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In Band of Brothers, a soilder is depicted bursting into tears at the news of FDR passing away, what was the overall reaction of the average soilder and how did it impact morale?	2775
I am a black CPR certified man in 1950s Alabama, and a white woman is having a medical emergency nearby me. How am I treated? Am I even allowed to assist?	234
How did the Japanese government/people view the detainment of Japanese Americans during WW2, were they indifferent or was there outrage over the imprisonment of their kin?	10
Was all mythology prewritten before most Roman/Aztec/Egyptian eras or would I, during my lifetime, hear about the death of certain gods or godly epics happening in real time?	8
Is Slavery in the United States the only case where slaves would take the names of slave owners, or were there other cases in history where the enslaved/their decendents kept the surname of their master?	7
In Inglorious Bastards, the Bastards pose as an Italian film crew to not be exposed as Americans. Would Italians been welcome in Nazi propaganda events?	2
Did the ancient Romans treat their uniforms with the same reverence and respect as modern militaries do today? Were they as strict with cleanliness of the uniform?	1
During the French Revolution, it is said due to their total war mindset they seized the horses in order to be used as cavalry, and simular things done in WW1, were these horses ever returned after the wars or were they kept as state property?	1
Were Ancient and Middle Aged torture/executions pre planned, or were the executioners allowed to freestyle their sentence? If it was pre-planned by a 3rd party, were there cases where the executioner refused?	1
Of the millions of Russian KIA in WW2 how many of those were by their own men?	1

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