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In depictions of a medieval siege, why don't defenders wall off the main gates to their city? As supposed to leaving it barred and open to ramming?

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What would life be like for a Chinese civilian living in Japan during WW2?

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Where did the word "poontang" come from and when used it first used in a sexual manner? NSFW

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In the Why We Fight documentaries published by the USA during WW2, the map of China includes Tibet, which the USA later supported their independence via the CIA from the 1950s, how did the USA reconcile this switch of territorial acknowledgements?

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Why has there been a shift from the way English is typeset?

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Why were Western-allied governments during the Cold War in Asia often associated with corruption?

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A stereotypical form of address in Communist countries is "comrade". Did any tropes exist in fascist or other authoritarian governments?

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As a result of the Nazi's ruthless eugenics program, was there an actual continual effect on the post-war population?

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In depictions of a medieval siege, why don't defenders wall off the main gates to their city? As supposed to leaving it barred and open to ramming?	2
What would life be like for a Chinese civilian living in Japan during WW2?	2
Where did the word "poontang" come from and when used it first used in a sexual manner? NSFW	2
In the Why We Fight documentaries published by the USA during WW2, the map of China includes Tibet, which the USA later supported their independence via the CIA from the 1950s, how did the USA reconcile this switch of territorial acknowledgements?	2
Why has there been a shift from the way English is typeset?	2
Why were Western-allied governments during the Cold War in Asia often associated with corruption?	1
A stereotypical form of address in Communist countries is "comrade". Did any tropes exist in fascist or other authoritarian governments?	1
As a result of the Nazi's ruthless eugenics program, was there an actual continual effect on the post-war population?	0