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In Mad Men, the characters seem to have a distaste towards Jews in American Society. Was this idea common for the time period? If so, why?

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Were conscripted or volunteer soldiers of the Confederacy during the American Civil War aware that the conflict was about slavery, or did they feel that the Northerners were “invading their territory”?

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When prisoners were sent to Australia, what were the conditions on the ships like? How were the prisoners treated?

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In Mad Men, the characters seem to have a distaste towards Jews in American Society. Was this idea common for the time period? If so, why?	600
Were conscripted or volunteer soldiers of the Confederacy during the American Civil War aware that the conflict was about slavery, or did they feel that the Northerners were “invading their territory”?	5
When prisoners were sent to Australia, what were the conditions on the ships like? How were the prisoners treated?	4