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There seemed to be a rapid change in racial attitudes after WW2, what impact did WW2 have on racism in the US?

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What occupations were exempt from conscription in the USA during ww2?

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Watching the movie "Pearl harbor", a general opines that the Japanese could penetrate as far as Chicago before we could stop them. How realistic is this?

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Was there ever a U.S. government contingency plan for a Soviet invasion of the mainland United States?

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What would it have been like to purchase guns as a private consumer in the early 20th century? What prices would one expect, how affordable and common was it?

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Why did the U.S. refuse entry to European refugees of Nazi aggression? what was the U.S. policy regarding refugees before and during WW2?

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How close was the Final Solution to completion before the fall of the Third Reich?

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i keep reading that Hitler was dismayed by France and Britain's declaration of war in 1939. Did Hitler ever have a plan to eventually turn and attack West before their declaration of war?

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is there any historical evidence that President Buchanan was homosexual?

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How did the so-called 'ABC–1' conference take place with the background of American isolationism? Did Roosevelt have a desire to enter the war, even if Pearl Harbor had not happened?

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There seemed to be a rapid change in racial attitudes after WW2, what impact did WW2 have on racism in the US?	11
What occupations were exempt from conscription in the USA during ww2?	10
Watching the movie "Pearl harbor", a general opines that the Japanese could penetrate as far as Chicago before we could stop them. How realistic is this?	10
Was there ever a U.S. government contingency plan for a Soviet invasion of the mainland United States?	8
What would it have been like to purchase guns as a private consumer in the early 20th century? What prices would one expect, how affordable and common was it?	6
Why did the U.S. refuse entry to European refugees of Nazi aggression? what was the U.S. policy regarding refugees before and during WW2?	5
How close was the Final Solution to completion before the fall of the Third Reich?	4
i keep reading that Hitler was dismayed by France and Britain's declaration of war in 1939. Did Hitler ever have a plan to eventually turn and attack West before their declaration of war?	4
is there any historical evidence that President Buchanan was homosexual?	3
How did the so-called 'ABC–1' conference take place with the background of American isolationism? Did Roosevelt have a desire to enter the war, even if Pearl Harbor had not happened?	3