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Why were Chinese men so obsessed with the idea of widow chastity?

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How did the wider European community react to Bartolome de Las Casas accounts of Spanish atrocities in their colonies?

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I, being born in America, know what advertising looks like in a capitalist society but what did advertising look like in the Soviet Union and other Communist countries?

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Why was France given a zone of occupation in Berlin? Considering their defeat, surrender and lack of major participation in either the Eastern or Wester Fronts.

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For hundreds of years the Catholic Church was the sole religious institution in Western Europe. Yet, after the Protestant Reformation we see a burst in anti-Catholic rhetoric and violence. Was this always underneath bubbling beneath the surface? Or was it a product of the Reformation?

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I've read that Stalin imported Western advisors from companies like Ford in the 1930's for the purpose of industrialization. Do we have any memoirs or accounts from those men or women?

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What the hell was J. Edgar Hoover’s end goal? He had all this blackmail and leverage over several administrations and Presidents. He had the FBI wrapped around the tip of his finger. Did he have any designs on higher office? Or was he content to be a puppet master?

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Over 3 million Muslim soldiers fought in the Russian Army during World War II. Why don't we know more about them? What was their experience like? Where did they come from?

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How did the guitar, an instrument originally used in European classical music, end up in the hands of poor black sharecroppers?

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In countries like Vietnam, Kenya, Algeria, and India, how were former colonial soldiers viewed in their countries after they achieved independence?

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Why were Chinese men so obsessed with the idea of widow chastity?	110	AskHistorians
How did the wider European community react to Bartolome de Las Casas accounts of Spanish atrocities in their colonies?	110	AskHistorians
I, being born in America, know what advertising looks like in a capitalist society but what did advertising look like in the Soviet Union and other Communist countries?	106	AskHistorians
Why was France given a zone of occupation in Berlin? Considering their defeat, surrender and lack of major participation in either the Eastern or Wester Fronts.	96	AskHistorians
For hundreds of years the Catholic Church was the sole religious institution in Western Europe. Yet, after the Protestant Reformation we see a burst in anti-Catholic rhetoric and violence. Was this always underneath bubbling beneath the surface? Or was it a product of the Reformation?	90	AskHistorians
I've read that Stalin imported Western advisors from companies like Ford in the 1930's for the purpose of industrialization. Do we have any memoirs or accounts from those men or women?	84	AskHistorians
What the hell was J. Edgar Hoover’s end goal? He had all this blackmail and leverage over several administrations and Presidents. He had the FBI wrapped around the tip of his finger. Did he have any designs on higher office? Or was he content to be a puppet master?	83	AskHistorians
Over 3 million Muslim soldiers fought in the Russian Army during World War II. Why don't we know more about them? What was their experience like? Where did they come from?	82	AskHistorians
How did the guitar, an instrument originally used in European classical music, end up in the hands of poor black sharecroppers?	82	AskHistorians
In countries like Vietnam, Kenya, Algeria, and India, how were former colonial soldiers viewed in their countries after they achieved independence?	78	AskHistorians