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How did contemporary architecture become utilitarian/How did an understated aesthetic become the norm in high-profile architecture?

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[Pacific&Oceania] What do we know about the motives of the Haradas and Shintani? To what extent did the NIihau Incident contribute to Japanese Internment?

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How did handedness affect the development of mechanized warfare?

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When/How did the political crusade against "Saturday Night Specials" end?

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What army made best use of bicycle infantry in WWII? I know it was an important part of the Japanese invasions of China and British Malaya, but I don't know how that compares to uses elsewhere.

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How and when did Rwigyema and Kagame begin planning and working towards an invasion of Rwanda? What made them such effective leaders? How did they compare to their RAF counterparts? And what evidence is there that Rwigyema was or wasn't assassinated?

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How and when did cars and motorcycles develop unwritten standards for control layouts?

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It's apparently disputed whether or not Adlai Stevenson said "...Unfortunately, we need a majority." (Or something like that, which I suppose is a dispute unto itself.) What's the evidence for it? How good is the evidence?

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When/How did the political crusade against "Saturday Night Specials" end?

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What are the historiographic best practices for choosing which demonyms to use?

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How did contemporary architecture become utilitarian/How did an understated aesthetic become the norm in high-profile architecture?	2
[Pacific&Oceania] What do we know about the motives of the Haradas and Shintani? To what extent did the NIihau Incident contribute to Japanese Internment?	2
How did handedness affect the development of mechanized warfare?	2
When/How did the political crusade against "Saturday Night Specials" end?	2
What army made best use of bicycle infantry in WWII? I know it was an important part of the Japanese invasions of China and British Malaya, but I don't know how that compares to uses elsewhere.	2
How and when did Rwigyema and Kagame begin planning and working towards an invasion of Rwanda? What made them such effective leaders? How did they compare to their RAF counterparts? And what evidence is there that Rwigyema was or wasn't assassinated?	2
How and when did cars and motorcycles develop unwritten standards for control layouts?	2
It's apparently disputed whether or not Adlai Stevenson said "...Unfortunately, we need a majority." (Or something like that, which I suppose is a dispute unto itself.) What's the evidence for it? How good is the evidence?	2
When/How did the political crusade against "Saturday Night Specials" end?	2
What are the historiographic best practices for choosing which demonyms to use?	2