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How did a new, large, and rapidly developing country like the United States go about turning its informal economy into a formal economy? When did the government decide that they needed to know about a business I was running?	10
There is a perception that the modern technocratic society is especially anxiety-inducing because of its complexity, but is it any more anxiety-inducing than past societies? Did people in the Roman Empire feel like the world was overwhelming, or out of their control?	7
China's rise has drawn a lot of attention to the negative aspects of the PRC. Did Britain and other powers have similar complaints about the characteristics of the U.S. during its rise to dominance? If yes, what did they focus on?	7
Southern states violated the 15th amendment through Jim Crow workarounds like poll taxes and literacy tests. Was it obvious to the public what they were doing? And if not, how did they go about convincing people that these restrictions were not for the purpose of disenfranchising black people?	7
In what ways did the liberation of Nazi death/work camps differ based on which ally member did the liberating?	7
When did the Republican Party decide that the defense budget was, in general, something to be protected and increased rather than cut for the sake of fiscal responsibility?	6
Were white supporters of the US Civil Rights movement accused by the press of co-opting protests/events or drowning out authentic black voices?	4
What made agricultural extension programs in the U.S. work so well compared to more recent programs in developing countries? And did the programs face any major hurdles along the way that put their effectiveness into question?	4
I'm a feudal landholder in pre-modern Europe and there is no widespread cash economy, so my peasants are required to do agricultural work on my estates as a Corvée. Now I have a ton of harvest. How how exactly do I gain wealth and power from this?	4
Was corruption perceived as a significant impediment to the development of effective governance and national economies in modern European nation-states? If yes, how was it defeated or dealt with by states?	3

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