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Were tupperware parties really such a common phenomenon in the 1950s as is often assumed?

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The film "'71" depicts a member of the British Army (under the MRF) as willing to work surreptitiously with members of the IRA. Is there any basis of this in reality?

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The Russians abandoned Moscow in anticipation of Napoleon's occupation--where did the normal peasants and civilians in Russia's largest city go? Were they forced out, or did they elect to leave? Did many starve in the chaos of departure?

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What role did Henry Dundas play regarding the abolition of the slave trade? Was he an abolitionist?

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Was there any opposition to the building of new highways in their entirety in the 1950s from a city-planning perspective (i.e. induced demand)?

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Did Ukrainian speakers spell (and pronounce) the name of the city "Kyiv" (Київ) prior to Ukrainian independence? Or was the Russian name also used in Ukrainian?

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How did execution for desertion/disobedience vary between the many powers of WW2? Was the Nazi German penchant for execution as strong as in the Soviet Union, or in Japan? Or vice-versa?

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Why did urban amusement parks decline en masse in the 1960s and 1970s?

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Was the Strike as depicted in the 1925 Eisenstein film an accurate reflection of labor action/reaction in pre-revolutionary Russia?

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How widespread was misinformation in Allied Countries during the Second World War? Did American/British/Commonwealth citizens regularly encounter falsehoods in their local papers? How impenetrable was the fog of war?

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Were tupperware parties really such a common phenomenon in the 1950s as is often assumed?	10
The film "'71" depicts a member of the British Army (under the MRF) as willing to work surreptitiously with members of the IRA. Is there any basis of this in reality?	10
The Russians abandoned Moscow in anticipation of Napoleon's occupation--where did the normal peasants and civilians in Russia's largest city go? Were they forced out, or did they elect to leave? Did many starve in the chaos of departure?	8
What role did Henry Dundas play regarding the abolition of the slave trade? Was he an abolitionist?	7
Was there any opposition to the building of new highways in their entirety in the 1950s from a city-planning perspective (i.e. induced demand)?	6
Did Ukrainian speakers spell (and pronounce) the name of the city "Kyiv" (Київ) prior to Ukrainian independence? Or was the Russian name also used in Ukrainian?	3
How did execution for desertion/disobedience vary between the many powers of WW2? Was the Nazi German penchant for execution as strong as in the Soviet Union, or in Japan? Or vice-versa?	2
Why did urban amusement parks decline en masse in the 1960s and 1970s?	1
Was the Strike as depicted in the 1925 Eisenstein film an accurate reflection of labor action/reaction in pre-revolutionary Russia?	1
How widespread was misinformation in Allied Countries during the Second World War? Did American/British/Commonwealth citizens regularly encounter falsehoods in their local papers? How impenetrable was the fog of war?	1