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How common was illegal drinking during the prohibition era? Would the "average joe" have been frequenting speakeasies or was this something mainly done by an already more criminal crowd?	3412
How was the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine by the German Empire and the return of the territory to France after WWI perceived by the local population? Was there resistance or separatist movements during both German and French rule?	197
How was the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine by the German Empire and the return of the territory to France after WWI perceived by the local population? Was there resistance or separatist movements during both German and French rule?	67
Where there regional Latin or Greek dialects in the Roman empire, and if so how strong were the differences between them? How hard would it have been for people speaking different dialects to understand each other?	22
How accessible would information about the progression of the war and its military campaigns been for the German population during WW2?	17
What did the French Revolution look like outside of Paris? Where there any notable events that didn't occur in the capital? What were the effects of unrest in Paris on other cities?	15
Does the trope of the cavalry saving the day have a historic basis or origin?	15
When did yellow become the signature colour for taxis in so many places?	14
Were there any objections in Britain to the blockade of German shipping by the Royal Navy during the first World War due to the starvation civilians?	8
With the inaugeration of Heinrich Brüning and the beginning of the presidential cabinets, the parliamentary democracy of the Weimar Republic had factually seized to exist. What where the reactions to this deveopment in other European democracies, especially Britain and France?	7

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