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Deniers say that Hitler never signed any orders related to the Holocaust. If true how is it possible such a massive undertaking could have been done without his signature? Additionally why wouldn't he put his name to it? Certainly Hitler wasn't looking for plausible deniability.

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Why did Edward VI eliminate the requirement of celibacy for Anglican clergy which is father Henry VIII had kept in place during the English reformation?

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What happened to the South Vietnamese citizens that had worked with the US government and were left behind after the fall of Saigon?

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I have seen a number of "Presidential rankings" based on polls of US historians; have English historians ranked British monarchs in similar fashion?

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Did the Allied bombing of European targets during WWII kill many non-Axis alligned civilians and POWs?

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Was the name "David Cohen" used in Victorian England as a placeholder name for Jewish immigrants.

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What factors lead to Communist dominance in Russia while other countries, in at least superficially similar situations like Germany and Italy, turned to Fascism in the early twentieth century?

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There seems to be a narrative that Quisling betrayed Norway by leaving the proverbial door open for the Nazis to slip in and occupy the county. If Quisling was a such a traitor to his people, why do we not hear stories of the Norwegian resistance as we do the Dutch, French or Polish?

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What role, if any, did American corporations play in the Civil Rights movements of the mid twentieth century.

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Deniers say that Hitler never signed any orders related to the Holocaust. If true how is it possible such a massive undertaking could have been done without his signature? Additionally why wouldn't he put his name to it? Certainly Hitler wasn't looking for plausible deniability.	3
Why did Edward VI eliminate the requirement of celibacy for Anglican clergy which is father Henry VIII had kept in place during the English reformation?	3
What happened to the South Vietnamese citizens that had worked with the US government and were left behind after the fall of Saigon?	3
I have seen a number of "Presidential rankings" based on polls of US historians; have English historians ranked British monarchs in similar fashion?	3
Did the Allied bombing of European targets during WWII kill many non-Axis alligned civilians and POWs?	2
Was the name "David Cohen" used in Victorian England as a placeholder name for Jewish immigrants.	2
What factors lead to Communist dominance in Russia while other countries, in at least superficially similar situations like Germany and Italy, turned to Fascism in the early twentieth century?	2
There seems to be a narrative that Quisling betrayed Norway by leaving the proverbial door open for the Nazis to slip in and occupy the county. If Quisling was a such a traitor to his people, why do we not hear stories of the Norwegian resistance as we do the Dutch, French or Polish?	1
What role, if any, did American corporations play in the Civil Rights movements of the mid twentieth century.	1