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How did countries like Qin Dynasty China or the Ottoman Empire react to Charles Darwin’s Origin Of The Species?	4436
Franklin Delano Roosevelt would be hit by repeated accusations of socialism or communist during the implementation of the New Deal . But what did actual Communists and Socialists think of the New Deal?	4252
After World War One and during the Jazz Age, Paris became a haven for African American Expats who wanted to escape the Jim Crow South. What happened to those African Americans when Nazi Germany occupied Paris?	3288
King Edward I observed in 1277, that “the laws which the Irish use are detestable to God and so contrary to all laws that they ought not to be called laws”. What was so bad about Irish law to the English?	2473
In the 60's and 70's there were a variety of sitcoms set during World War Two, like Hogan's Heroes, that portrayed Germans and the War in a very humorous silly light. Was there any backlash from veterans of World War Two for that portrayal?	2117
Women's sexuality has, throughout history, almost always been misunderstood, feared, or controlled. How did the growth of the medical field of Gynecology fit into this?	1908
In 1811, as Tecumseh attempted to rally the the Choctaw and Chickasaw to create an Pan-Indian Alliance against American expansion he also implored them to cease the killing of women and children in inter-tribal warfare. What was tribal warfare like for non-combatants in the southeast?	1899
Ronald Reagan won the 1984 presidential election in one of the most lopsided victories in American history, yet by 1986 his party had been swept from power in the midterms. What happened?	1594
In a memoir of his experiences during World War II in the Red Army, author Nikolai Nikulin said that Joseph Stalin was a far removed, mysterious figure in Russia, similar to the Wizard of Oz. Is this an accurate representation of how Russians would've viewed him?	1566
When the Catholic Church banned the sale of indulgences, what explanation did they give to the people who had bought them for themselves or family members? What did they say happened to them?	1532

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