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Was Catherine the Great notorious/legendary in her own time? How was she received, as a foreigner who ascended to the throne in her own right? Were the more salacious stories spread by political enemies to undermine her, and would similar tales have been as gossip-worthy for a male monarch?

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In today's gospel, there was a story about someone being imprisoned for debts- how would that have worked 2000 years ago in Palestine?

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Is it still the consensus that the Black Death emerged from China?

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The election of 1876 was one of the most hotly contested, and controversial, elections in American history; how was the Democratic party able to reinvent itself and remain viable just 12 years after the end of the Civil War?

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Do we know of how word spread in the American South of the slave revolt in Saint Domingue? Do we know of any American slaves finding out about it?

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Do we have any accounts of Constantine's deathbed conversion to Christianity? Did he convert to the exclusion of other gods? Are there any doubts of his sincerity? Was it motivated by politics, and, if so, in what sense? What did he have to gain (given that it came at the very end of his life)?

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Of all the 20th century Presidents, Eisenhower seems to have greenlit more covert actions around the world than anybody else; did anything in particular inspire his "military industrial complex" speech?

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How much of an impact did the March of Dimes have upon the eradication of polio? Where did the idea come from?

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Did the stock market crash in 1929 trigger the Great Depression? Why was it a worldwide phenomenon rather than just localized to the US (if it was)?

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The United States had very few restrictions on immigration until Immigration Act of 1924; what prompted the change? The US self-identifies as a cultural "melting pot", how was this change in national identity received? Was it immediately recognized for what it was?

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Was Catherine the Great notorious/legendary in her own time? How was she received, as a foreigner who ascended to the throne in her own right? Were the more salacious stories spread by political enemies to undermine her, and would similar tales have been as gossip-worthy for a male monarch?	1	AskHistorians
In today's gospel, there was a story about someone being imprisoned for debts- how would that have worked 2000 years ago in Palestine?	1	AskHistorians
Is it still the consensus that the Black Death emerged from China?	1	AskHistorians
The election of 1876 was one of the most hotly contested, and controversial, elections in American history; how was the Democratic party able to reinvent itself and remain viable just 12 years after the end of the Civil War?	1	AskHistorians
Do we know of how word spread in the American South of the slave revolt in Saint Domingue? Do we know of any American slaves finding out about it?	1	AskHistorians
Do we have any accounts of Constantine's deathbed conversion to Christianity? Did he convert to the exclusion of other gods? Are there any doubts of his sincerity? Was it motivated by politics, and, if so, in what sense? What did he have to gain (given that it came at the very end of his life)?	1	AskHistorians
Of all the 20th century Presidents, Eisenhower seems to have greenlit more covert actions around the world than anybody else; did anything in particular inspire his "military industrial complex" speech?	1	AskHistorians
How much of an impact did the March of Dimes have upon the eradication of polio? Where did the idea come from?	1	AskHistorians
Did the stock market crash in 1929 trigger the Great Depression? Why was it a worldwide phenomenon rather than just localized to the US (if it was)?	1	AskHistorians
The United States had very few restrictions on immigration until Immigration Act of 1924; what prompted the change? The US self-identifies as a cultural "melting pot", how was this change in national identity received? Was it immediately recognized for what it was?	1	AskHistorians