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Did the Chinese use gunpowder against the Mongols?	37
In contrast to the idea of an infallible, perfect, Christian God, the gods of Ancient Greece and Rome seemed far more "human" in their actions and emotions. Did those that worshipped them believe they had their best interests at heart? Or did they just pray and hoped that appeased them?	36
Suppose that I, by some miracle, survived the GULAGs and was released after serving my full sentence. How hard would it be for me to get a job again or start a normal life? Would there be a stigma against hiring me like there is in the U.S. against former convicts?	35
In the last 500 years of Western Christianity we've seen the "popular" perception of God change from a wrathful, angry one that hates humans, to a loving father that protects us. Did anything like that occur in the Roman Empire with their gods? How did perceptions of them change over 1000 years?	34
I often read or hear about terrible famines in Russia, Iran, China, India, Ireland, and Ukraine but what about the U.S.? Have we ever experienced a famine? If so, why? If not, also why?	33
I know that in the past the size, strength, and casualties of an army were often exaggerated or inaccurate. At what point in history can we say the estimates of an army's size and casualties are reliable?	33
When Afrocentrism and Black Power rose in the United States we saw a change in the names of African Americans from what Europeans had given their ancestors during slavery to something more in touch with their own roots. Was there a similar movement in Latin America?	32
In the United States Elim Klimov’s 1985 film Come See is ranked among the best anti-war films ever made for its unflinching portrayal of the brutality of the Second World War. How did ordinary Russians and Soviet veterans react to the movie?	32
In 1929, Ford Manufacturing signed a historic agreement with the Soviet Union to help produce cars for the fledgling nation. Consider the first Red Scare was only a decade earlier, was there any backlash from the public for trading with a perceived enemy of democracy and capitalism?	31
During the Allied Occupation of Germany, U.S. Generals and soldiers complained about black soldiers "contaminating" white blood through fraternization with German women. Did anybody see the irony in that considering, what the Nazis goals were?	30

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