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What were the causes of World War 2?
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When did World War 2 start?
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What were the effects of World War 2?
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How did World War 2 affect the US economy?
Popularity: 483

What advantages did the North have over the South in the US Civil War?
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How and why did Australia's relationship with Britain and the US change during World War 2?
Popularity: 435

Who were the Founding Fathers?
Popularity: 386

How did the policy of appeasement affect World War 2?
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How many Americans fought in World War 2?
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What were the causes of the Gulf War?
Popularity: 337

Why is Latin America called 'Latin' America?
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What is the value of a 1957 US silver certificate?
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How have womens' roles changed since 1900?
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What countries were involved in World War 2?
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What advantages did the South have over the North in the US Civil War?
Popularity: 287

What is a 'sling blade' or 'Kayser blade' used for?
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What was Akbar's last victory?
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What were the roles of women during World War 2 and did they enjoy them and how did the end of the war affect these roles?
Popularity: 278

Why did William win the Battle of Hastings?
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What is the historical significance of 'The Wealth of Nations' by Adam Smith?
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Why did Hitler and the Nazis hate the Jews and kill them?
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Who was the first King or Queen of England?
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Why did the Holocaust happen?
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What were some economic problems in the 1900's with Teddy Roosevelt and the Panama Canal?
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How has Christ as the Good Shepherd changed in Galla Placidia's mausoleum?
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How much did World War 2 cost?
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Where did the Black Death epidemic occur?
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Are there any rules about genocide in the Geneva Convention?
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When was nylon invented and do the letters NY and LON stand for New York and London?
Popularity: 249

To what extent is it legitimate to describe Mussolini as a 'popular dictator' between 1925 and 1943?
Popularity: 245

How did the Black Death contribute to the peasant's revolt of the 14th Century?
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Top ten leading causes of morbidity in the Philippines?
Popularity: 244

Why do Americans seem to know so little about world history and world geography and foreign societies and languages?
Popularity: 241

What did Amelia Earhart do?
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How did Juliet Marquette and La Salle affect the conflict between France and England in the 1700's?
Popularity: 239

Why did the US support the Chilean Coup against Allende in 1973?
Popularity: 235

What was Japan's capital city in 784?
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What was the role of the United Nations in promoting democracy?
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Where can you find information about the men who served during the Philippine Insurrection?
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What countries were neutral in World War 2?
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What happened directly after the Battle of Bannockburn?
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What were some of the achievements of the Congress under the Articles of Confederation?
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How and why did Australia introduce conscription and censorship in World War 2?
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What were the negative and positive effects of imperialism on China?
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Were the republican administrations the most important factor in bringing about an economic boom in the 1920's?
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What wars or major events happened directly after World War 2?
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What was the Great Depression?
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How long did the attack on Pearl Harbor last?
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Why did the founding fathers pick the number three-fifths for the Three-Fifths Compromise?
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What were children in the 1800s like and how were they raised etc?
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What is a Roman stabbing sword called?
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What countries did Germany occupy in World War 2?
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How did Ghandi die?
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What social forces were responsible for the new imperialism that began in the late 19th century?
Popularity: 176

What was the Statute of Westminster?
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What were some fads from 1901-1905?
Popularity: 170

Did any newspaper in 1948 have the headline 'Dewey Wins'?
Popularity: 169

How did D-Day affect World War 2?
Popularity: 165

What were the causes of the Vietnam War?
Popularity: 162

Where did the Black Death first begin and how?
Popularity: 161

What did the Romans call the year in which they lived?
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How did Sioux indians use their land?
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How many popes have there been?
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What important things happened in the year 2000?
Popularity: 158

What does the Maltese Cross stand for?
Popularity: 157

What is socialism?
Popularity: 156

When did the first Acadians come to Canada?
Popularity: 155

When was Maracaibo Venezuela founded?
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What kinds of things were invented because of war?
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Where did most people move from Europe to in America?
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