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Helen of Troy was a Spartan; did Spartan women have a general reputation for beauty?

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Was what happened in Rwanda a genocide? What were the consequences of the United States not referring to it as such?

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How did the United States end up not joining the League of Nations? Was it a major issue in the 1920 election?

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How long did the effects of Krakatoa's eruption last? What sort of global impact did it have?

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Americans sent a small force to aid the Whites during the Russian revolution. Was this in-line with the behavior of other nations at the time and other nations' reaction to the revolution?

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In fictional portrayals, Julius Caesar's funeral is always depicted as a turning point, when the mob turned against the assassins (usually with Mark Antony's eulogy as the turning point). Was it really so cut-and-dry?

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There have been numerous slave revolts throughout history, yet, to my knowledge, only in Haiti did those fighting achieve freedom and independence; what factors made the Haitian revolution so uniquely successful?

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Given that it took place before the advent of modern policing, what sort of prisoners were freed when the Bastille was stormed in 1789? Who were the liberators, and what motivated them?

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I'd understand if this isn't answerable, but, in blaming the Christians for the great fire of Rome just over 30 years after the crucifixion, was Nero tapping into a zeitgeist or creating one?

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Revolutionary France had experienced broad resistance implementing large-scale conscription early in the revolution; what made the conscription en masse, where they conscripted all unmarried men from 18 to 25, successful where previous, more moderate attempts had failed?

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Helen of Troy was a Spartan; did Spartan women have a general reputation for beauty?	4	AskHistorians
Was what happened in Rwanda a genocide? What were the consequences of the United States not referring to it as such?	4	AskHistorians
How did the United States end up not joining the League of Nations? Was it a major issue in the 1920 election?	4	AskHistorians
How long did the effects of Krakatoa's eruption last? What sort of global impact did it have?	4	AskHistorians
Americans sent a small force to aid the Whites during the Russian revolution. Was this in-line with the behavior of other nations at the time and other nations' reaction to the revolution?	4	AskHistorians
In fictional portrayals, Julius Caesar's funeral is always depicted as a turning point, when the mob turned against the assassins (usually with Mark Antony's eulogy as the turning point). Was it really so cut-and-dry?	4	AskHistorians
There have been numerous slave revolts throughout history, yet, to my knowledge, only in Haiti did those fighting achieve freedom and independence; what factors made the Haitian revolution so uniquely successful?	4	AskHistorians
Given that it took place before the advent of modern policing, what sort of prisoners were freed when the Bastille was stormed in 1789? Who were the liberators, and what motivated them?	4	AskHistorians
I'd understand if this isn't answerable, but, in blaming the Christians for the great fire of Rome just over 30 years after the crucifixion, was Nero tapping into a zeitgeist or creating one?	4	AskHistorians
Revolutionary France had experienced broad resistance implementing large-scale conscription early in the revolution; what made the conscription en masse, where they conscripted all unmarried men from 18 to 25, successful where previous, more moderate attempts had failed?	4	AskHistorians