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How far back does human fascination with gold go? Were there civilizations that knew about gold but didn't value it?

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When the Nazis began deporting France's Jews, what was the official story of what would happen to them? Would your average Frenchman have reason to believe otherwise? Would your average French Jew?

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Prior to consolidating power, were Hitler and the Nazis ridiculed or satirized in the German press?

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Do what degree did the "military-industrial complexes" of both the US and the USSR drive, perpetuate and exacerbate the Cold War?

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Why didn’t Qing dynasty China seek to buy western armaments?

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How and when did war memorabilia emerge as a distinct class of “collectibles” and lay historian interest?

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In the antebellum South, was it illegal for a slave owner to kill an enslaved person? Was anyone ever prosecuted?

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Did the discovery of the New World affect land values in the Old World?

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How old is the concept that the moon governs the tides? What were some pre-scientific (or mythological) explanations for the tides?

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Primary source depictions of life during the Spanish Flu pandemic - recommendations please.

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How far back does human fascination with gold go? Were there civilizations that knew about gold but didn't value it?	6
When the Nazis began deporting France's Jews, what was the official story of what would happen to them? Would your average Frenchman have reason to believe otherwise? Would your average French Jew?	5
Prior to consolidating power, were Hitler and the Nazis ridiculed or satirized in the German press?	4
Do what degree did the "military-industrial complexes" of both the US and the USSR drive, perpetuate and exacerbate the Cold War?	4
Why didn’t Qing dynasty China seek to buy western armaments?	3
How and when did war memorabilia emerge as a distinct class of “collectibles” and lay historian interest?	3
In the antebellum South, was it illegal for a slave owner to kill an enslaved person? Was anyone ever prosecuted?	3
Did the discovery of the New World affect land values in the Old World?	2
How old is the concept that the moon governs the tides? What were some pre-scientific (or mythological) explanations for the tides?	2
Primary source depictions of life during the Spanish Flu pandemic - recommendations please.	2