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When/why did advertising switch from long text-based ads to simple phrases and sentences?

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How did Israelis react to the arrival of Holocaust survivors?

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Why did so many old English names start with "E" or "Ae"?

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The cars used by the migrants in "The Grapes of Wrath" are total junk. Why is this?

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When did the US military become the risk-averse, heavily bureaucratic entity it is today?

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In his review of the Chernobyl miniseries, Masha Gessen writes that, "resignation was the defining condition of Soviet life." Was this characterization generally true?

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What did Marshall see in Eisenhower?

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How did the European public react to Hitler's aggression?

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Photos I’ve seen of Eastern European Jews emigrating to New York in the early 1900s rarely depict people dressed as conservatively as modern-day Orthodox Jews. Is this because they weren’t Orthodox in the modern sense, or was there an increased emphasis on distinctive dress after the Holocaust?

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Are there any famous examples of European political marriages gone wrong?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When/why did advertising switch from long text-based ads to simple phrases and sentences?	7
How did Israelis react to the arrival of Holocaust survivors?	6
Why did so many old English names start with "E" or "Ae"?	6
The cars used by the migrants in "The Grapes of Wrath" are total junk. Why is this?	6
When did the US military become the risk-averse, heavily bureaucratic entity it is today?	6
In his review of the Chernobyl miniseries, Masha Gessen writes that, "resignation was the defining condition of Soviet life." Was this characterization generally true?	6
What did Marshall see in Eisenhower?	6
How did the European public react to Hitler's aggression?	5
Photos I’ve seen of Eastern European Jews emigrating to New York in the early 1900s rarely depict people dressed as conservatively as modern-day Orthodox Jews. Is this because they weren’t Orthodox in the modern sense, or was there an increased emphasis on distinctive dress after the Holocaust?	4
Are there any famous examples of European political marriages gone wrong?	3