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Is it true that a Japanese field marshal ordered that all 100,000 Allied POWs were to be killed if the home island of Japan was invaded?

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During his rule was Lenin responsible for any deaths like Stalin was?

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Was there an explicit policy of genocide towards Native Americans by the US Government?

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Where did Hitler get his idea of "International Jewish Financiers" that control the world from?

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How big of a problem was alcohol abuse/alcoholism in the Red Army during WW2?

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In US dollars, how much damage was done to Germany, Japan, USSR, and the rest of Europe during WW2? How much did it cost to repair the damage and how long did it take before everything was up and functioning efficiently again?

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How were most victims of the Khmer Rouge killed? Was it with guns, knives, starvation, exhaustion etc?

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Why did the Germans wait so late to implement a full wartime economy in WW2?

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Were Christians actually fed to the lions during Roman times? Or was that just one method used to kill them?

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What percentage of the Soviet population lived behind the Ural mountains?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is it true that a Japanese field marshal ordered that all 100,000 Allied POWs were to be killed if the home island of Japan was invaded?	127
During his rule was Lenin responsible for any deaths like Stalin was?	116
Was there an explicit policy of genocide towards Native Americans by the US Government?	96
Where did Hitler get his idea of "International Jewish Financiers" that control the world from?	57
How big of a problem was alcohol abuse/alcoholism in the Red Army during WW2?	50
In US dollars, how much damage was done to Germany, Japan, USSR, and the rest of Europe during WW2? How much did it cost to repair the damage and how long did it take before everything was up and functioning efficiently again?	47
How were most victims of the Khmer Rouge killed? Was it with guns, knives, starvation, exhaustion etc?	33
Why did the Germans wait so late to implement a full wartime economy in WW2?	23
Were Christians actually fed to the lions during Roman times? Or was that just one method used to kill them?	23
What percentage of the Soviet population lived behind the Ural mountains?	21