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Was there ever a successful riot or revolution because of oppression of minorities that did not come from the oppressed people?

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Before WWII there was a migration of German Jewish Physicists/Scientists abroad, notably to the US. After WWII the allies imported a lot of Nazi Scientists/Engineers. Were there any awkward encounters or special precautions around mixing these two groups in the work they were doing?

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What role did FDR's initial refusal to supply Britain with arms play in Churchill conceiving and following through with Operation Catapult and the attack at Mers-el-Kébir?

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Was "la Cosa Nostra" an Italian-American phenomenon or did other Italian immigrant communities form their own organized crime groups?

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When the 'new world' was discovered, what was the reaction from a religious perspective?

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Studying history without the resources of a school

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What do we know about Crimean Jews? There doesn't seem to be a lot of documentation on them.

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Drugs in the Wild West?

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Is there a provable link between the evacuation of kids in WWII Britain and support for the post-war welfare state?

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Was there ever a successful riot or revolution because of oppression of minorities that did not come from the oppressed people?	13
Before WWII there was a migration of German Jewish Physicists/Scientists abroad, notably to the US. After WWII the allies imported a lot of Nazi Scientists/Engineers. Were there any awkward encounters or special precautions around mixing these two groups in the work they were doing?	13
What role did FDR's initial refusal to supply Britain with arms play in Churchill conceiving and following through with Operation Catapult and the attack at Mers-el-Kébir?	13
Was "la Cosa Nostra" an Italian-American phenomenon or did other Italian immigrant communities form their own organized crime groups?	13
When the 'new world' was discovered, what was the reaction from a religious perspective?	13
[deleted by user]	13
Studying history without the resources of a school	13
What do we know about Crimean Jews? There doesn't seem to be a lot of documentation on them.	13
Drugs in the Wild West?	13
Is there a provable link between the evacuation of kids in WWII Britain and support for the post-war welfare state?	13