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How easy was it to change careers in the Soviet Union?

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How good, in retrospect, were the Nuremberg Trials at remaining objective? Were there any significant issues arising from potential conflicts of interest?

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How did St. Valentine's Day become a major children's holiday with its primarily adult themes?

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Why are some state-implicated mass-casualty events known by their victims' names (e.g. Holocaust, Holodomor), while others are known by their propaganda name (e.g. Great Leap Forward)?

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How long did the Hillsborough narrative pushed by police officials hold in public view?

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Buck Owens and Merle Haggard both wrote songs about maternal abandonment, which seems like disproportionate representation in a small subgenre (Bakersfield country). Was maternal abandonment more common in the Dust Bowl migration?

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Was there ever reluctance to accept Drazen Petrovic as a Croatian national icon due to his father's ethnicity?

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When and how did US Cabinet Secretaries become terminal career posts?

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Did any attempts by the SS to "hide" concentration camps succeed for any length of time?

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The American and German bars' traveling exhibit "Lawyers Without Rights" states that some time prior to 1933 a high percentage of Germany's lawyers were Jews, including more than half of Berlin attorneys. How did the loss of their licenses to practice affect day-to-day proceedings in German Courts?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How easy was it to change careers in the Soviet Union?	144
How good, in retrospect, were the Nuremberg Trials at remaining objective? Were there any significant issues arising from potential conflicts of interest?	71
How did St. Valentine's Day become a major children's holiday with its primarily adult themes?	56
Why are some state-implicated mass-casualty events known by their victims' names (e.g. Holocaust, Holodomor), while others are known by their propaganda name (e.g. Great Leap Forward)?	20
How long did the Hillsborough narrative pushed by police officials hold in public view?	11
Buck Owens and Merle Haggard both wrote songs about maternal abandonment, which seems like disproportionate representation in a small subgenre (Bakersfield country). Was maternal abandonment more common in the Dust Bowl migration?	7
Was there ever reluctance to accept Drazen Petrovic as a Croatian national icon due to his father's ethnicity?	5
When and how did US Cabinet Secretaries become terminal career posts?	4
Did any attempts by the SS to "hide" concentration camps succeed for any length of time?	2
The American and German bars' traveling exhibit "Lawyers Without Rights" states that some time prior to 1933 a high percentage of Germany's lawyers were Jews, including more than half of Berlin attorneys. How did the loss of their licenses to practice affect day-to-day proceedings in German Courts?	2