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At the end of Schindler's List, it depicts all the factory workers and guards listening to Churchill's victory speech. Is this how the people of the Third Reich learnt about their unconditional surrender, or was this made up by Spielberg?

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Why did the USSR go from completely legalizing homosexuality to completely banning it?

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Why does China and Japan have a very historic tea culture, whereas (South) Korea doesn't?

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What was the Elizabethan attitude towards the Middle Eastern states, who provided most of their spices, but differed vastly in religion?

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Which spread quicker: The Black Death itself or news of the Black Death?

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How expensive was it to buy a Bible before the printing press?

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Why was garum exported around the Roman empire when it seems very easy to make?

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Before the rise of Catholicism in Northern Europe, how frowned upon was homosexuality and sodomy?

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Why was early Hollywood obsessed with the French Foreign Legion?

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How did medieval Iceland make its money?

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At the end of Schindler's List, it depicts all the factory workers and guards listening to Churchill's victory speech. Is this how the people of the Third Reich learnt about their unconditional surrender, or was this made up by Spielberg?	3463	AskHistorians
Why did the USSR go from completely legalizing homosexuality to completely banning it?	2208	AskHistorians
Why does China and Japan have a very historic tea culture, whereas (South) Korea doesn't?	121	AskHistorians
What was the Elizabethan attitude towards the Middle Eastern states, who provided most of their spices, but differed vastly in religion?	82	AskHistorians
Which spread quicker: The Black Death itself or news of the Black Death?	60	AskHistorians
How expensive was it to buy a Bible before the printing press?	56	AskHistorians
Why was garum exported around the Roman empire when it seems very easy to make?	40	AskHistorians
Before the rise of Catholicism in Northern Europe, how frowned upon was homosexuality and sodomy?	35	AskHistorians
Why was early Hollywood obsessed with the French Foreign Legion?	26	AskHistorians
How did medieval Iceland make its money?	23	AskHistorians