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As a native of Detroit, we have tons and tons of car repair shops and dealership on almost every major street. Was there actually a need for all of these businesses prior to Detroit's decline?

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As an Sub-Saharan African governed by a colonial power in the late 19th/early 20th century, how much advancement was there for me?

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What was "Big Stick ideology" meant to be?

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In the early 20th century, why couldn’t Black Africans immigrate to America to escape colonial oppression similar to Russian Jews, the Irish, the Chinese, etc.

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Did female guards in the S.S. have ranks? Could they order male soldiers around?

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Was the Emancipation Proclamation legal to do at the time?

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In the Hulu tv series “Mrs America”, Phillis Schlafly argues that protection under the proposed Equal Rights Movement is basically covered by Title 9 and the 14th amendment. Was there any truth to this claim in the 1970s?

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Why doesn't Detroit, Michigan have a subway system like New York, Chicago, LA? Did the Big 3 lobby against it?

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During the Nazi occupation of various European countries, would treating wounded Germans as a doctor/nurse get you branded as a collaborator?

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Do we know the experiments conducted by Nazi doctors/scientists that WEREN'T useful but just plain cruel.

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As a native of Detroit, we have tons and tons of car repair shops and dealership on almost every major street. Was there actually a need for all of these businesses prior to Detroit's decline?	1
As an Sub-Saharan African governed by a colonial power in the late 19th/early 20th century, how much advancement was there for me?	1
What was "Big Stick ideology" meant to be?	1
In the early 20th century, why couldn’t Black Africans immigrate to America to escape colonial oppression similar to Russian Jews, the Irish, the Chinese, etc.	1
Did female guards in the S.S. have ranks? Could they order male soldiers around?	1
Was the Emancipation Proclamation legal to do at the time?	1
In the Hulu tv series “Mrs America”, Phillis Schlafly argues that protection under the proposed Equal Rights Movement is basically covered by Title 9 and the 14th amendment. Was there any truth to this claim in the 1970s?	1
Why doesn't Detroit, Michigan have a subway system like New York, Chicago, LA? Did the Big 3 lobby against it?	1
During the Nazi occupation of various European countries, would treating wounded Germans as a doctor/nurse get you branded as a collaborator?	1
Do we know the experiments conducted by Nazi doctors/scientists that WEREN'T useful but just plain cruel.	1