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What were the Frost Festivals on the Thames? How common were they? Did any other metropolises have them, medieval or otherwise?	5
Spartacus was a major icon of the Soviet Union, and the American film of his life story was written by Dalton Trumbo, a previously blacklisted writer, in the midst of the Cold War. Was this controversial at the time? How were they able to get it made in the button-down studio system of 1960?	5
Where did the idea of holding a public trials to hold the Nazis accountable for their war crimes and other acts against humanity come from? Was something similar done for the Pacific theater? How were Germany and Japan able to re-enter the community of nations so quickly afterwards?	5
Did Jefferson ever attempt to reconcile the language of the Declaration of Independence with his own status as a slaveholder? Was the document merely meant to attest aspirational ideals, and, if so, was this understood to be the case at the time?	5
What laws were blacklisted writers and actors accused of breaking during the Red Scare? Was the "blacklist" an actual, formal list? Who kept it? Were any of the accused really guilty of significant crimes?	5
How did Eisenhower respond to the Brown vs the Board of Education case? Was there any difference between his public versus private response? Did he take immediate steps to integrate public schools, or did he drag his feet?	5
Was Jewish resistance to Rome exceptional? We're aware of various revolts before the Romans destroyed the temple in 70 CE because Jewish culture survived, but were there cultures with similar history with Rome that are forgotten b/c they didn't survive? Did the Romans consider them exceptional?	5
India was a mix of many different administrative territories and cultures, as I understand it; how did it wind up as one (and then later two, and then later three) country(ies)?	5
I was shocked to learn that Stone Mountain State Park only opened in 1965, well into the Civil Rights movement. Did its opening, with its monuments of leaders of the Confederacy, provoke outrage or protest?	5
Is it generally accepted by historians that the same person wrote The Illiad and The Odyssey?	5

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