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How did local civilians on islands like Guadalcanal feel about the battles going on between Japan and the allies near their homes? Surely many of them had not seen fleets of warships, warplanes, or armies before World War II. Did they side with either side or mostly just stay out of the way?

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I am a German U-Boat captain in 1942. I spot the USS Washington escorting a convoy. Would I be able to identify it? The ship was new, so would I have been given a profile or photos of the ship to allow me to identify it properly?

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Would someone who speaks modern Greek be able to fluently communicate with, say, Leonidas I of Sparta?

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If the United States had been surprised by the Japanese at Midway as planned, would they actually have sent carriers to defend it?

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How did local civilians on islands like Guadalcanal feel about the battles going on between Japan and the allies near their homes? Surely many of them had not seen fleets of warships, warplanes, or armies before World War II. Did they side with either side or mostly just stay out of the way?	135
I am a German U-Boat captain in 1942. I spot the USS Washington escorting a convoy. Would I be able to identify it? The ship was new, so would I have been given a profile or photos of the ship to allow me to identify it properly?	6
Would someone who speaks modern Greek be able to fluently communicate with, say, Leonidas I of Sparta?	2
If the United States had been surprised by the Japanese at Midway as planned, would they actually have sent carriers to defend it?	1