/u/mowshowitz's posts in /r/AskHistorians
In the East-West Schism where the Catholic and Orthodox churches broke away from each other, was one of the groups more reform-minded?
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Why and how did Napoleon's reputation change from being a tyrant to a more neutral/positive conception as a military genius and reformer?
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Why do so many national anthems of non-Western countries sound Western? Even never-colonized places like Japan and China have Western-sounding anthems.
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Why has the US government, particularly on the right, been so hostile toward Iran and so conciliatory toward Saudi Arabia? Where did this come from?
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How did the rights of the whites in the Confederacy compare to those in the Union during the Civil War? What "freedoms" (of speech, of assembly, etc) did they enjoy?
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How did the American public react to the first 'comings out' of gay celebrities, and how did their public visibility impact the direction of the gay rights movement in the country?
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Did British Imperial policy towards and relations with Aboriginals & Maori differ? If so, how & why? What about the converse--how did Aboriginals & Maori differ in their relations with the Empire?
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Were there ever any notable attempts to rehabilitate the French Reign of Terror in a manner similar to the American South's "Lost Cause" narrative?
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