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I'm hindsight, one looks back and sees the inevitability of World War One breaking out due to the ethnic, national, and international conflicts at play. But was this apparent to the people back then as well? Would someone in 1913 think a World War was as unavoidable as us?
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In many pictures today, people being photographed often have their hands striking a pose as well, like the "peace" sign. How soon after the discovery of photography when did we see people start doing that?
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I know religious institutions in most Eastern Bloc nations were persecuted or muzzled by communist authorities. But what about in Yugoslavia? How did Josef Tito treat Muslim, Christian, and Jewish communities?
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In the late 1800’s the U.S. seemed to be very concerned that Cuba didn’t fall into another European powers hands. It could stay in Spain’s hands, but no other European could have it. But why care considering Jamaica was a possession of the British Empire and right next to Cuba?
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I’ve heard the Taiping Rebellion in China characterized as a rebellion but also as a civil war. Which is more accurate according to historians?
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I know this might be an NSFW question to ask but, considering the practice of foot binding in China, and how it was considered a sign of attractiveness among women, was there any amount of erotica or pornography that catered to foot fetish? NSFW
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In retrospect, the crushing of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and the Prague Spring in 1968 were massive PR disasters for the Soviet Union. Did the U.S. ever experience similar blowback for its CIA backed regime change operations in the Middle East and South America?
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What’s the current consensus among historians on Hitler’s Ostkrieg and the Indian Wars by Edward B. Westermann?
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Let’s say I’m a businessman about to set up shop in the newly opened, more free market economy of China, under Deng Xiaoping. What are the carrots used to get me set up shop there? Where am I coming from? What type of business am I setting up?
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