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“Darkest Hour” portrays Halifax not only as a diehard proponent of negotiation well into 1940, but also dead-set on ousting Churchill due to the PM’s refusal to seek terms with Hitler. How accurate is this portrayal?
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When did insect repellent first become widely available? Were people prior to insect repellent just getting eaten alive by mosquitos non-stop?
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To what extent, and in what ways, did anti-Semitism in the Russian Empire differ from anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union?
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After WW2, Admiral Raeder accused Karl Dönitz of being a fervent Nazi firmly under Hitler’s sway (calling him “Hitler Boy”). Dönitz’s memoirs, however, claim the opposite. How ideologically committed was Dönitz to Hitler & National Socialism?
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Who served as Japanese-language interpreters for US forces in WW2? Were they native speakers (Nisei, etc) or white servicemen trained to fluency in Japanese?
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How did medieval Europeans think about race (if at all)? Do any writings survive on the subject of racial differences (skin tone, et al) and what, if any, significance was attributed to these differences? Was there any medieval corollary to the “scientific racism” of the 19th & 20th centuries?
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The series “Deutschland 83” has made me wonder: in 1983, how much autonomy did East Germany actually have in foreign policy, military affairs, and intelligence? Was the DDR effectively a Soviet puppet in these areas, or did they actively pursue their own strategic goals?
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Lech Walesa’s mother & stepfather immigrated to the United States in 1973. How difficult was this for a Polish citizen in 1973? Was this a special privilege doled out to only a small number of Poles? What was the application process like? Why did the Polish communist government allow this at all?
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