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In "The Death of Stalin," Beria is portrayed to have saved Molotov from an assassination ordered by Stalin. He then frees Molotov's wife and reunites the couple. Molotov resents him for this and plots to have him executed. How accurate is this? Why did Molotov resent Beria?

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Who were the 500 respected gentlemen of Tokyo? What was their role/significance?

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How were native Algerians treated in French Algeria? Were they French citizens? What rights did they have compared to French people from France?

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How did Japanese culture go from Bushido to Kawaii? How did WW2 veterans raised in the former react to the rise of the latter?

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What was sanitation like in the Colosseum?

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Why do we still use "Middle East" but not "Near East" or "Far East"?

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In "The Death of Stalin," Beria is portrayed to have saved Molotov from an assassination ordered by Stalin. He then frees Molotov's wife and reunites the couple. Molotov resents him for this and plots to have him executed. How accurate is this? Why did Molotov resent Beria?	195
Who were the 500 respected gentlemen of Tokyo? What was their role/significance?	85
How were native Algerians treated in French Algeria? Were they French citizens? What rights did they have compared to French people from France?	83
How did Japanese culture go from Bushido to Kawaii? How did WW2 veterans raised in the former react to the rise of the latter?	35
What was sanitation like in the Colosseum?	2
Why do we still use "Middle East" but not "Near East" or "Far East"?	1