspiracy movement" that had risen to prominence in America at the time. What is the history of the ideas of the conspiracy movement? And why did it resonate with Americans inthe 1990s?

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Was the prosperity of the Western world in the 1990s dependant on the poverty and exploitation of the developing world?

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Did Churchill form a coalition with Labour because he was worried about Fascists in the Conservative Party?

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Is there any other phenomina in historiography similar to Holocaust denial where a committed group of ideologues dispute what is accepted as fact by the academic community and engage in misinformation/propaganda to spread their message?

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Was Oklahoma bomber, Timothy Mcveigh, a white supremacist?

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What impact, if any, did Hitler have on the white supremacist movement in America?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why was the DNC of 1968 targeted by masse left-wing protests while the RNC was not?	48
Did the American government play a role in the crack epidemic in black communities in the 80's?	30
The JFK assassination is shrouded in conspiracy theories in the popular imagination. Do any of these have academic credibility? What is the historical consensus on the assassination?	27
Why did the city of San Francisco, predominantly known for the counterculture, become home to the tech industry?	16
In the 1990s, a series of British journalists visited America to report on people such as Alex Jones and a wider "conspiracy movement" that had risen to prominence in America at the time. What is the history of the ideas of the conspiracy movement? And why did it resonate with Americans inthe 1990s?	10
Was the prosperity of the Western world in the 1990s dependant on the poverty and exploitation of the developing world?	7
Did Churchill form a coalition with Labour because he was worried about Fascists in the Conservative Party?	3
Is there any other phenomina in historiography similar to Holocaust denial where a committed group of ideologues dispute what is accepted as fact by the academic community and engage in misinformation/propaganda to spread their message?	2
Was Oklahoma bomber, Timothy Mcveigh, a white supremacist?	2
What impact, if any, did Hitler have on the white supremacist movement in America?	1