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Why did the Nazi's document every individual that they capture and kill during the Holocaust, along with other extensive information regarding them?	2494
Slavery was outlawed in Britain earlier than the US. What happened that caused it to be outlawed? What about the black civil rights movement that occurred in Britain?	53
Nazi Germany was obviously bad, but given the nature of the draft, how was the common nazi soldier viewed during the Nuremberg trails and beyond as opposed to commanders, generals, and Hitler himself.	20
Is it true that Native American tribes purchase African slaves during the early days of colonialism to make up for the men who were dying en masse? What did this affect?	16
Suppose Japan still did not surrender after the bombing on Nagasaki, and America dropped a third in Tokyo, how would this affect Japan today, their relations with the US, and pop culture in general?	1
What was the ratio between males and females in Russia who participated in wars as armed soldiers?	1
During the Vietnam War, what were the attitudes the Vietnamese had toward non-white Americans. Particularly Asian and African Americans who did not have full legal rights at the time of the war.	1
FACT or FICTION: Around the 1100-1300s, there were vikings who attempted colonizing modern day Maine, but after a viking woman's murderous tantrum, instead of executing her, they decided to leave the Americas and never come back. If FACT, what of it?	1
I am am a young man in North/West Africa during the 1600s. I’m put on a slave ship and find myself in Japan. What can I expect my life to be from now on?	1
So, was there ever a female gladiator in Rome? And on the subject of gladiators, how exactly were they chosen?	1

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