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Were there any long-term issues with lingering radiation in the years following the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

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It seems there was a relatively strong anti-Vietnam War movement in East Germany. Was this actually anti-war sentiment, or just support for Vietnamese socialism? How much of a role did the government/party play in that movement?

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How prevalent were consumer goods/luxuries in Russia between the Bolshevik Revolution and the outbreak of World War II?

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How were Soviet soldiers captured by the Germans treated in the USSR after the war?

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Let's say I have a newly-minted 1oz gold coin. Is it probable that any significant amount of that gold would have been mined in antiquity?

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Several prominent figures in the East German government (Ulbricht, Mielke, Kessler, etc) defected to the USSR during World War II. How common were German defections, especially early in the war? Why would one leave the "winning (at that time)" side? What separated defectors and POWs?

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Was there ever a serious chance of a political, non-military resolution to Southern secession after the Fort Sumter incident in 1861? How close was something like that?

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How was German reunification handled from a logistical viewpoint?

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Oil sold for over $120 a barrel in 1980. Why?

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How idyllic was Stalin in the years before the Russian Revolution? Was he committed to the communist cause, or in with the Bolsheviks out of opportunism?

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Were there any long-term issues with lingering radiation in the years following the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?	3
It seems there was a relatively strong anti-Vietnam War movement in East Germany. Was this actually anti-war sentiment, or just support for Vietnamese socialism? How much of a role did the government/party play in that movement?	2
How prevalent were consumer goods/luxuries in Russia between the Bolshevik Revolution and the outbreak of World War II?	2
How were Soviet soldiers captured by the Germans treated in the USSR after the war?	2
Let's say I have a newly-minted 1oz gold coin. Is it probable that any significant amount of that gold would have been mined in antiquity?	2
Several prominent figures in the East German government (Ulbricht, Mielke, Kessler, etc) defected to the USSR during World War II. How common were German defections, especially early in the war? Why would one leave the "winning (at that time)" side? What separated defectors and POWs?	2
Was there ever a serious chance of a political, non-military resolution to Southern secession after the Fort Sumter incident in 1861? How close was something like that?	2
How was German reunification handled from a logistical viewpoint?	1
Oil sold for over $120 a barrel in 1980. Why?	1
How idyllic was Stalin in the years before the Russian Revolution? Was he committed to the communist cause, or in with the Bolsheviks out of opportunism?	1