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Did the Marian reforms immediately transform the makeup of the Roman military, or was there a time-lag period of transition? Was military service still essentially necessary if one intended to enter politics?	3
When did it become a matter of lore that there were no snakes in Ireland? Was this always attributed to human causes?	3
From 1930 until 1968, the Hays code dictated what could and couldn't be put forth from the major studios in Hollywood. What led to the abandoning of this system? Was it a change that had been gradually built up to, or was it sudden?	3
Did the American stock market crash of October, 1929 trigger the Great Depression worldwide? If so, how? Were any industrialized countries able to resist economic crisis?	3
The premise of 'The Frontrunner' is that something changed with the coverage of Gary Hart's extramarital affair in the run-up to the 1988 election;was this in fact the case?How did the "look the other way" mentality towards candidates' personal indiscretions evolve, and why was this case different?	3
How did Guy Fawkes Day become a holiday in England?	3
Were the Roman legions from late Republic into the early Imperium (say 150 BCE to 150 AD) meritocratic?	3
Did the Viet Nam war affect the popularity of long hair in the late '60s/early '70s (as a representation of a rejection of the previous generation's values)?	3
In 'Peaky Blinders', one of the characters, a communist organizer, mentions that it's illegal for him and his audience to be gathered together at a rally, in 1919. Was communism illegal in Europe by that time? Were these laws passed democratically?	3
Did fighting side-by-side (in separate units) in World War II have an effect on the Civil Rights movement (which started half a generation later)?	3

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