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The Japanese ambassador to Germany in 1937 was married to a German woman. Was there any reaction by the Nazis to this?

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Was there any concern in the US government that the Enola Gay could have been shot down before bombing Hiroshima, and that the atomic bomb could fall into the hands of the Japanese?

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Did the Chinese Communists introduce simplified Chinese characters as a way to eradicate traditional Chinese culture and make it impossible to read older literature?

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Is it true that the high level of anti-semitism in the Middle East originates in propaganda efforts by Nazi Germany in the 1930ties & 40ties, and that before those, there was little anti-semitism in that region?

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WW2 casualties by month

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Why did it take (West) Germany so long to recognize Oder-Neiße as the final eastern border of a reunited Germany?

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Why did WW1 end with an armistice and not with unconditional surrender of the Central Powers?

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Why did Russia never try to become part of the European Union after the end of the cold war, like many other eastern european nations or ex-soviet republics did/do?

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Was the Ottoman rule over countries outside of what is now Turkey a form of colonialism? If not, what are the major differences between Ottoman imperialism and Western colonialism?

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When and why did the Japanese writing direction of horizontal writing change from right-to-left to left-to-right?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
The Japanese ambassador to Germany in 1937 was married to a German woman. Was there any reaction by the Nazis to this?	1967
Was there any concern in the US government that the Enola Gay could have been shot down before bombing Hiroshima, and that the atomic bomb could fall into the hands of the Japanese?	1292
Did the Chinese Communists introduce simplified Chinese characters as a way to eradicate traditional Chinese culture and make it impossible to read older literature?	170
Is it true that the high level of anti-semitism in the Middle East originates in propaganda efforts by Nazi Germany in the 1930ties & 40ties, and that before those, there was little anti-semitism in that region?	49
WW2 casualties by month	13
Why did it take (West) Germany so long to recognize Oder-Neiße as the final eastern border of a reunited Germany?	11
Why did WW1 end with an armistice and not with unconditional surrender of the Central Powers?	6
Why did Russia never try to become part of the European Union after the end of the cold war, like many other eastern european nations or ex-soviet republics did/do?	4
Was the Ottoman rule over countries outside of what is now Turkey a form of colonialism? If not, what are the major differences between Ottoman imperialism and Western colonialism?	2
When and why did the Japanese writing direction of horizontal writing change from right-to-left to left-to-right?	1