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Did Allied historians and journalists in 1939 compare the Nazi-Soviet invasion of Poland with the Partitions nearly two centuries earlier?

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How do we know what colors were used on buildings centuries old (where the paint has faded)?

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What was the Austrian government like before the coup in 1938? Were they fascist, or relatively neutral?

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What did scientists before telescopes & astronomy think the moon was? How much was understood about it?

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Historians of Poland often claim with grandiose confidence that the Polish-Soviet War prevented the Bolsheviks from marching as far afield as Berlin and Paris. How true is this?

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Some onlookers to September 1939 believed that the Soviet invasion of Poland was justified. How true is this?

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My history professor has been strongly implying that Washington was a member of the Federalist party since the start of the school year, but most popular accounts paint him as an independent. Which of these views is more correct?

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Was the American Civil War caused by slavery or by states' rights?

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Before CREEP and Watergate, was Richard Nixon considered a good leader by most people? Was he a good president overall?

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How did the namesake 'wings' of the Polish-Lithuanian winged hussars come about?

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Did Allied historians and journalists in 1939 compare the Nazi-Soviet invasion of Poland with the Partitions nearly two centuries earlier?	3
How do we know what colors were used on buildings centuries old (where the paint has faded)?	3
What was the Austrian government like before the coup in 1938? Were they fascist, or relatively neutral?	3
What did scientists before telescopes & astronomy think the moon was? How much was understood about it?	3
Historians of Poland often claim with grandiose confidence that the Polish-Soviet War prevented the Bolsheviks from marching as far afield as Berlin and Paris. How true is this?	3
Some onlookers to September 1939 believed that the Soviet invasion of Poland was justified. How true is this?	3
My history professor has been strongly implying that Washington was a member of the Federalist party since the start of the school year, but most popular accounts paint him as an independent. Which of these views is more correct?	3
Was the American Civil War caused by slavery or by states' rights?	3
Before CREEP and Watergate, was Richard Nixon considered a good leader by most people? Was he a good president overall?	2
How did the namesake 'wings' of the Polish-Lithuanian winged hussars come about?	2