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Regarding the myth that "the American Revolution could have been prevented if the Americans were less hostile and more diplomatic", how accurate is this myth?	1
This is not meant to be a revisionist type of post but I would like to ask why is the Holocaust the most discussed topic when mentioning historical persecutions when other persecutions and genocides do not get the same amount of attention?	1
Like many major religions of today have different sects with their own beliefs, values and traditions with respect to their main religions, did polytheistic religions in the past have their own sects on their own different deities and blending of deities when the gods of different cultures mixed?	1
Is it possible that some historical figures were hated or not as well-loved during their time in comparison to we view them today and vice-versa?	1
Was Galton aware of the dangers of eugenics?	1
The Byzantine Empire gets little attention from the general population when compared to the ancient/Western Roman Empire despite that the Byzantine Empire was still technically Roman. Why is this the case?	1
Since the Russian Revolution, America and Russia were under constant tension against each other. Why is this the case exactly?	1
When it comes to histography and historicity, how can historians, authors and even the readers of the histories be aware of the accuracy of the histories that they read and write?	1
What exactly were the fundamental reasons throughout history of why some people felt that they had the obligation to spread their religions?	1
Though dragons in Western mythology were often portrayed as malevolent, dangerous and cunning, were there any portrayals of "good" or benevolent dragons similar to those portrayed in Eastern mythologies?	1

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