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How did negative views of the Manchu Qing play into Imperial Japanese ideas of racial superiority?

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How was 'Βασιλεύς' used in Archaic/Classical Greek compared to other monarchical titles like 'Αναξ'?

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What do we know of Japanese 13th century archery?

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The Soviet Union is often blamed for continuing to export grain while peasants starved. Was this an exceptional practice?

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Were "Iron Chariots" a thing, and if so, what was so special about them?

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What drove Isma'il I's rise to power and decision to enforce practice of Twelver Shia Islam?

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How important was the contrast with Malcolm X to the recognition Martin Luther King, Jr. received as as the quintessential civil rights leader?

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Analogies between the Holocaust and the crimes of the Soviet Union in the context of the Cold War

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The inscription "of Pilates" in Greek was apparently recently discovered on a copper ring from the Herodium. Is it plausible that it could've belonged to Pontius Pilate?

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Was Ivan Grozny mentally ill?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did negative views of the Manchu Qing play into Imperial Japanese ideas of racial superiority?	13
How was 'Βασιλεύς' used in Archaic/Classical Greek compared to other monarchical titles like 'Αναξ'?	12
What do we know of Japanese 13th century archery?	12
The Soviet Union is often blamed for continuing to export grain while peasants starved. Was this an exceptional practice?	11
Were "Iron Chariots" a thing, and if so, what was so special about them?	11
What drove Isma'il I's rise to power and decision to enforce practice of Twelver Shia Islam?	11
How important was the contrast with Malcolm X to the recognition Martin Luther King, Jr. received as as the quintessential civil rights leader?	11
Analogies between the Holocaust and the crimes of the Soviet Union in the context of the Cold War	10
The inscription "of Pilates" in Greek was apparently recently discovered on a copper ring from the Herodium. Is it plausible that it could've belonged to Pontius Pilate?	10
Was Ivan Grozny mentally ill?	10