Economic History
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61. The **Abolition of Slavery** in the 19th century had a significant economic impact, particularly on which major industry in the United States?
62. The **Suez Crisis** of 1956 had a significant economic impact on global trade due to a dispute over which key waterway?
63. What was the primary economic motivation for the European **Scramble for Africa** in the late 19th century?
64. The **Black Death** (14th century) had a profound economic impact on Europe, primarily by:
65. The **Trans-Siberian Railway**, built in the late 19th century, was a key economic development for which nation?
66. The economic philosophy of **Adam Smith** is based on the idea of the 'invisible hand'. What does this concept refer to?
67. What was the economic system of **Ancient Egypt** primarily based on?
68. The **Panic of 1893** was a severe economic depression in the United States caused by which of the following?
69. The economic policies of **Mao Zedong** in China, such as the **Great Leap Forward**, aimed to achieve which of the following?
70. The **East India Company**, a powerful trading company, was a key economic actor for which nation?
71. The **Age of the Medici**, a period of great wealth and influence, was centered in which Italian city?
72. The **Glass-Steagall Act** of 1933 in the United States was a key piece of legislation designed to do what?
73. The economic philosophy of **monetarism** is most closely associated with which economist?
74. The **Berlin Blockade** (1948-1949) was a major event in the Cold War that had a significant economic component. What was its purpose?
75. The **Keynesian economics** school of thought advocates for government intervention in the economy to manage which of the following?
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