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In 1950, Argentina and Venezuela were one of the richest countries in the world with GDP per capita on par with Western Europe. How did they see such sharp declines in their relative positions over the course of the 20th century?	5164
Why does Liberalism have a different meaning in the United States than in Europe? When did 'liberal' become synonymous with center-left politics?	4292
Switzerland granted women the right to vote in 1971. Why did it take so long for them to do so? Did it cause any controversy in other Western countries?	3631
In popular history, Rome and Greece are generally considered to be origins of Western civilisation yet I have seen many historians and academics criticize this idea. What is the academic consensus on this?	2768
The Inca Empire is famous for being one of the few 'advanced' societies that did not use money. How did the Empire made external trade work without a general medium of exchange?	2561
The widespread notion of Medieval Europe as a backward wasteland is now generally attributed to bias of Enlightenment thinkers. When and how did people start challenging those narratives?	2544
Did the Soviet Union have a "middle class" like the West? If yes, then how well did they live and did they support Socialism?	1934
Artyom Tarasov became the first millionaire of USSR in 1989. How did the State media and citizens of the USSR react to this?	1755
Given the phenomenon of "Egyptomania" in the West in the 19th century, why didn't political thought and literature from Ancient Egypt become as prominently studied or a source of inspiration for movements as Ancient Rome and Greece?	1749
Switzerland, Austria and Germany famously have "hidden champions" - small and mid-sized enterprises that are world leaders in their field but relatively obscure. Are there any goods reads on how they became so successful and history behind it?	1694

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