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in Oliver Stone's The Untold History of the United States, Stone makes a claim that the Japanese were trying to surrender, but this information was hidden from Truman so that the generals could test the bomb. Is this true? what evidence supports this?

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What did Europeans make of Sick and Dying Native Americans (1500s-1800s)?

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States' Rights and State Sovereignty Pre-Civil War

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Curious: is there a term for the action of cutting down a nation's power to a point where they are powerless?

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How many Gauls did the Romans kill and/or enslave?

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in Oliver Stone's The Untold History of the United States, Stone makes a claim that the Japanese were trying to surrender, but this information was hidden from Truman so that the generals could test the bomb. Is this true? what evidence supports this?	589
What did Europeans make of Sick and Dying Native Americans (1500s-1800s)?	5
States' Rights and State Sovereignty Pre-Civil War	2
Curious: is there a term for the action of cutting down a nation's power to a point where they are powerless?	1
How many Gauls did the Romans kill and/or enslave?	1