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Who did the US military use as Japanese-language interpreters in WW2? Were Japanese-Americans used, or were they white Americans trained to fluency in Japanese?

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Regarding the remains of US dead in WW2, what was the administrative and logistical process for handling these thousands of bodies, both during and after the war?

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What technological advancements distinguished Germany’s WW2 U-boats from its WW1 U-boats?

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How did the Norman / Anglo-Saxon divide in English society after 1066 affect English and British politics in the centuries that followed? What, if any, impacts or effects can be seen in the modern world?

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There is a wide body of English-language literature about the culture, doctrine, and internal politics of the Wehrmacht. What are some similar works about Imperial Japan’s armed forces?

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Jews in Europe were historically impoverished & shunned by wider society until fairly recently. How did such a poor & alienated group become associated with banking and finance?

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Why was the 1918 treaty pledging the creation of Czechoslovakia signed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania?

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What is the history of weight lifting in the USA?

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What kind of security would the Soviet embassy in Washington DC have had? Who guarded the interior of the facility?

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WW2 tanks fought enemy infantry as well as enemy tanks. How was the type of shell (high explosive or armor penetrating) that a given tank carried determined? Did tanks ever carry both? How practical would changing ordnance types have been in the heat of battle?

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Who did the US military use as Japanese-language interpreters in WW2? Were Japanese-Americans used, or were they white Americans trained to fluency in Japanese?	1
Regarding the remains of US dead in WW2, what was the administrative and logistical process for handling these thousands of bodies, both during and after the war?	1
What technological advancements distinguished Germany’s WW2 U-boats from its WW1 U-boats?	1
How did the Norman / Anglo-Saxon divide in English society after 1066 affect English and British politics in the centuries that followed? What, if any, impacts or effects can be seen in the modern world?	1
There is a wide body of English-language literature about the culture, doctrine, and internal politics of the Wehrmacht. What are some similar works about Imperial Japan’s armed forces?	1
Jews in Europe were historically impoverished & shunned by wider society until fairly recently. How did such a poor & alienated group become associated with banking and finance?	1
Why was the 1918 treaty pledging the creation of Czechoslovakia signed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania?	1
What is the history of weight lifting in the USA?	1
What kind of security would the Soviet embassy in Washington DC have had? Who guarded the interior of the facility?	1
WW2 tanks fought enemy infantry as well as enemy tanks. How was the type of shell (high explosive or armor penetrating) that a given tank carried determined? Did tanks ever carry both? How practical would changing ordnance types have been in the heat of battle?	1