/u/mystical-me's posts in /r/askhistorians
In L.A., the poles holding up the power lines are taller than almost every tree in the city. Where were all theses wooden poles holding up power lines logged from?
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What was the initial reception of Jewish leaders when they ordered by the Nazis to be confined to ghettos? Was it perceived as a reversal of Napoleon's opening of the Ghettos?
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When members of the same royal family were Catholic and Protestant, was it more of a political affiliation that connected you with other royals and authorities, was it based on actual religious convictions, or was there some appeal of associating with one form of Christianity or another?
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When businesses and manufacturing were selling off in the northeast and sending their operations to cheaper locations overseas, how much money were average business owners really making/saving by offshoring?
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How did countries industrialize in a non-globalized world (1800-1950...)? Who paid for the investment? Did European investors invest in a developing US, much like the developed world invests in the developing world today?
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What was Lincoln's agenda for his second term and did it largely differ from what Johnson did; vetoing the Civil Rights Act of 1866, opposing Radical Republicans, hampering Reconstruction/punishment of the South?
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