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Are there any examples in pre-modern history of citizens/subjects of a major power romanticizing conquered/neighboring indigenous cultures?

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What happened to the Roman populares in the imperial-era?

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Why was there so much diversity on policy positions among elected officials within each of the two US parties during the mid-20th century? Was that a recent development, or had this diversity been the case for some time?

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Why was the vast majority of colonialism done by "the west"?

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Ideologically motivated revolutions, either proposed or actualized, seemed to not exist before the French Revolutionary era, and persist to this day. Why? What changed in western society?

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Was there ever a time when the popular use of the term "reactionary" was merely descriptive and not pejorative?

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Why is Queen Victoria considered such an Important figure in British (and world) history?

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In the latter 20th century, most floor speeches given in the chambers of the US Congress are given to nearly empty rooms, and most real legislative business is done elsewhere. But this wasn't always the case. When did this change and why?

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Are there any examples in pre-modern history of citizens/subjects of a major power romanticizing conquered/neighboring indigenous cultures?	3
What happened to the Roman populares in the imperial-era?	2
Why was there so much diversity on policy positions among elected officials within each of the two US parties during the mid-20th century? Was that a recent development, or had this diversity been the case for some time?	2
Why was the vast majority of colonialism done by "the west"?	2
Ideologically motivated revolutions, either proposed or actualized, seemed to not exist before the French Revolutionary era, and persist to this day. Why? What changed in western society?	1
Was there ever a time when the popular use of the term "reactionary" was merely descriptive and not pejorative?	1
Why is Queen Victoria considered such an Important figure in British (and world) history?	1
In the latter 20th century, most floor speeches given in the chambers of the US Congress are given to nearly empty rooms, and most real legislative business is done elsewhere. But this wasn't always the case. When did this change and why?	1