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What was happening with plays at the time of Shakespeare? Were his plays standing out in his own time? Where there any others that are of note from other playwrights at that time?

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What was the Sci-Fi film landscape like around the time of Star Wars: A New Hope in 1977? Was there a noticeable difference in Star Wars that made it stand out from the other films of that time?

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Did anti-war sentiment amongst the populations of the Allies wane as more and more evidence of Nazi and Japanese Army atrocities became reported?

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What's the earliest example of villains declaring themselves to be on the side of evil in fiction?

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Did the massive loss of life in war and famine and purges between the end of the Russian Empire and the end of WW2 (and beyond for some time) change how Russians/Eastern Europeans saw death and individuality? Was there a sense of despair or inevitability that was noticed by observers at the time?

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Did the Soviets put their factories back after the war ended?

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Are there concerns about AI generated 'old' pictures being created to get around rights to images or even to fake events or moments in time? I was watching a youtube history show and saw a picture that looked very much like AI art, and was...concerned.

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Were there any serious Allied proposals to simply skip pushing the Japanese back from their WWII conquests and invade the home islands directly while their troops and fleets were elsewhere?

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How were merchants considered the lowest class/caste in parts of Japanese history?

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Are there means to measure the 'effectiveness' of voting historically?

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What was happening with plays at the time of Shakespeare? Were his plays standing out in his own time? Where there any others that are of note from other playwrights at that time?	6
What was the Sci-Fi film landscape like around the time of Star Wars: A New Hope in 1977? Was there a noticeable difference in Star Wars that made it stand out from the other films of that time?	6
Did anti-war sentiment amongst the populations of the Allies wane as more and more evidence of Nazi and Japanese Army atrocities became reported?	5
What's the earliest example of villains declaring themselves to be on the side of evil in fiction?	5
Did the massive loss of life in war and famine and purges between the end of the Russian Empire and the end of WW2 (and beyond for some time) change how Russians/Eastern Europeans saw death and individuality? Was there a sense of despair or inevitability that was noticed by observers at the time?	5
Did the Soviets put their factories back after the war ended?	5
Are there concerns about AI generated 'old' pictures being created to get around rights to images or even to fake events or moments in time? I was watching a youtube history show and saw a picture that looked very much like AI art, and was...concerned.	4
Were there any serious Allied proposals to simply skip pushing the Japanese back from their WWII conquests and invade the home islands directly while their troops and fleets were elsewhere?	3
How were merchants considered the lowest class/caste in parts of Japanese history?	3
Are there means to measure the 'effectiveness' of voting historically?	3