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Is it true that before Nintendo launched the GameBoy that girls' participation in video games was roughly equal to boys? And that naming the handheld console GameBOY influenced parents that the device was made for boys?

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Stupid question, but was every notion of socialism seen as immoral during the cold war? What about social security?

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Did the Germans cheer for Jesse Owens? If so, was there any backlash to this?

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How did the hypocrisy of a segregated army fighting for the liberation of Europe impact the perception of White Americans, particularly in light of the witnessed atrocities in concentration camps during World War II? NSFW

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Is there any truth to Josephine Baker being a spy against the Nazis

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What exactly did the Soviet Union/China gain from a fully unified communist Vietnam?

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How true is the devil's punchbowl Natchez concentration camp story?

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What was the standard of living of African countries under Soviet/communist influence?

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In 1932 Adolf Hitler met and spoke with Milton Wright, a Black American for 4 hours. Besides the Jet magazine published in the 1950s is there any more information regarding their conversation?

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What exactly was the Union’s general strategy for defeating the South? What exactly is the Anaconda Plan?

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Is it true that before Nintendo launched the GameBoy that girls' participation in video games was roughly equal to boys? And that naming the handheld console GameBOY influenced parents that the device was made for boys?	1
Stupid question, but was every notion of socialism seen as immoral during the cold war? What about social security?	1
Did the Germans cheer for Jesse Owens? If so, was there any backlash to this?	1
How did the hypocrisy of a segregated army fighting for the liberation of Europe impact the perception of White Americans, particularly in light of the witnessed atrocities in concentration camps during World War II? NSFW	1
Is there any truth to Josephine Baker being a spy against the Nazis	1
What exactly did the Soviet Union/China gain from a fully unified communist Vietnam?	1
How true is the devil's punchbowl Natchez concentration camp story?	1
What was the standard of living of African countries under Soviet/communist influence?	1
In 1932 Adolf Hitler met and spoke with Milton Wright, a Black American for 4 hours. Besides the Jet magazine published in the 1950s is there any more information regarding their conversation?	1
What exactly was the Union’s general strategy for defeating the South? What exactly is the Anaconda Plan?	1