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The US government's 1933 Emergency Banking Act demanded Americans sell their gold to the government, threatening punishment if anyone resisted. Did Americans actually listen? Did the measure collect most of the non-jewelry gold Americans had? Was anyone punished for failure to comply?	1
A high school history teacher once told my class that from 1600 through 1900 in Europe, England had the largest best trained navy while France had the largest and best trained army. Would historians agree with that generality? Were there major exceptions?	1
The US State Department sent musicians and artists into soviet-controlled countries during the cold war as ambassadors of the American way of life. Did they have a notable impact? Why did the program eventually end?	1
British generals often complained during the Revolutionary War that they were unable to get enough food to launch major offensives against the Continental Army. Why was it so hard for them to buy or confiscate supplies?	1
How lucrative of a trading partner did the new United States turn out to be for the UK after it granted them a lenient peace deal after the Revolutionary War?	1
Was there an ancient version of Robert's Rules Of Order for governing bodies?	1
Did European ideals of chivalry and knighthood inspire the formulators of Japanese bushido? Where did the Japanese get their information about these ideals, and what did pre-European bushido look like?	1
How did Europe come to have an extensive passenger rail network but not much freight rail, compared to the United States?	1
The 18th Century saw gold rushes in California and Klondyke. Did this spike in gold supply tank the US dollar, since it was legally tied to the price of gold? Did inflation become a problem?	1
How many papyrus scrolls would it have taken to hold a long work like the 304-page "Discourses," of Epictetus? Would they have been connected in any way, or just shelved near each other?	1

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