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the basic premise of the anti-internment people is that Japanese-Americans were every bit as loyal as German-Americans and Italian-Americans. But why were German-Americans and Italian-Americans so loyal in WW2?

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What did people in feudal Europe think their economic system was? Did they categorize different economic systems? Did they concieve of a bourgeois economic system?

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Why do the people of the Nuba Mountains in central Sudan speak a language far closer to Niger-Congo languages than anything in Sudan?

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There were left wing uprisings all over Europe in 1848. Why weren't there uprisings in the USA?

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This YouTuber asks why, in the face of Hun invasion, barbarians invade Rome instead of standing their ground. If these tribes followed the path of least resistance, why hadn't they submitted to Rome already? Can anyone explain?

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Jacques Derrida said in Specters of Marx that, though the modern liberal world may be nice, never before in human history have so many people in raw numbers died of war, famine, exclusion, and the like. Is this true?

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Why have so many cultures used cowrie shells as money, or for ritual purposes?

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Why did the rise of Islam diminish the east-west Mediterranean trade?

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Why did nineteenth century England have relatively lax free speech laws compared to other European countries?

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In the 2020 elections, people could vote over multiple days. Why could people historically only vote on one day? Was there every any debate about this in premodern history?

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the basic premise of the anti-internment people is that Japanese-Americans were every bit as loyal as German-Americans and Italian-Americans. But why were German-Americans and Italian-Americans so loyal in WW2?	6
What did people in feudal Europe think their economic system was? Did they categorize different economic systems? Did they concieve of a bourgeois economic system?	6
Why do the people of the Nuba Mountains in central Sudan speak a language far closer to Niger-Congo languages than anything in Sudan?	5
There were left wing uprisings all over Europe in 1848. Why weren't there uprisings in the USA?	5
This YouTuber asks why, in the face of Hun invasion, barbarians invade Rome instead of standing their ground. If these tribes followed the path of least resistance, why hadn't they submitted to Rome already? Can anyone explain?	5
Jacques Derrida said in Specters of Marx that, though the modern liberal world may be nice, never before in human history have so many people in raw numbers died of war, famine, exclusion, and the like. Is this true?	4
Why have so many cultures used cowrie shells as money, or for ritual purposes?	4
Why did the rise of Islam diminish the east-west Mediterranean trade?	4
Why did nineteenth century England have relatively lax free speech laws compared to other European countries?	4
In the 2020 elections, people could vote over multiple days. Why could people historically only vote on one day? Was there every any debate about this in premodern history?	3