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In mafia films such as Casino and The Godfather, Part II, Jewish characters mix with Italian mafiosi in a variety of ways. What was the relationship between the Italian-American and Jewish-American communities in the early-mid 20th century, especially with respect to organized crime?

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Prior to the advent of personal computers and office software, how were complex finance, accounting, marketing, and data visualization tasks handled in corporations?

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Many of the same soldiers and officers who fought to free slaves in the U.S. Civil War also fought to take away the freedom of American Indians in the subsequent Indian Wars. How did they (and the U.S. congress) reconcile this?

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A significant number of important figures in 20th-century American literature, art, and cinema acted as "ambulance drivers" during World War I. What did this entail, and is there a reason it was popular with Americans who eventually entered the arts?

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Historically, have professional private arbitrators ruled in favor of corporate/business parties more than government courts have?

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In mafia films such as Casino and The Godfather, Part II, Jewish characters mix with Italian mafiosi in a variety of ways. What was the relationship between the Italian-American and Jewish-American communities in the early-mid 20th century, especially with respect to organized crime?	919
Prior to the advent of personal computers and office software, how were complex finance, accounting, marketing, and data visualization tasks handled in corporations?	46
Many of the same soldiers and officers who fought to free slaves in the U.S. Civil War also fought to take away the freedom of American Indians in the subsequent Indian Wars. How did they (and the U.S. congress) reconcile this?	30
A significant number of important figures in 20th-century American literature, art, and cinema acted as "ambulance drivers" during World War I. What did this entail, and is there a reason it was popular with Americans who eventually entered the arts?	19
Historically, have professional private arbitrators ruled in favor of corporate/business parties more than government courts have?	4