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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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Around the time of Constantine I, how "Roman" was North Africa?

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When James Madison won his second term, he won all but 1 electoral vote. Was the 1 vote cast against him because the honor was reserved for Washington, or because they actually voted for the other candidate?

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What was Australia's plan for defending against a Japanese invasion in World War 2? Did Imperial Japan have plans in place for dealing with the harsh deserts of the outback?

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In the NJ portion of the New Netherland colony, what did the settlers think of Peter Stuyvesant's administration when the colony was taken over by the English in 1664?

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Conversations with everyday Hindus revealed to me a widely held belief of a historical genocide of Hindu people by Muslim rulers in India. Is this factually accurate and are there sources to back it up?

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Medieval Perception of History

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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?	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
Around the time of Constantine I, how "Roman" was North Africa?	19
When James Madison won his second term, he won all but 1 electoral vote. Was the 1 vote cast against him because the honor was reserved for Washington, or because they actually voted for the other candidate?	19
What was Australia's plan for defending against a Japanese invasion in World War 2? Did Imperial Japan have plans in place for dealing with the harsh deserts of the outback?	19
In the NJ portion of the New Netherland colony, what did the settlers think of Peter Stuyvesant's administration when the colony was taken over by the English in 1664?	19
Conversations with everyday Hindus revealed to me a widely held belief of a historical genocide of Hindu people by Muslim rulers in India. Is this factually accurate and are there sources to back it up?	19
Medieval Perception of History	19