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Before the Berlin wall was built, were mass defections thru West Berlin a thing? If so, was it mainly Germans defecting, or was it spread out among the Eastern bloc? In the 'GWOT', there's a fear of "sleeper agents", was this fear present in the Cold War as well?	6
Did the major world markets/exchanges continue to operate as usual through the first World War and Spanish flu pandemic, and, if so, were there any precautions taken? Were there any changes to how day-to-day business was handled?	6
In modern 'tournaments' (such as athletic competitions), competitors often have elaborate support systems (people to take care of the day-to-day issues that might distract somebody from giving his best effort). Was it cusomary for medieval knights to have a support system? What would it look like?	6
I've read that in many places Jewish enclaves suffered less severely during the Black Death due to superior hygiene practices (only to be blamed and persecuted due to their comparative immunity). Was this a documented effect? At what point was it retroactively understood?	6
In the 19th and early 20th century, workers in America went through many of the same fights as the labor movement in Europe did to establish rights; why didn't the US form lasting class identity through these fights (like Europeans seem to have)?	6
What did Marco Polo actually accomplish? Does he deserve the degree of fame/prestige he achieved?	6
Would Shakespeare have been personally familiar with Moors in 16th century London? How diverse would the city have been at the time?	6
How successful (or unsuccessful) was the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 regarded to be?	6
How did the northern slave states (Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and Delaware) react to the 13th amendment? How did emancipation work, logistically?	6
How did theater make the transition in the European Middle Ages from primarily religious focus (morality, mystery, and miracle plays) to a secular focus? Were there landmark performances that accelerated the change?	6

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