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Toynbee wrote of cultures that die out when they do not reinvent themselves. Prior to the Holocaust, Jews and Judaism was one he believed would die out (focus on Jewish identity after the Holocaust renewed the culture). How tightly knit was the culture of Jews prior to the Holocaust?
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Would you please describe the political and cultural conscience of the Jewish people prior to the holocaust?
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Are there examples throughout the democratic history of EU countries (or in the US in which elites did NOT play an oversized role in the government of a political party?
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Kissinger noted in "Diplomacy" that it is part of Russian nature to seek expansion in the west as well as in Asia. But he did not elaborate much on that other than to note that it is their insecurity of their leaders that drove their need to expand. What historical reasons has Russia had to expand?
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How did Slavery in the US vs. Brazil differ in terms of the juxtaposition between Slaveowner Brutality and Slave Preservation of African Cultural Roots and Religion?
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What was existence like for peasants during agrarian times throughout feudal Europe? How generally did peasant populations differ?
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