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Why did British settlers leave Kenya after its independence, as opposed to South Africa or Rhodesia?

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Why during WW1 and WW2 there were hardly any battleship engagements?

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What types of "scary ghost stories" (like in "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year") did people tell at Christmas? Were they all moralistic like "A Christmas Carol" or were there religious, local color, salacious, pre-Christian, or just creepy options?

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Why do North American high schools extensively cover the history of Nazis war crimes but mostly gloss over (or never mention) Japanese atrocities such as Rape of Nanking and Unit 731? NSFW

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Among parents of young children, one of the most common topics of complaint and commiseration is sleep deprivation. Are there historical records of parents bemoaning their babies' constant night wakings? How did parents handle the lack of sleep when they had to work or care for other children?

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Was the war in Vietnam illegal according to international/United States law?

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Is it true that returning soldiers from the Vietnam War were actually spat-on and harassed by protestors meeting them at the airports?

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After soldiers returned from WW2, many Americans would have witnessed the impact of psychiatric/mental/emotional issues, such as PTSD, firsthand. In this context, why was mental illness still viewed with such embarrassment and stigma in the 1950s?

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Why did Mustafa Kemal Ataturk execute hundreds of Pontic Greeks in the "Amasya trials"

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Why german barbarians voluntarly adopt christianity during the migration period?

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Why did British settlers leave Kenya after its independence, as opposed to South Africa or Rhodesia?	19
Why during WW1 and WW2 there were hardly any battleship engagements?	19
What types of "scary ghost stories" (like in "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year") did people tell at Christmas? Were they all moralistic like "A Christmas Carol" or were there religious, local color, salacious, pre-Christian, or just creepy options?	19
Why do North American high schools extensively cover the history of Nazis war crimes but mostly gloss over (or never mention) Japanese atrocities such as Rape of Nanking and Unit 731? NSFW	19
Among parents of young children, one of the most common topics of complaint and commiseration is sleep deprivation. Are there historical records of parents bemoaning their babies' constant night wakings? How did parents handle the lack of sleep when they had to work or care for other children?	19
Was the war in Vietnam illegal according to international/United States law?	19
Is it true that returning soldiers from the Vietnam War were actually spat-on and harassed by protestors meeting them at the airports?	19
After soldiers returned from WW2, many Americans would have witnessed the impact of psychiatric/mental/emotional issues, such as PTSD, firsthand. In this context, why was mental illness still viewed with such embarrassment and stigma in the 1950s?	19
Why did Mustafa Kemal Ataturk execute hundreds of Pontic Greeks in the "Amasya trials"	19
Why german barbarians voluntarly adopt christianity during the migration period?	19