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Hitler wanted to expand his view of his proposed "Aryan race" and used demagoguery to influence his views by blaming or eliminating people that he deemed to be inferior or the enemies of the state. But what was the reason that he deemed the Jews as the "Final Solution" with such extra hate?	5
When discussing the second World War, the Italians are rarely mentioned. What made fascist Italy so undermined during the second World War, especially during the later years of the war?	5
Why does historical revisionism get a bad reputation in the history department?	5
What is the origin of homophobia that was a socially accepted belief that was passed on for generations and how did preserve strongly for so long?	5
What made the Byzantine Empire slowly lose its territories and influence throughout the Medieval Era?	5
I just learned that Genghis Khan was just as merciful and tolerant as a leader as he was a brutal and ruthless general. So how come Genghis Khan is only known for the latter?	5
In the early years of the war, Germany displayed a large level of success in its military power. But at around the year 1942, Germany's military prowess started to dwindle. Why was this the case?	5
Regarding quotations claimed to be said by Gautama Buddha - how can historians and archaeologists verify which quotations are true/accurate or not?	5
As the Crusades continued to fail or not succeed as expected as the years went by, and as the 4th Crusade was shunned as the Catholic Church, and as the spread of Islam and the Ottomans continued to rise, were there any attempts to reunite the two Churches after the East-West Schism of the 11th Cen?	5
What were Spartans like before the Battle of Thermopylae?	5

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