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The People's Republic of China technically has 8 minor, legally-sanctioned political parties besides the Communist Party of China. What's the history of these parties? What purpose did they serve in a de facto one-party state?	4941
I'm a Roman soldier fighting another Roman in the numerous civil wars. Do I feel remorse for fighting and killing my countrymen rather than the "barbarians"? Or is the concept of "countrymen" anachronistic during Antiquity?	3612
In Western cultures, it seems "normal" to have a different main meal everyday, but I would think this was not common before refrigeration and when most of society was agrarian. When did this become "normal"?	2114
Early English colonies in N America had high death tolls. After the "starving time" in Jamestown, only 60 of 500 colonists survived. After the first winter at Plymouth, only half survived. Did the colonists perceive their experiences as traumatic? If so, how did they deal with it?	652
As a single, young professional in New York City, I currently rent a small studio apartment in a building built in the 1930s. Would the person who rented the exact same apartment in the 1930s be someone like me? Or would this small space have been shared by multiple people?	583
The Tokyo Stock Exchange was in operation for much of WWII up to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the firebombing of Tokyo. What were the conditions of Japan's stock market like during the course of the war, especially as Japan's cities and industry were destroyed by Allied bombs?	474
The Nanking Massacre occurred in 1937-38, but the Japanese continued to occupy the city until 1945. What was daily life like in the city after the massacre?	221
The People's Republic of China technically has 8 minor political parties besides the Communist Part of China. What's the history of these parties? What purpose did they serve in a de facto one-party state?	216
What did Japanese after-action reports of battles look like during WWII, when so many of its island garrisons were wiped out nearly to the last man? Could the Japanese high command even get accurate information from battles like Iwo Jima when the garrison was completely surrounded by US forces?	209
The Tokyo Stock Exchange was in operation all the way through WWII until the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. What were the conditions of the Japanese stock market like during the war, especially as Japan began to lose and Tokyo and other major cities were firebombed?	176

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