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During the Cold and Gulf Wars American soldiers were taught to adapt to certain customs to avoid offending different cultures. Is there a record of different nations commanding their diplomats/soldiers to do and not do certain tasks to avoid offending the Americans?	7
Did the Japanese public/military ever wonder why Kyoto and Hiroshima never firebombed? Was there any suspicion they were being "saved" to showcase the full power of a nuclear blast? Or were the Japanese unasare of the extent to which the US has progressed?	6
Was there a power struggle between Japanese leadership during the battle for Iwo Jima?	6
Why are aquariums a staple across Asian restaurants accross America? Is this an international cultural phenomenon or an American trend?	5
Would an Axis victory eventually lead to a Cold War between Japan and Germany? Did Hitler ever plan/expect total war with Japan? Did the Japanese? Was it ever acknowledged/discussed internally by either side?	5
What was the United States plan after they dropped the first two bombs without a surrender? Would the US have kept dropping nuclear bombs until a surrender? If so, was there a limit?	4
Did the US also plan to use nuclear weapons vs Germany? If so, what type of targets did they have in mind? Is it safe to assume if Germany didn't surrender, at least a couple cities would have been devastated by nuclear bombs?	4
How was Roosevelt planning on convincing the American public to supporting sending in American troops to fight in WWII before the Pearl Harbor?	4
How much did the Japanese know about the German nuclear program? Was there any discussion on sharing the technology in the event of Axis victory? If so, was a cold war inevitable? If not, was a "hot" war inevitable between the two hyper militaristic countries?	4
How serious was Eisenhower's threat to resign days before D-Day? If he had what would've happened to the massive invasion? Who would have lead it?	3

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