Which crash began when the South Sea Company collapsed in London in 1720?
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South Sea Bubble
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Which crash began when the South Sea Company collapsed in London in 1720?
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South Sea Bubble
Which 1929 U.S. stock-market crash began with Black Thursday and culminated in Black Tuesday?
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Wall Street Crash of 1929
What name is given to the 1997–1998 financial turmoil that began in Thailand and spread across East Asia?
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Asian financial crisis
Which U.S. stock index fell 22.6% on Black Monday, October 19, 1987?
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Dow Jones Industrial Average
Which Japanese stock index peaked at 38,957.44 on December 29, 1989, before Japan’s crash?
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Nikkei 225
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Which 1929 U.S. stock-market crash began with Black Thursday and culminated in Black Tuesday?
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Wall Street Crash of 1929
What name is given to the 1997–1998 financial turmoil that began in Thailand and spread across East Asia?
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Asian financial crisis
Which U.S. stock index fell 22.6% on Black Monday, October 19, 1987?
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Dow Jones Industrial Average
What was the Japanese government’s official name, adopted in 1982, for its August 15 war-ending observance?
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Day for Mourning of War Dead and Praying for Peace
On what date did the Battle of Okinawa officially end in 1945?
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June 22, 1945
On what date was Japan’s surrender ceremony held in Nanjing for the China theater?
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September 9, 1945
What was the planned November 1945 Allied invasion of Kyushu called in Operation Downfall?
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Operation Olympic