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Historians, do you think you should look at history more objectively or more emotionally?

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Why were so many large college football stadiums built in the US in the 1920's?

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Who were the most prominent Black leaders in the years after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination? Why was nobody else capable of maintaining that kind of following? Perhaps a time frame of the 1968-1980's...

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When apartheid was enacted, how connected was South Africa to the global economy? Was global trade still dependent on ports in South Africa? Were there any serious economic disadvantages for a country boycotting South Africa?

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Question about Rashid Khalidi's claim in the iron cage that the Palestine Mandate was 'unique' while other British and other mandate colonial governments were 'not unique'.

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Were most of the large/capital cities in Africa founded by European colonialists or do some major cities have pre-colonial origins.

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What do we know about Kurt Waldheim's military service in WW2, and what do we know that he lied about or covered up?

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What was the purpose of the wild animal trade in Ancient Rome? It couldn't have just been to kill them in the coliseums?

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What policies did the British enact in Singapore and Hong Kong that transformed them into such international financial centers?

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Why were the Germans not prepared for the Allied invasion of Sicily?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Historians, do you think you should look at history more objectively or more emotionally?	7
Why were so many large college football stadiums built in the US in the 1920's?	7
Who were the most prominent Black leaders in the years after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination? Why was nobody else capable of maintaining that kind of following? Perhaps a time frame of the 1968-1980's...	7
When apartheid was enacted, how connected was South Africa to the global economy? Was global trade still dependent on ports in South Africa? Were there any serious economic disadvantages for a country boycotting South Africa?	6
Question about Rashid Khalidi's claim in the iron cage that the Palestine Mandate was 'unique' while other British and other mandate colonial governments were 'not unique'.	6
Were most of the large/capital cities in Africa founded by European colonialists or do some major cities have pre-colonial origins.	6
What do we know about Kurt Waldheim's military service in WW2, and what do we know that he lied about or covered up?	6
What was the purpose of the wild animal trade in Ancient Rome? It couldn't have just been to kill them in the coliseums?	6
What policies did the British enact in Singapore and Hong Kong that transformed them into such international financial centers?	6
Why were the Germans not prepared for the Allied invasion of Sicily?	5