What are some less known historical justiceporn cases?

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Could the government of the Roman Republic govern a modern country successfully?

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Why were the Chinese treated especially poorly during Japanese occupation in WW2?

Hi, I am writing an essay regarding the 'justification/not justification' of the nuclear bomb and am currently talking about war crimes. I was wondering whether there was any historical reason as to why the Chinese were treated so poorly by the Japanese occupation forces? (Grudges, culture, racism etc.) Any response is greatly appreciated :) Thanks Jack

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What has been the history of indigenous peoples in Greenland? Were there any such peoples to begin with?

One hears often about the various indigenous populations of the Canadian north, but how have these communities - if they even exist - fared in Greenland? How were they impacted by Danish settlement?

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Did the British have other than idealistic motives when passing the abolition of slavery act in 1833?

Very often when reading up on a historical act which seems noble at first, it turns out the reality was a bit more complicated and the motives were not always idealistic, but rather practical in nature. Can a historian burst my bubble and enlighten me that freeing the slaves in the British empire was an act of self-interest?

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Did religious fanatics (of any sort) prosecute prostitutes but let off pimps/brother owners unscratched ?

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Were professional mercenaries used by any country during WWII?

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Historically, can bedbugs be said to have ever had any positive effect upon humanity?

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How does one go about uniting a region with common heritage and language, but multiple cities and kingdoms?

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Have there been many defectors from Soviet Russia or were people taught that the west be dragons?

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I have a general topic, but can I get some advice on how to narrow down to an actual thesis (I've never written a history research paper before)?

My boyfriend was a history major but he's not been particularly helpful in this case. The scope of my topic has to be from 17th century to present. I took out a bunch of books from the library and I'm still trying to narrow it down, but I think I'm mostly confused on what historical research papers are supposed to argue. I want my topic to be on something related to female scientists. Something along the lines of how they were treated compared to male scientists, how seriously (or not) they were taken, or maybe something along the lines of how women scientists were treated in different regions of the world.

But I just don't know how to construct a thesis. I don't know what a historical research paper is supposed to argue. My boyfriend told me it can't be a compare and contrast but I just... I don't know what sort of things I'm supposed to argue! Please help me.

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In the movie, Lincoln, they show the famous debates in the House of representatives arguing back and forth. Today, when I watch CSPAN there are maybe a handful of reps. even present on the floor. When and how did this change over time?

In the movie, the representatives themselves are sitting there fighting with each other. Not their aides or interns, but them. Now I never see video of senators or representatives arguing back and forth. Supposedly it is all done on committees during the work day.

How did this evolve over time? Why did it evolve like this?

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What was the US military's reaction to the introduction of the Su-27 in 1985?

Were they concerned?

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Were there any "Fertile Crescent Civilizations" somewhere in the world besides the Middle East?

It's common knowledge that the earliest known civilizations were in a region called the Fertile Crescent (which is now the eastern half of the Middle East) about 6000 years ago. But knowing that humanity has migrated around the world long before then and that there are certainly more lush regions of land, were there any other rising civilizations from that time period in other parts of the world? Like China, Western Europe or Southeast Asia, for instance?

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Were there any prominent Aztecs who were morally/ethically against human sacrifice?

It seems like it was such a cruel and yet fundamental part of Aztec culture. I wonder if anyone is known to have spoken out against it before the Spanish arrived.

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How common were lawsuits from black people that were similar to the lawsuits being brought by homosexual individuals now?

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What is the generally accepted consensus about what happened to the inhabitants of the colony of Roanoke?

I remember learning a little bit about it 5th grade. Our teacher told us that no one knows for sure what happened, and looking back I didn't know if that was true or not.

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Why was Thailand never colonized like British Burma and French Indochina?

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Were the professional British troops fighting at the beginning of WWI really THAT good?

I'm watching the BBC's "Our World War" series and in it a group of British soldiers fills a jerry can thrown into the air with holes. I've also read about this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_minute and in general heard that the professional British army of the time was exceptional and quality only declined later in the war when conscripts were recruited. Is my understanding correct?

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How were Hispanics treated during the Civil Right's Movement?

I've never seen any recollection of racism towards Hispanics, wondering if there was any?

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How were birds trained to deliver messages?

I mean, if you release a bird in paris and send it to another city, how does the bird know where to go? Are individual birds specialized to certain towns?

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After the Korean War many thought the DPRK would grow to be the stronger nation on the peninsula. But the exact opposite happened: why?

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Fuseli's Nightmare

I need help to find on the internet some reliable information about the history of that painting, especially in therms of restoring/restoration processes it (may have) received.

PS: If you know some interesting ideas, thesis, works (...) about this posted on the internet with a reliable look, I thank you too. PS2: Also, if you find a pdf of Janson's "Fuseli's Nightmare", I would be infinitely grateful for you. For both those things. :) It's been really difficult to find that.

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Automation seems poised to take more human jobs every year - have we ever made a bad prediction about machines taking human jobs?

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Does the term 'Vikings' refer simply to the seafaring warriors, or does it also include the peoples that had land and communities in the areas of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, etc at the time?

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