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In the film “1917,” most of the British helmets seem ineffective. How much protection did they actually provide?

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Why did the English send such poorly prepared colonists to Jamestown?

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Was communism as the ideology truly the boogeyman in the US, or was it the USSR's potential for expansion?

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Did the newly formed State of Israel live up to its immigrants’ expectations?

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Shows and movies taking place before the 1950s almost always have children address their parents as "mother" and "father." Is this formality accurate? When did nicknames like "dad" come in fashion?

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In the show Jamestown, an indentured servant pays $150 worth of tobacco for a wife from England. Would he have had any say in who she was?

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When and why did the exaggerated, dramatic way of delivering lines in US movies and television go out of fashion?

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How were Civil War regiments “raised”?

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Before the 17th-18th century, a large number of medical mysteries seem to have been attributed to demons/possession/being a bad person. Were any prominent thinkers unsatisfied?

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When/why did advertising switch from long text-based ads to simple phrases and sentences?

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In the film “1917,” most of the British helmets seem ineffective. How much protection did they actually provide?	14
Why did the English send such poorly prepared colonists to Jamestown?	14
Was communism as the ideology truly the boogeyman in the US, or was it the USSR's potential for expansion?	13
Did the newly formed State of Israel live up to its immigrants’ expectations?	13
Shows and movies taking place before the 1950s almost always have children address their parents as "mother" and "father." Is this formality accurate? When did nicknames like "dad" come in fashion?	12
In the show Jamestown, an indentured servant pays $150 worth of tobacco for a wife from England. Would he have had any say in who she was?	10
When and why did the exaggerated, dramatic way of delivering lines in US movies and television go out of fashion?	10
How were Civil War regiments “raised”?	9
Before the 17th-18th century, a large number of medical mysteries seem to have been attributed to demons/possession/being a bad person. Were any prominent thinkers unsatisfied?	8
When/why did advertising switch from long text-based ads to simple phrases and sentences?	7