Which hedge fund's 1998 collapse prompted a Federal Reserve-organized rescue of Long-Term Capital Management?
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Long-Term Capital Management
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Which hedge fund's 1998 collapse prompted a Federal Reserve-organized rescue of Long-Term Capital Management?
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Long-Term Capital Management
Which country experienced the 1990 crash after its asset-price bubble burst, beginning Japan's “Lost Decades”?
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Japan
What name was given to the 1997–1998 collapse that began with Thailand's baht devaluation?
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Asian financial crisis
Which New York Stock Exchange event on October 24, 1929, marked the start of the Wall Street Crash?
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Black Thursday
Which character replaced Lisa Cuddy as dean of medicine in House, M.D.?
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Eric Foreman
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What name was given to the 1997–1998 collapse that began with Thailand's baht devaluation?
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Asian financial crisis
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What was the official document signed by Japan aboard USS Missouri called?
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Japanese Instrument of Surrender
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Harry S. Truman
What code name did the Allies give their planned invasion of Japan?
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Operation Downfall