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49 Questions

Were there any Germans in Japan after the surrender of Germany in May, 1945 and if so, what happened to them?

When Israel won the Six Day War, did they consider expelling all Arabs from the annexed territories?

Did Germany's role in WW2 affect the historical perception of its role in WW1?

Is this anecdote about Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill true?

What did the top minds of the late 17th century have to say about Salem witch trials?

In the biography of Turing by Hodges an ancient Celtic tradition is mentioned of killing the last to arrive

Is Himmler's memo about genocide authentic? Significant?

Did Rome attempt to justify its conquests?

When did “skipping” grades become common and when did it stop in USA?

Were there moves to make anti-miscegenation laws apply to Jews in the USA?

Participation of Jewish Red Army Soldiers in Rape/Atrocities in Germany?

How have the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki affected Japanese culture and language?

Was American slavery economically advantageous primarily due to being able to also sell offspring?

Jewish Money Lenders in England: What happened to Money Lendings after Expulsion?

How young were children left alive in Auschwitz?

How common among Abolitionists was the goal of complete civil equality for Blacks?

Were some categories of French-Jewish people treated better by Vichy anti-Jewish laws

How were large sums of money carried/transmitted prior to the 1940s or so?

Former French PM Blum was in Buchenwald — what is known about his life there?

What do we know about “Honorary Aryans” like Milch, Warburg and a few others? [closed]

Why were air rifles not used more in combat?

In Spain after 1492 what were relations like between converted Jews and converted Muslims?

When did sharing beds with strangers in inns/hotels start to decline? [closed]

Were aerial dogfights during WW2 and WW1 typically very one-sided?

Did “loan sharks” arise after debtors' prison was eliminated?

Who made these comments relating to the use of the atomic bomb?

Did any slaves with Jewish owners ever adopt Judaism?

How common was training with swords and other weapons at Newton's time in England?

Did Henry VIII's conversion from Catholicism set the stage for the readmission of Jews to England? [closed]

In England in 1700, would defending property with lethal force be illegal at all?