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Did the Communist Manifesto or Communism in general have any impact of the American Slave system or on Abolitionism?

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How true is George Orwell's claim that it is impossible for historians to get an unbiased view of the Barcelona street fighting of the May Days? Have historians discovered enough non-partisan sources to piece together an "objective" narrative of the fighting?

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Did Spanish conquistadors ever force natives to eat human flesh, or is this just Dutch propaganda?

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Was Ulysses S Grant's placement on the American $50 in 1913 controversial, considering he was the most recent politician on American money at the time and his presidency had a contentious legacy of corruption?

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Did any Popes or Holy Roman Emperors ever visit Jerusalem while it was held by the Crusaders?

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Writings and drawing on tanks in WW2 (patriotic slogans, tank names, characters, etc.) seems to have been very common, but what were the policies for them? Did militaries try and forbid them, or encourage them for propaganda purposes, or was it not as common as pop culture suggests?

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What was the connection between the Black Hand organization that assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the Serbian government?

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Were there groups of Americans upset over the repealing of Prohibition?

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In pre-radio and television America, to what extent was theater "pop" culture, and to what extent was it the culture for elites?

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Did Mussolini expect/have any plans for Hitler betraying him?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did the Communist Manifesto or Communism in general have any impact of the American Slave system or on Abolitionism?	43
How true is George Orwell's claim that it is impossible for historians to get an unbiased view of the Barcelona street fighting of the May Days? Have historians discovered enough non-partisan sources to piece together an "objective" narrative of the fighting?	42
Did Spanish conquistadors ever force natives to eat human flesh, or is this just Dutch propaganda?	33
Was Ulysses S Grant's placement on the American $50 in 1913 controversial, considering he was the most recent politician on American money at the time and his presidency had a contentious legacy of corruption?	22
Did any Popes or Holy Roman Emperors ever visit Jerusalem while it was held by the Crusaders?	20
Writings and drawing on tanks in WW2 (patriotic slogans, tank names, characters, etc.) seems to have been very common, but what were the policies for them? Did militaries try and forbid them, or encourage them for propaganda purposes, or was it not as common as pop culture suggests?	14
What was the connection between the Black Hand organization that assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the Serbian government?	14
Were there groups of Americans upset over the repealing of Prohibition?	14
In pre-radio and television America, to what extent was theater "pop" culture, and to what extent was it the culture for elites?	12
Did Mussolini expect/have any plans for Hitler betraying him?	9