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During the Edo period, all Japanese people were required to be members of Buddhist temples. How did this impact the religious lives of the average person? And why did people turn on Buddhism so strongly in the Meiji period?

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Nelson Miles, commanding general of the US Army during the Spanish-American War, began his military career as a volunteer in the Civil War. How common was it for Civil War volunteers to gain commissions in the Regular Army after the war ended?

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How "British" was Ireland in the Victorian period?

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We all know Christmas borrowed a lot from Saturnalia. Did Hanukkah do the same?

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Why did long hair and beards become a symbol of 1960's counterculture? And how did they become so mainstream by the middle of the 1970's?

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During the Qing dynasty, were imperial examinations open to Mongols and Manchus?

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In the golden age of radio in the US, how late would stations broadcast?

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We all know Christmas borrowed a lot from Saturnalia. Was the same true for Hanukkah?

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During the Great Migration in the 20th century US, what factors determined where African Americans ended up in the north?

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How much credit does Winfield Scott deserve for the eventual Union victory in the Civil War?

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During the Edo period, all Japanese people were required to be members of Buddhist temples. How did this impact the religious lives of the average person? And why did people turn on Buddhism so strongly in the Meiji period?	6
Nelson Miles, commanding general of the US Army during the Spanish-American War, began his military career as a volunteer in the Civil War. How common was it for Civil War volunteers to gain commissions in the Regular Army after the war ended?	5
How "British" was Ireland in the Victorian period?	5
We all know Christmas borrowed a lot from Saturnalia. Did Hanukkah do the same?	5
Why did long hair and beards become a symbol of 1960's counterculture? And how did they become so mainstream by the middle of the 1970's?	5
During the Qing dynasty, were imperial examinations open to Mongols and Manchus?	5
In the golden age of radio in the US, how late would stations broadcast?	5
We all know Christmas borrowed a lot from Saturnalia. Was the same true for Hanukkah?	4
During the Great Migration in the 20th century US, what factors determined where African Americans ended up in the north?	4
How much credit does Winfield Scott deserve for the eventual Union victory in the Civil War?	4