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Political scientist Stephen Van Evera argues that "quirks in historian culture" leave most historical works with significant explanatory and evaluative gaps. Is his characterization/criticism of the field (see inside for his argument and additional questions) accurate?

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In Europe, there are currently 12 monarchies. Two questions: (i) How did the larger ones (the UK, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain) move from absolute monarchs to effectively powerless monarchs (ii) Why did they not get rid of monarchs entirely like other states had done?

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In Schindler's List, Schindler purposely produces malfunctioning equipment for the Nazis. Is this accurate? Did this occur on a wider scale among war industrialists who opposed the Nazis? Did this form of nonviolent resistance put a dent in the German war effort?

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According to S3E9 of the West Wing, the term "red tape" originates from the difficulty in accessing the records of American Civil War veterans, which were all bound in red tape. Is this accurate (all sources on this are shoddy)?

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Former geography teacher Tim Walz is really into maps – Walz was an early adopter of GIS software in the 1990s, using it to teach students about political violence

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Why didn't the Israeli acquisition of nuclear weapons lead to a regional nuclear arms race?

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How do you regard the Black Book of Communism?

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CP study: Why Populist Authoritarians Rarely Turn into Repressive Dictators – Due to their insistence on personalistic autonomy and unconstrained predominance, they struggle to control the institutions (in particular, the military) necessary to marshal large-scale political repression.

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APSR study: In the mid-nineteenth century—even as many European liberals took a “turn to empire”—Mexican President Benito Juárez and his supporters enunciated an anti-imperial, liberal vision for international politics.

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On what basis did Stalin target certain ethnic and religious groups?

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Political scientist Stephen Van Evera argues that "quirks in historian culture" leave most historical works with significant explanatory and evaluative gaps. Is his characterization/criticism of the field (see inside for his argument and additional questions) accurate?	16	AskHistorians
In Europe, there are currently 12 monarchies. Two questions: (i) How did the larger ones (the UK, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain) move from absolute monarchs to effectively powerless monarchs (ii) Why did they not get rid of monarchs entirely like other states had done?	12	AskHistorians
In Schindler's List, Schindler purposely produces malfunctioning equipment for the Nazis. Is this accurate? Did this occur on a wider scale among war industrialists who opposed the Nazis? Did this form of nonviolent resistance put a dent in the German war effort?	12	AskHistorians
According to S3E9 of the West Wing, the term "red tape" originates from the difficulty in accessing the records of American Civil War veterans, which were all bound in red tape. Is this accurate (all sources on this are shoddy)?	12	AskHistorians
Former geography teacher Tim Walz is really into maps – Walz was an early adopter of GIS software in the 1990s, using it to teach students about political violence	11	IRstudies
Why didn't the Israeli acquisition of nuclear weapons lead to a regional nuclear arms race?	10	AskHistorians
How do you regard the Black Book of Communism?	9	AskHistorians
CP study: Why Populist Authoritarians Rarely Turn into Repressive Dictators – Due to their insistence on personalistic autonomy and unconstrained predominance, they struggle to control the institutions (in particular, the military) necessary to marshal large-scale political repression.	8	IRstudies
APSR study: In the mid-nineteenth century—even as many European liberals took a “turn to empire”—Mexican President Benito Juárez and his supporters enunciated an anti-imperial, liberal vision for international politics.	7	IRstudies
On what basis did Stalin target certain ethnic and religious groups?	7	AskHistorians