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Nordic Countries liberalized their energy markets in 1990. Did it lead to more efficiency and lower prices for consumer in the sector as compared to before liberalization and other countries?	24
I read that Turkey in 1920's had a fake Communist Party that was filled by and a front for Kemalists. Did people actually fall for it? Who came up with this idea?	24
According to Wikipedia, an estimated 10,000 to 25,000 people were killed in the Hama massacre in Syria in 1982 by the Government. What exactly happened? What were the origins of the Islamist uprisings? How much support did they have amongst the general public?	24
I have heard some people claim that Ancient Egypt was much more pro-woman where they enjoyed higher status compared to ancient civilisations (Rome, Greece, China, India etc.). Is this accurate? Did Ancient Egypt have first proto-feminist currents?	24
In the aftermath of Tiananmen massacare, sanctions were imposed on PRC by Western countries. Why didn't they seem to have negative effect to the same extent like in Iraq or Iran? How was China able to keep growing economically?	24
Why were Ancient Greece and Rome seen as origins of Western civilisation and not Ancient Egypt given the intense fascination and enthusiasm for "Egyptology" in the late 19th and 20th century?	24
In 1956, the constitution adopted by the Communist Party of China put stated that the party member must have Chinese nationality which was a change from previous ones where anyone could become a member without distinction of nationality. Why did this change occur? Was there any opposition to this?	24
In an essay George Orwell quoted E. M. Forster stating that "maniacal suspiciousness is the besetting Indian vice, as hypocrisy is the British vice". What is the context behind this? Was this a common stereotype of both nationalities at that time?	23
The People's Revolutionary Government in Grenada that ruled between 1979 till 83 is described as "Unitary Marxist–Leninist one-party parliamentary socialist constitutional monarchy" in Wiki. How did this rather unique type of government came into being? How was this ideologically justified?	23
In early 70s, the Swedish socialist economist Rudolf Meidner famously put forth the proposal of "wage earner funds" that would lead to gradual majority ownership of enterprises by them. Given that left wing Olof Palme was PM of Sweden for 13 out of 17 years from '70 why was it not implemented?	23

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