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During WWII, did the Russians hold extra hatred for SS soldiers? Were captured SS soldiers treated any differently than regular army members?

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During WWII, how did the Soviets treat captured SS prisoners? Were they dealt with more harshly than regular German soldiers?

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How were the SS viewed by the regular German military? Respect, disdain, etc?

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When Albert Speer (Hitler's economic minister) denounced the Nazis as criminals in the 50s, he was met with widespread scorn from his friends. Does this imply most Germans secretly admired and respected Hitler even after the war?

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What was Stalin's personal response to the Holocaust?

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Do we have any examples of pre-columbian Native American humor?

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What is the prevailing secular view on Jesus? Philanthropist? Anti-Roman revolutionary?

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Directly after WWII, how long did it take to eliminate anti-semitism in German society? Were there any notable cases of anti-semitism during this time?

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What is the earliest known contact between Europe and East Asia?

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When word of Leif Erikson's discovery of a new world reached other kingdoms, why wasn't there interest in exploring that land further?

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During WWII, did the Russians hold extra hatred for SS soldiers? Were captured SS soldiers treated any differently than regular army members?	53
During WWII, how did the Soviets treat captured SS prisoners? Were they dealt with more harshly than regular German soldiers?	53
How were the SS viewed by the regular German military? Respect, disdain, etc?	50
When Albert Speer (Hitler's economic minister) denounced the Nazis as criminals in the 50s, he was met with widespread scorn from his friends. Does this imply most Germans secretly admired and respected Hitler even after the war?	47
What was Stalin's personal response to the Holocaust?	39
Do we have any examples of pre-columbian Native American humor?	37
What is the prevailing secular view on Jesus? Philanthropist? Anti-Roman revolutionary?	34
Directly after WWII, how long did it take to eliminate anti-semitism in German society? Were there any notable cases of anti-semitism during this time?	26
What is the earliest known contact between Europe and East Asia?	23
When word of Leif Erikson's discovery of a new world reached other kingdoms, why wasn't there interest in exploring that land further?	21