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Similar to companies today that boast about amenities and wages to attract potential employees, back in the industrial era, were there factories that offered better working conditions to entice workers?	16
Supposedly Hitler was unwilling to use chemical weapons without a system to protect Germany from similar reprisals. Was such a system ever proposed or even in development during the war?	16
Given that the public's first introduction to PSTD came from the large amount of traumatized veterans from WW1, why was it notably less severe in returning vets from WW2, a much longer, even more destructive war?	16
Was there ever any cases of native anti-war or pacifist groups operating in Japan during WW2? How did the Japanese government deal with them (if they existed) or other dissenters when and where they appeared?	15
Was there a lasting effect from WW1 wartime propaganda in the various participating countries against their opposing nations? If so, could it be considered a small influence in the events of the 20's and 30's that led to WW2?	15
during the period/s where duels were an accepted way of settling disputes, what methods were considered cheating or unethical conduct?	15
Was there any kind of appeal process for British convicts sent to Australia? If their conviction was rescinded, could they expect her majesty's government to pay for them to return home?	14
During the height of the Hays code, was there a such thing as underground markets and communities for films dubbed obscene or subversive? Did anyone ever try and use the Hays code to benefit themselves and their films in some way?	14
When and why did the practice of eunuchs being trusted with positions of high power die out in their respective regions?	14
How damaging was it to lose a king, though capture or death, for the respective army during the middle ages? Are there cases of the army quickly reorganizing and pushing forward with their campaign?	13

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