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Were there social programs that helped integrate freed slaves into society after the 13th amendment came into effect?

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Why did the Soviets spend so much money shipping people across the country to just to be killed and thrown in a ditch, like with the Katyn Massacre? Why didn't they just do it on the spot?

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The first transatlantic flight was in 1919. Did the US try to utilize airplanes at all when sending supplies to Europe during WW2 in order to avoid U-boats?

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How did the peaked cap become so prevalent as part of a dress uniform in the military when it started as a simple laborers garment?

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Were machine gunners or artillerymen treated the same way as snipers during World War 1?

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Did Americans like hot sauce and spicy food before the move towards multiculturalism in modern times?

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Why are casualty estimates during WW2 and WW1 so vague?

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What are some good books to start with if one is trying to learn more about the Black Panthers and Black Liberation Army?

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Why do all old Prussian marching songs start with the same weird flute tune?

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Was the 'gentleman's warfare' of the European 18th and 19th centuries something that came as the result of a gradual evolution of strategy or was there a single event that marked the start of it?

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Were there social programs that helped integrate freed slaves into society after the 13th amendment came into effect?	5
Why did the Soviets spend so much money shipping people across the country to just to be killed and thrown in a ditch, like with the Katyn Massacre? Why didn't they just do it on the spot?	5
The first transatlantic flight was in 1919. Did the US try to utilize airplanes at all when sending supplies to Europe during WW2 in order to avoid U-boats?	5
How did the peaked cap become so prevalent as part of a dress uniform in the military when it started as a simple laborers garment?	5
Were machine gunners or artillerymen treated the same way as snipers during World War 1?	5
Did Americans like hot sauce and spicy food before the move towards multiculturalism in modern times?	5
Why are casualty estimates during WW2 and WW1 so vague?	4
What are some good books to start with if one is trying to learn more about the Black Panthers and Black Liberation Army?	4
Why do all old Prussian marching songs start with the same weird flute tune?	4
Was the 'gentleman's warfare' of the European 18th and 19th centuries something that came as the result of a gradual evolution of strategy or was there a single event that marked the start of it?	4