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How easy was it to acquire slaves in Nazi Germany? Was it widely known forced labor was being used? Was it strictly reserved for war production?

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Why didn't the 'Russia' part of the russian empire fragment/balkanize after the revolution?

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Did the Roman practice of naming years after consuls continue into the Empire?

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Was there any fear that the American Occupation of Japan would be permanent? Any significant resistance politically or violently?

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If I wanted to read the Gesta or Villehardouin equivalent account of the Third Crusade, what would I read?

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Was the formation of "Resistance" groups in Europe during WW2 a new or unique phenomenon, or were they based on some previous tradition or organizational structures?

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How much would Spanish/other European elites know about the progress of early wars in the New World, and the state of the Aztec and Inca Empires?

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Did ancient Roman fashion fluctuate as much as modern american?

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Were Soviet Gulags/work camps actually designed to be productive?

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Why didn't the 'Russia' part of the russian empire fragment/balkanize after the revolution?

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How easy was it to acquire slaves in Nazi Germany? Was it widely known forced labor was being used? Was it strictly reserved for war production?	6
Why didn't the 'Russia' part of the russian empire fragment/balkanize after the revolution?	5
Did the Roman practice of naming years after consuls continue into the Empire?	5
Was there any fear that the American Occupation of Japan would be permanent? Any significant resistance politically or violently?	4
If I wanted to read the Gesta or Villehardouin equivalent account of the Third Crusade, what would I read?	4
Was the formation of "Resistance" groups in Europe during WW2 a new or unique phenomenon, or were they based on some previous tradition or organizational structures?	4
How much would Spanish/other European elites know about the progress of early wars in the New World, and the state of the Aztec and Inca Empires?	3
Did ancient Roman fashion fluctuate as much as modern american?	3
Were Soviet Gulags/work camps actually designed to be productive?	3
Why didn't the 'Russia' part of the russian empire fragment/balkanize after the revolution?	2