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My Father said that after the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the survivors were so disciplined that despite the atomic catastrophe, they calmly continued to line up for rations despite the radiation. Also, accordibg to him, there was no looting. Is this true?

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Did General Patton actually say that we “Killed the wrong dictator” (in reference to Hitler)? Would it have been feasible for the U.S. if, directly after having defeated Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, it sought to topple the Soviet Union through a continuation of WWII?

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Are there any memoirs between the first meetings between the Europeans and the Japanese? How did the Europeans initially react to Japanese society compared to other civilizations that encountered and later on colonized?

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When and why did the spice trade’s lucrative nature begin to decline? Why was it popular in the first place? Were people really just tired of eating bland food?

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When did the term “Far East” develop? (Far East in the context of the Orient: China, India, Japan, etc.)

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Before America joined the war against the Axis, Hitler was virtually having a field day in Western Europe. Because Japan bombed pearl harbor, the US joined. If Hitler were to say that the treaty between Japan and Germany were invalid (after the attack on Pearl H), would the US still join the war?

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My Father said that after the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the survivors were so disciplined that despite the atomic catastrophe, they calmly continued to line up for rations despite the radiation. Also, accordibg to him, there was no looting. Is this true?	2454
Did General Patton actually say that we “Killed the wrong dictator” (in reference to Hitler)? Would it have been feasible for the U.S. if, directly after having defeated Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, it sought to topple the Soviet Union through a continuation of WWII?	32
Are there any memoirs between the first meetings between the Europeans and the Japanese? How did the Europeans initially react to Japanese society compared to other civilizations that encountered and later on colonized?	6
When and why did the spice trade’s lucrative nature begin to decline? Why was it popular in the first place? Were people really just tired of eating bland food?	4
When did the term “Far East” develop? (Far East in the context of the Orient: China, India, Japan, etc.)	3
Before America joined the war against the Axis, Hitler was virtually having a field day in Western Europe. Because Japan bombed pearl harbor, the US joined. If Hitler were to say that the treaty between Japan and Germany were invalid (after the attack on Pearl H), would the US still join the war?	0