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What has caused the rise of Nazi groups in places like Russia and Ukraine despite the fact that the Nazis wanted to exterminate those groups?

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How much of a Ukrainian ethnic identity was there before WWI?

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How could it be that Greek was the lingua franca of the Roman Empire but Latin’s descendent languages were the ones the won out in more of the former Empire?

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What was the point of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debating each other for Illinois’ senate seat in 1858 when senators were still selected by state legislatures at the time?

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What was the relationship between the Pope and the Eastern Church like during the Byzantine Papacy of the 6th, 7th, and 8th centuries and how did the relationship during that time compare the relationship in the centuries before and after prior to the Great Schism?

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What was the point of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debating each other for Illinois’ senate seat in 1858 when senators were still selected by state legislatures at the time?

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How tied were the eastern and western Roman empires after they were divided? How much continuity was there in the Byzantine Empire’s government with the Roman government?

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What was the relationship between the Papacy and the Byzantine Emperor and the Patriarch of Constantinople like during the Byzantine Papacy?

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How did the diversity of ancient Mediterranean/European paganism compare to the diversity of modern Hinduism?

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What language(s) did people in France speak before the French Revolution?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What has caused the rise of Nazi groups in places like Russia and Ukraine despite the fact that the Nazis wanted to exterminate those groups?	23
How much of a Ukrainian ethnic identity was there before WWI?	20
How could it be that Greek was the lingua franca of the Roman Empire but Latin’s descendent languages were the ones the won out in more of the former Empire?	18
What was the point of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debating each other for Illinois’ senate seat in 1858 when senators were still selected by state legislatures at the time?	16
What was the relationship between the Pope and the Eastern Church like during the Byzantine Papacy of the 6th, 7th, and 8th centuries and how did the relationship during that time compare the relationship in the centuries before and after prior to the Great Schism?	14
What was the point of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debating each other for Illinois’ senate seat in 1858 when senators were still selected by state legislatures at the time?	14
How tied were the eastern and western Roman empires after they were divided? How much continuity was there in the Byzantine Empire’s government with the Roman government?	12
What was the relationship between the Papacy and the Byzantine Emperor and the Patriarch of Constantinople like during the Byzantine Papacy?	11
How did the diversity of ancient Mediterranean/European paganism compare to the diversity of modern Hinduism?	9
What language(s) did people in France speak before the French Revolution?	9