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57070e0c9e06ca38007e9345 | Black_people | In July 2012, Ancestry.com reported on historic and DNA research by its staff that discovered that Obama is likely a descendant through his mother of John Punch, considered by some historians to be the first African slave in the Virginia colony. An indentured servant, he was "bound for life" in 1640 after trying to esc... | Why were his children free? | {
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57070e8590286e26004fc863 | Black_people | Approximately 12 million Africans were shipped to the Americas during the Atlantic slave trade from 1492 to 1888, with 11.5 million of those shipped to South America and the Caribbean. Brazil was the largest importer in the Americas, with 5.5 million African slaves imported, followed by the British Caribbean with 2.76 ... | How many Africans were shipped to the US between 1492 to 1888? | {
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57070e8590286e26004fc864 | Black_people | Approximately 12 million Africans were shipped to the Americas during the Atlantic slave trade from 1492 to 1888, with 11.5 million of those shipped to South America and the Caribbean. Brazil was the largest importer in the Americas, with 5.5 million African slaves imported, followed by the British Caribbean with 2.76 ... | How many were shipped to South America and the Caribbean? | {
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57070e8590286e26004fc865 | Black_people | Approximately 12 million Africans were shipped to the Americas during the Atlantic slave trade from 1492 to 1888, with 11.5 million of those shipped to South America and the Caribbean. Brazil was the largest importer in the Americas, with 5.5 million African slaves imported, followed by the British Caribbean with 2.76 ... | How many slaves were imported by Brazil? | {
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57070e8590286e26004fc866 | Black_people | Approximately 12 million Africans were shipped to the Americas during the Atlantic slave trade from 1492 to 1888, with 11.5 million of those shipped to South America and the Caribbean. Brazil was the largest importer in the Americas, with 5.5 million African slaves imported, followed by the British Caribbean with 2.76 ... | How many slaves were imported by the British Caribbean? | {
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57070e8590286e26004fc867 | Black_people | Approximately 12 million Africans were shipped to the Americas during the Atlantic slave trade from 1492 to 1888, with 11.5 million of those shipped to South America and the Caribbean. Brazil was the largest importer in the Americas, with 5.5 million African slaves imported, followed by the British Caribbean with 2.76 ... | How is black identified in South America? | {
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57070f769e06ca38007e935d | Black_people | The concept of race in Brazil is complex. A Brazilian child was never automatically identified with the racial type of one or both of his or her parents, nor were there only two categories to choose from. Between an individual of unmixed West African descent and a very light mulatto individual, more than a dozen racial... | How are people in Brazil classified? | {
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57070f769e06ca38007e935e | Black_people | The concept of race in Brazil is complex. A Brazilian child was never automatically identified with the racial type of one or both of his or her parents, nor were there only two categories to choose from. Between an individual of unmixed West African descent and a very light mulatto individual, more than a dozen racial... | What country has a complex way of acknowledging race? | {
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57070f769e06ca38007e9360 | Black_people | The concept of race in Brazil is complex. A Brazilian child was never automatically identified with the racial type of one or both of his or her parents, nor were there only two categories to choose from. Between an individual of unmixed West African descent and a very light mulatto individual, more than a dozen racial... | How are people evaluated in Brazil? | {
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"like the colors of the spectrum"
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57070fe090286e26004fc877 | Black_people | Scholars disagree over the effects of social status on racial classifications in Brazil. It is generally believed that achieving upward mobility and education results in individuals being classified as a category of lighter skin. The popular claim is that in Brazil, poor whites are considered black and wealthy blacks a... | What type of skin color has a better chance of a good life in Brazil? | {
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57070fe090286e26004fc878 | Black_people | Scholars disagree over the effects of social status on racial classifications in Brazil. It is generally believed that achieving upward mobility and education results in individuals being classified as a category of lighter skin. The popular claim is that in Brazil, poor whites are considered black and wealthy blacks a... | What are poor whites considered in Brazil? | {
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294
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57070fe090286e26004fc879 | Black_people | Scholars disagree over the effects of social status on racial classifications in Brazil. It is generally believed that achieving upward mobility and education results in individuals being classified as a category of lighter skin. The popular claim is that in Brazil, poor whites are considered black and wealthy blacks a... | What are wealthy blacks considered in Brazil? | {
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57070fe090286e26004fc87a | Black_people | Scholars disagree over the effects of social status on racial classifications in Brazil. It is generally believed that achieving upward mobility and education results in individuals being classified as a category of lighter skin. The popular claim is that in Brazil, poor whites are considered black and wealthy blacks a... | What does Preto mean? | {
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5707106b90286e26004fc87f | Black_people | From the years 1500 to 1850, an estimated 3.5 million captives were forcibly shipped from West/Central Africa to Brazil; the territory received the highest number of slaves of any country in the Americas. Scholars estimate that more than half of the Brazilian population is at least in part descended from these individu... | How many slaves were shipped from Africa to Brazil between 1500 and 1850? | {
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32
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5707106b90286e26004fc880 | Black_people | From the years 1500 to 1850, an estimated 3.5 million captives were forcibly shipped from West/Central Africa to Brazil; the territory received the highest number of slaves of any country in the Americas. Scholars estimate that more than half of the Brazilian population is at least in part descended from these individu... | How much of the Brazilian population are descendants of slavery? | {
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228
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5707106b90286e26004fc881 | Black_people | From the years 1500 to 1850, an estimated 3.5 million captives were forcibly shipped from West/Central Africa to Brazil; the territory received the highest number of slaves of any country in the Americas. Scholars estimate that more than half of the Brazilian population is at least in part descended from these individu... | Second to Africa, what is Brazil have the largest population of? | {
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"Afro-descendants"
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5707106b90286e26004fc882 | Black_people | From the years 1500 to 1850, an estimated 3.5 million captives were forcibly shipped from West/Central Africa to Brazil; the territory received the highest number of slaves of any country in the Americas. Scholars estimate that more than half of the Brazilian population is at least in part descended from these individu... | What was not passed in Brazil during slavery? | {
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"segregation laws"
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5707106b90286e26004fc883 | Black_people | From the years 1500 to 1850, an estimated 3.5 million captives were forcibly shipped from West/Central Africa to Brazil; the territory received the highest number of slaves of any country in the Americas. Scholars estimate that more than half of the Brazilian population is at least in part descended from these individu... | What was prevalent in Brazilian culture during slavery? | {
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5707111d90286e26004fc89b | Black_people | By the 2000 census, demographic changes including the end to slavery, immigration from Europe and Asia, assimilation of multiracial persons, and other factors resulted in a population in which 6.2% of the population identified as black, 40% as pardo, and 55% as white. Essentially most of the black population was absorb... | How much of the Brazilian population identified as black in 2000? | {
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5707111d90286e26004fc89c | Black_people | By the 2000 census, demographic changes including the end to slavery, immigration from Europe and Asia, assimilation of multiracial persons, and other factors resulted in a population in which 6.2% of the population identified as black, 40% as pardo, and 55% as white. Essentially most of the black population was absorb... | How much identified as mixed race? | {
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237
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5707111d90286e26004fc89d | Black_people | By the 2000 census, demographic changes including the end to slavery, immigration from Europe and Asia, assimilation of multiracial persons, and other factors resulted in a population in which 6.2% of the population identified as black, 40% as pardo, and 55% as white. Essentially most of the black population was absorb... | How much identified as white? | {
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255
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5707111d90286e26004fc89e | Black_people | By the 2000 census, demographic changes including the end to slavery, immigration from Europe and Asia, assimilation of multiracial persons, and other factors resulted in a population in which 6.2% of the population identified as black, 40% as pardo, and 55% as white. Essentially most of the black population was absorb... | How much of the Brazilian population had connections to African ancestry in 2007? | {
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570712049e06ca38007e9389 | Black_people | Because of the acceptance of miscegenation, Brazil has avoided the binary polarization of society into black and white. In addition, it abolished slavery without a civil war. The bitter and sometimes violent racial tensions that have divided the US are notably absent in Brazil. According to the 2010 census, 6.7% of Bra... | What has Brazil avoided? | {
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63
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570712049e06ca38007e938a | Black_people | Because of the acceptance of miscegenation, Brazil has avoided the binary polarization of society into black and white. In addition, it abolished slavery without a civil war. The bitter and sometimes violent racial tensions that have divided the US are notably absent in Brazil. According to the 2010 census, 6.7% of Bra... | What is happened in the US that did not happen in Brazil when slavery ended? | {
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"civil war"
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164
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570712049e06ca38007e938c | Black_people | Because of the acceptance of miscegenation, Brazil has avoided the binary polarization of society into black and white. In addition, it abolished slavery without a civil war. The bitter and sometimes violent racial tensions that have divided the US are notably absent in Brazil. According to the 2010 census, 6.7% of Bra... | Who is the Brazilian Prime Minister for racial equality? | {
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"Elio Ferreira de Araujo"
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443
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570712049e06ca38007e938d | Black_people | Because of the acceptance of miscegenation, Brazil has avoided the binary polarization of society into black and white. In addition, it abolished slavery without a civil war. The bitter and sometimes violent racial tensions that have divided the US are notably absent in Brazil. According to the 2010 census, 6.7% of Bra... | Who is responsible for the growing pride in Brazilian communities? | {
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"black and indigenous communities."
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569
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570712c99e06ca38007e939b | Black_people | In the US, African Americans, who include multiracial people, earn 75% of what white people earn. In Brazil, people of color earn less than 50% of what whites earn. Some have posited that the facts of lower socioeconomic status for people of color suggest that Brazil practices a kind of one-drop rule, or discrimination... | In the US, how much of what white people earn, do blacks earn? | {
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"75%"
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67
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570712c99e06ca38007e939c | Black_people | In the US, African Americans, who include multiracial people, earn 75% of what white people earn. In Brazil, people of color earn less than 50% of what whites earn. Some have posited that the facts of lower socioeconomic status for people of color suggest that Brazil practices a kind of one-drop rule, or discrimination... | In Brazil, how much less do blacks earn compared to whites? | {
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140
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570712c99e06ca38007e939d | Black_people | In the US, African Americans, who include multiracial people, earn 75% of what white people earn. In Brazil, people of color earn less than 50% of what whites earn. Some have posited that the facts of lower socioeconomic status for people of color suggest that Brazil practices a kind of one-drop rule, or discrimination... | What rule is Brazil accused of practicing? | {
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288
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570712c99e06ca38007e939e | Black_people | In the US, African Americans, who include multiracial people, earn 75% of what white people earn. In Brazil, people of color earn less than 50% of what whites earn. Some have posited that the facts of lower socioeconomic status for people of color suggest that Brazil practices a kind of one-drop rule, or discrimination... | What does the one drop rule do? | {
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"discrimination against people who are not visibly European in ancestry."
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306
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570712c99e06ca38007e939f | Black_people | In the US, African Americans, who include multiracial people, earn 75% of what white people earn. In Brazil, people of color earn less than 50% of what whites earn. Some have posited that the facts of lower socioeconomic status for people of color suggest that Brazil practices a kind of one-drop rule, or discrimination... | What other patterns are consistent with unequal living standards? | {
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"illiteracy and education levels"
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548
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5707135a90286e26004fc8bf | Black_people | Though Brazilians of at least partial African heritage make up a large percentage of the population, few blacks have been elected as politicians. The city of Salvador, Bahia, for instance, is 80% people of color, but voters have not elected a mayor of color. Journalists like to say that US cities with black majorities,... | What race has a very low rate of holding public office in Brazil? | {
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"blacks"
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105
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} |
5707135a90286e26004fc8c0 | Black_people | Though Brazilians of at least partial African heritage make up a large percentage of the population, few blacks have been elected as politicians. The city of Salvador, Bahia, for instance, is 80% people of color, but voters have not elected a mayor of color. Journalists like to say that US cities with black majorities,... | How much of the population of Salvador, Bahia is black or mixed race? | {
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} |
5707135a90286e26004fc8c1 | Black_people | Though Brazilians of at least partial African heritage make up a large percentage of the population, few blacks have been elected as politicians. The city of Salvador, Bahia, for instance, is 80% people of color, but voters have not elected a mayor of color. Journalists like to say that US cities with black majorities,... | When did the US institute the Voting Rights Act? | {
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453
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5707135a90286e26004fc8c2 | Black_people | Though Brazilians of at least partial African heritage make up a large percentage of the population, few blacks have been elected as politicians. The city of Salvador, Bahia, for instance, is 80% people of color, but voters have not elected a mayor of color. Journalists like to say that US cities with black majorities,... | When did New Orleans elect it's first black Mayor? | {
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653
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5707135a90286e26004fc8c3 | Black_people | Though Brazilians of at least partial African heritage make up a large percentage of the population, few blacks have been elected as politicians. The city of Salvador, Bahia, for instance, is 80% people of color, but voters have not elected a mayor of color. Journalists like to say that US cities with black majorities,... | What large hurricane hit New Orleans? | {
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570713c490286e26004fc8c9 | Black_people | Critics note that people of color have limited media visibility. The Brazilian media has been accused of hiding or overlooking the nation's Black, Indigenous, Multiracial and East Asian populations. For example, the telenovelas or soaps are criticized for featuring actors who resemble northern Europeans rather than act... | What do critics claim people of color have? | {
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39
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} |
570713c490286e26004fc8cb | Black_people | Critics note that people of color have limited media visibility. The Brazilian media has been accused of hiding or overlooking the nation's Black, Indigenous, Multiracial and East Asian populations. For example, the telenovelas or soaps are criticized for featuring actors who resemble northern Europeans rather than act... | What ethnicity of actors are mainly used for shows in Brazil? | {
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286
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} |
570713c490286e26004fc8cc | Black_people | Critics note that people of color have limited media visibility. The Brazilian media has been accused of hiding or overlooking the nation's Black, Indigenous, Multiracial and East Asian populations. For example, the telenovelas or soaps are criticized for featuring actors who resemble northern Europeans rather than act... | What is another word for "Light Skinned" | {
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392
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} |
5707142a90286e26004fc8d1 | Black_people | These patterns of discrimination against non-whites have led some academic and other activists to advocate for use of the Portuguese term negro to encompass all African-descended people, in order to stimulate a "black" consciousness and identity. This proposal has been criticized since the term pardo is considered to i... | What would scholars like the term "Negro" to include? | {
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"all African-descended people"
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157
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} |
5707142a90286e26004fc8d2 | Black_people | These patterns of discrimination against non-whites have led some academic and other activists to advocate for use of the Portuguese term negro to encompass all African-descended people, in order to stimulate a "black" consciousness and identity. This proposal has been criticized since the term pardo is considered to i... | What does this aim to stimulate? | {
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209
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5707142a90286e26004fc8d3 | Black_people | These patterns of discrimination against non-whites have led some academic and other activists to advocate for use of the Portuguese term negro to encompass all African-descended people, in order to stimulate a "black" consciousness and identity. This proposal has been criticized since the term pardo is considered to i... | What does the term "pardo" include? | {
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"a wide range of multiracial people"
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327
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} |
5707142a90286e26004fc8d4 | Black_people | These patterns of discrimination against non-whites have led some academic and other activists to advocate for use of the Portuguese term negro to encompass all African-descended people, in order to stimulate a "black" consciousness and identity. This proposal has been criticized since the term pardo is considered to i... | What does caboclos mean? | {
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"mestizos"
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5705de1675f01819005e76c0 | The_Times | The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register and became The Times on 1 January 1788. The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times (founded in 1821) are published by Times Newspapers, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, itself wholly ow... | The Times is based in what major British city? | {
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5705dec952bb891400689639 | The_Times | The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register and became The Times on 1 January 1788. The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times (founded in 1821) are published by Times Newspapers, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, itself wholly ow... | The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by what company? | {
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5705dec952bb89140068963a | The_Times | The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register and became The Times on 1 January 1788. The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times (founded in 1821) are published by Times Newspapers, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, itself wholly ow... | What year did The Times change its name from The Daily Universal Register? | {
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5705dec952bb89140068963b | The_Times | The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register and became The Times on 1 January 1788. The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times (founded in 1821) are published by Times Newspapers, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, itself wholly ow... | What year did The Daily Universal Register initially start? | {
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5705df8d75f01819005e76ca | The_Times | The Times is the first newspaper to have borne that name, lending it to numerous other papers around the world, including The Times of India (founded in 1838), The Straits Times (Singapore) (1845), The New York Times (1851), The Irish Times (1859), Le Temps (France) (1861-1942), the Cape Times (South Africa) (1872), th... | What year did The Times of India start? | {
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5705df8d75f01819005e76cb | The_Times | The Times is the first newspaper to have borne that name, lending it to numerous other papers around the world, including The Times of India (founded in 1838), The Straits Times (Singapore) (1845), The New York Times (1851), The Irish Times (1859), Le Temps (France) (1861-1942), the Cape Times (South Africa) (1872), th... | What year did The Strait Times (Singapore) start? | {
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5705df8d75f01819005e76cc | The_Times | The Times is the first newspaper to have borne that name, lending it to numerous other papers around the world, including The Times of India (founded in 1838), The Straits Times (Singapore) (1845), The New York Times (1851), The Irish Times (1859), Le Temps (France) (1861-1942), the Cape Times (South Africa) (1872), th... | What year did The New York Times start? | {
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5705df8d75f01819005e76cd | The_Times | The Times is the first newspaper to have borne that name, lending it to numerous other papers around the world, including The Times of India (founded in 1838), The Straits Times (Singapore) (1845), The New York Times (1851), The Irish Times (1859), Le Temps (France) (1861-1942), the Cape Times (South Africa) (1872), th... | What year did the Irish Times start? | {
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5705df8d75f01819005e76ce | The_Times | The Times is the first newspaper to have borne that name, lending it to numerous other papers around the world, including The Times of India (founded in 1838), The Straits Times (Singapore) (1845), The New York Times (1851), The Irish Times (1859), Le Temps (France) (1861-1942), the Cape Times (South Africa) (1872), th... | What year did the Cape Times (South Africa) start? | {
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5705e06c52bb891400689642 | The_Times | The Times is the originator of the widely used Times Roman typeface, originally developed by Stanley Morison of The Times in collaboration with the Monotype Corporation for its legibility in low-tech printing. In November 2006 The Times began printing headlines in a new font, Times Modern. The Times was printed in broa... | What major typeface font was started by The Times? | {
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5705e06c52bb891400689644 | The_Times | The Times is the originator of the widely used Times Roman typeface, originally developed by Stanley Morison of The Times in collaboration with the Monotype Corporation for its legibility in low-tech printing. In November 2006 The Times began printing headlines in a new font, Times Modern. The Times was printed in broa... | In November 2006, The Times changed its font to what new font typeface? | {
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5705e06c52bb891400689645 | The_Times | The Times is the originator of the widely used Times Roman typeface, originally developed by Stanley Morison of The Times in collaboration with the Monotype Corporation for its legibility in low-tech printing. In November 2006 The Times began printing headlines in a new font, Times Modern. The Times was printed in broa... | How long was The Times printed in broadsheet format? | {
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5705e06c52bb891400689646 | The_Times | The Times is the originator of the widely used Times Roman typeface, originally developed by Stanley Morison of The Times in collaboration with the Monotype Corporation for its legibility in low-tech printing. In November 2006 The Times began printing headlines in a new font, Times Modern. The Times was printed in broa... | In what year did The Times change its broadsheet format to a compact size? | {
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5705e4f452bb891400689674 | The_Times | Though traditionally a moderate newspaper and sometimes a supporter of the Conservative Party, it supported the Labour Party in the 2001 and 2005 general elections. In 2004, according to MORI, the voting intentions of its readership were 40% for the Conservative Party, 29% for the Liberal Democrats, and 26% for Labour.... | Traditionally, what political spectrum did The Times support? | {
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23
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} |
5705e4f452bb891400689675 | The_Times | Though traditionally a moderate newspaper and sometimes a supporter of the Conservative Party, it supported the Labour Party in the 2001 and 2005 general elections. In 2004, according to MORI, the voting intentions of its readership were 40% for the Conservative Party, 29% for the Liberal Democrats, and 26% for Labour.... | What party did The Times support in 2001 and 2005 general elections? | {
"text": [
"Labour Party"
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"answer_start": [
112
]
} |
5705e4f452bb891400689676 | The_Times | Though traditionally a moderate newspaper and sometimes a supporter of the Conservative Party, it supported the Labour Party in the 2001 and 2005 general elections. In 2004, according to MORI, the voting intentions of its readership were 40% for the Conservative Party, 29% for the Liberal Democrats, and 26% for Labour.... | In March 2014, The Times had an average daily circulation of how many people? | {
"text": [
"394,448"
],
"answer_start": [
367
]
} |
5705e4f452bb891400689677 | The_Times | Though traditionally a moderate newspaper and sometimes a supporter of the Conservative Party, it supported the Labour Party in the 2001 and 2005 general elections. In 2004, according to MORI, the voting intentions of its readership were 40% for the Conservative Party, 29% for the Liberal Democrats, and 26% for Labour.... | The complete historical file of the digitized paper of The Times is online and published by what publisher? | {
"text": [
"Gage Cengage"
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"answer_start": [
737
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} |
5705e4f452bb891400689678 | The_Times | Though traditionally a moderate newspaper and sometimes a supporter of the Conservative Party, it supported the Labour Party in the 2001 and 2005 general elections. In 2004, according to MORI, the voting intentions of its readership were 40% for the Conservative Party, 29% for the Liberal Democrats, and 26% for Labour.... | What political party has the highest readership of The Times? | {
"text": [
"Conservative Party"
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"answer_start": [
250
]
} |
5705ec4652bb8914006896ae | The_Times | The Times was founded by publisher John Walter on 1 January 1785 as The Daily Universal Register, with Walter in the role of editor. Walter had lost his job by the end of 1784 after the insurance company where he was working went bankrupt because of the complaints of a Jamaican hurricane. Being unemployed, Walter decid... | The Times was founded by what publisher who also was the editor? | {
"text": [
"John Walter"
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"answer_start": [
35
]
} |
5705ec4652bb8914006896af | The_Times | The Times was founded by publisher John Walter on 1 January 1785 as The Daily Universal Register, with Walter in the role of editor. Walter had lost his job by the end of 1784 after the insurance company where he was working went bankrupt because of the complaints of a Jamaican hurricane. Being unemployed, Walter decid... | The Times was known as what name before it became The Times? | {
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"The Daily Universal Register"
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"answer_start": [
68
]
} |
5705ec4652bb8914006896b0 | The_Times | The Times was founded by publisher John Walter on 1 January 1785 as The Daily Universal Register, with Walter in the role of editor. Walter had lost his job by the end of 1784 after the insurance company where he was working went bankrupt because of the complaints of a Jamaican hurricane. Being unemployed, Walter decid... | What year was the very first publication of The Times? | {
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"answer_start": [
785
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} |
5705ec4652bb8914006896b1 | The_Times | The Times was founded by publisher John Walter on 1 January 1785 as The Daily Universal Register, with Walter in the role of editor. Walter had lost his job by the end of 1784 after the insurance company where he was working went bankrupt because of the complaints of a Jamaican hurricane. Being unemployed, Walter decid... | The first publisher and editor of The Times when to prison for what crime when printed in his newspaper? | {
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"libel"
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"answer_start": [
1059
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} |
5705ec4652bb8914006896b2 | The_Times | The Times was founded by publisher John Walter on 1 January 1785 as The Daily Universal Register, with Walter in the role of editor. Walter had lost his job by the end of 1784 after the insurance company where he was working went bankrupt because of the complaints of a Jamaican hurricane. Being unemployed, Walter decid... | Before the newspaper changed its name to The Times, how many editions were printed? | {
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880
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} |
5705ede675f01819005e7782 | The_Times | The Times used contributions from significant figures in the fields of politics, science, literature, and the arts to build its reputation. For much of its early life, the profits of The Times were very large and the competition minimal, so it could pay far better than its rivals for information or writers. Beginning i... | In 1815, The Times had a circulation of how many people? | {
"text": [
"5,000"
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"answer_start": [
460
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} |
5705ede675f01819005e7783 | The_Times | The Times used contributions from significant figures in the fields of politics, science, literature, and the arts to build its reputation. For much of its early life, the profits of The Times were very large and the competition minimal, so it could pay far better than its rivals for information or writers. Beginning i... | Beginning in 1814, The Times was printed using what new kind of press? | {
"text": [
"steam-driven cylinder press"
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"answer_start": [
361
]
} |
5705ede675f01819005e7784 | The_Times | The Times used contributions from significant figures in the fields of politics, science, literature, and the arts to build its reputation. For much of its early life, the profits of The Times were very large and the competition minimal, so it could pay far better than its rivals for information or writers. Beginning i... | The Times used contributions from significant figures to build what? | {
"text": [
"reputation"
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"answer_start": [
128
]
} |
5705ede675f01819005e7785 | The_Times | The Times used contributions from significant figures in the fields of politics, science, literature, and the arts to build its reputation. For much of its early life, the profits of The Times were very large and the competition minimal, so it could pay far better than its rivals for information or writers. Beginning i... | Who developed the new press type in 1814 for The Times? | {
"text": [
"Friedrich Koenig"
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"answer_start": [
402
]
} |
5705eece75f01819005e778a | The_Times | Thomas Barnes was appointed general editor in 1817. In the same year, the paper's printer James Lawson, died and passed the business onto his son John Joseph Lawson(1802–1852). Under the editorship of Barnes and his successor in 1841, John Thadeus Delane, the influence of The Times rose to great heights, especially in ... | Who was appointed general editor for The Times in 1817? | {
"text": [
"Thomas Barnes"
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"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
5705eece75f01819005e778b | The_Times | Thomas Barnes was appointed general editor in 1817. In the same year, the paper's printer James Lawson, died and passed the business onto his son John Joseph Lawson(1802–1852). Under the editorship of Barnes and his successor in 1841, John Thadeus Delane, the influence of The Times rose to great heights, especially in ... | In 1817, The Times paper's printer James Lawson passed his business to which family member? | {
"text": [
"his son"
],
"answer_start": [
138
]
} |
5705eece75f01819005e778c | The_Times | Thomas Barnes was appointed general editor in 1817. In the same year, the paper's printer James Lawson, died and passed the business onto his son John Joseph Lawson(1802–1852). Under the editorship of Barnes and his successor in 1841, John Thadeus Delane, the influence of The Times rose to great heights, especially in ... | Peter Fraser and Edward Sterling, two noted The Times journalists, gained what nickname for themselves? | {
"text": [
"The Thunderer"
],
"answer_start": [
479
]
} |
5705eece75f01819005e778d | The_Times | Thomas Barnes was appointed general editor in 1817. In the same year, the paper's printer James Lawson, died and passed the business onto his son John Joseph Lawson(1802–1852). Under the editorship of Barnes and his successor in 1841, John Thadeus Delane, the influence of The Times rose to great heights, especially in ... | What kind of printing press helped increase the circulation and influence of The Times back in 1817? | {
"text": [
"steam-driven rotary printing press"
],
"answer_start": [
678
]
} |
5705eece75f01819005e778e | The_Times | Thomas Barnes was appointed general editor in 1817. In the same year, the paper's printer James Lawson, died and passed the business onto his son John Joseph Lawson(1802–1852). Under the editorship of Barnes and his successor in 1841, John Thadeus Delane, the influence of The Times rose to great heights, especially in ... | Who succeeded Thomas Barnes as editor of The Times in 1841? | {
"text": [
"John Thadeus Delane"
],
"answer_start": [
235
]
} |
5705ef7375f01819005e779e | The_Times | The Times was the first newspaper to send war correspondents to cover particular conflicts. W. H. Russell, the paper's correspondent with the army in the Crimean War, was immensely influential with his dispatches back to England. | The Times was the first newspaper to send correspondents to what kind of event? | {
"text": [
"war"
],
"answer_start": [
42
]
} |
5705ef7375f01819005e779f | The_Times | The Times was the first newspaper to send war correspondents to cover particular conflicts. W. H. Russell, the paper's correspondent with the army in the Crimean War, was immensely influential with his dispatches back to England. | Who was The Times first correspondent with an army? | {
"text": [
"W. H. Russell"
],
"answer_start": [
92
]
} |
5705ef7375f01819005e77a0 | The_Times | The Times was the first newspaper to send war correspondents to cover particular conflicts. W. H. Russell, the paper's correspondent with the army in the Crimean War, was immensely influential with his dispatches back to England. | Which war did The Times first cover using correspondents? | {
"text": [
"Crimean War"
],
"answer_start": [
154
]
} |
5705f12375f01819005e77ae | The_Times | In other events of the nineteenth century, The Times opposed the repeal of the Corn Laws until the number of demonstrations convinced the editorial board otherwise, and only reluctantly supported aid to victims of the Irish Potato Famine. It enthusiastically supported the Great Reform Bill of 1832, which reduced corrup... | What major event did The Times reluctantly support in the nineteenth century despite being initially opposed? | {
"text": [
"Irish Potato Famine"
],
"answer_start": [
218
]
} |
5705f12375f01819005e77af | The_Times | In other events of the nineteenth century, The Times opposed the repeal of the Corn Laws until the number of demonstrations convinced the editorial board otherwise, and only reluctantly supported aid to victims of the Irish Potato Famine. It enthusiastically supported the Great Reform Bill of 1832, which reduced corrup... | The Times greatly supported what bill in 1832 which reduced corruption and increased the electorate? | {
"text": [
"Great Reform Bill of 1832"
],
"answer_start": [
273
]
} |
5705f12375f01819005e77b0 | The_Times | In other events of the nineteenth century, The Times opposed the repeal of the Corn Laws until the number of demonstrations convinced the editorial board otherwise, and only reluctantly supported aid to victims of the Irish Potato Famine. It enthusiastically supported the Great Reform Bill of 1832, which reduced corrup... | Many demonstrations in the nineteenth century convinced The Times editorial board to finally support the repeal of what laws? | {
"text": [
"Corn Laws"
],
"answer_start": [
79
]
} |
5705f12375f01819005e77b1 | The_Times | In other events of the nineteenth century, The Times opposed the repeal of the Corn Laws until the number of demonstrations convinced the editorial board otherwise, and only reluctantly supported aid to victims of the Irish Potato Famine. It enthusiastically supported the Great Reform Bill of 1832, which reduced corrup... | During the American Civil War, what classes of people did The Times support? | {
"text": [
"wealthy classes"
],
"answer_start": [
505
]
} |
5705f12375f01819005e77b2 | The_Times | In other events of the nineteenth century, The Times opposed the repeal of the Corn Laws until the number of demonstrations convinced the editorial board otherwise, and only reluctantly supported aid to victims of the Irish Potato Famine. It enthusiastically supported the Great Reform Bill of 1832, which reduced corrup... | The Times favoured which political side of the American Civil War? | {
"text": [
"the secessionists"
],
"answer_start": [
532
]
} |
5705f1f752bb8914006896fa | The_Times | The third John Walter, the founder's grandson, succeeded his father in 1847. The paper continued as more or less independent, but from the 1850s The Times was beginning to suffer from the rise in competition from the penny press, notably The Daily Telegraph and The Morning Post. | What year did the founder's grandson succeed his father as editor of The Times? | {
"text": [
"1847"
],
"answer_start": [
71
]
} |
5705f1f752bb8914006896fb | The_Times | The third John Walter, the founder's grandson, succeeded his father in 1847. The paper continued as more or less independent, but from the 1850s The Times was beginning to suffer from the rise in competition from the penny press, notably The Daily Telegraph and The Morning Post. | What is the name of the The Times founder's grandson who succeeded his father as editor? | {
"text": [
"John Walter"
],
"answer_start": [
10
]
} |
5705f1f752bb8914006896fc | The_Times | The third John Walter, the founder's grandson, succeeded his father in 1847. The paper continued as more or less independent, but from the 1850s The Times was beginning to suffer from the rise in competition from the penny press, notably The Daily Telegraph and The Morning Post. | In the 1850s, the Times was beginning to suffer from the rise in competition from what kind of press? | {
"text": [
"the penny press"
],
"answer_start": [
213
]
} |
5705f30452bb891400689708 | The_Times | During the 19th century, it was not infrequent for the Foreign Office to approach The Times and ask for continental intelligence, which was often superior to that conveyed by official sources.[citation needed] | Which agency often used The Times for continental intelligence? | {
"text": [
"the Foreign Office"
],
"answer_start": [
51
]
} |
5705f30452bb891400689709 | The_Times | During the 19th century, it was not infrequent for the Foreign Office to approach The Times and ask for continental intelligence, which was often superior to that conveyed by official sources.[citation needed] | Which century was The Times first often relied upon for continental intelligence? | {
"text": [
"19th century"
],
"answer_start": [
11
]
} |
5705f30452bb89140068970a | The_Times | During the 19th century, it was not infrequent for the Foreign Office to approach The Times and ask for continental intelligence, which was often superior to that conveyed by official sources.[citation needed] | Continental intelligence conveyed by The Times was often superior to what? | {
"text": [
"official sources"
],
"answer_start": [
175
]
} |
5705f48452bb89140068972c | The_Times | The Times faced financial extinction in 1890 under Arthur Fraser Walter, but it was rescued by an energetic editor, Charles Frederic Moberly Bell. During his tenure (1890–1911), The Times became associated with selling the Encyclopædia Britannica using aggressive American marketing methods introduced by Horace Everett ... | Which editor nearly ruined The Times in 1890? | {
"text": [
"Arthur Fraser Walter"
],
"answer_start": [
51
]
} |
5705f48452bb89140068972d | The_Times | The Times faced financial extinction in 1890 under Arthur Fraser Walter, but it was rescued by an energetic editor, Charles Frederic Moberly Bell. During his tenure (1890–1911), The Times became associated with selling the Encyclopædia Britannica using aggressive American marketing methods introduced by Horace Everett ... | Which energetic editor rescued The Times from financial collapse in 1890? | {
"text": [
"Charles Frederic Moberly Bell"
],
"answer_start": [
116
]
} |
5705f48452bb89140068972e | The_Times | The Times faced financial extinction in 1890 under Arthur Fraser Walter, but it was rescued by an energetic editor, Charles Frederic Moberly Bell. During his tenure (1890–1911), The Times became associated with selling the Encyclopædia Britannica using aggressive American marketing methods introduced by Horace Everett ... | Which encyclopedia was The Times aggressively selling to American markets? | {
"text": [
"Britannica"
],
"answer_start": [
236
]
} |
5705f48452bb89140068972f | The_Times | The Times faced financial extinction in 1890 under Arthur Fraser Walter, but it was rescued by an energetic editor, Charles Frederic Moberly Bell. During his tenure (1890–1911), The Times became associated with selling the Encyclopædia Britannica using aggressive American marketing methods introduced by Horace Everett ... | Who was the creator of the encyclopedia that The Times was known for selling to America? | {
"text": [
"Horace Everett Hooper"
],
"answer_start": [
305
]
} |
5705f48452bb891400689730 | The_Times | The Times faced financial extinction in 1890 under Arthur Fraser Walter, but it was rescued by an energetic editor, Charles Frederic Moberly Bell. During his tenure (1890–1911), The Times became associated with selling the Encyclopædia Britannica using aggressive American marketing methods introduced by Horace Everett ... | Who later bought the well-known encyclopedia from The Times in 1908? | {
"text": [
"Alfred Harmsworth"
],
"answer_start": [
556
]
} |
5705f57252bb891400689740 | The_Times | In editorials published on 29 and 31 July 1914, Wickham Steed, the Times's Chief Editor, argued that the British Empire should enter World War I. On 8 May 1920, also under the editorship of Steed, The Times in an editorial endorsed the anti-Semitic fabrication The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion as a genuine do... | Who was The Times' Chief Editor in 1914? | {
"text": [
"Wickham Steed"
],
"answer_start": [
48
]
} |
5705f57252bb891400689741 | The_Times | In editorials published on 29 and 31 July 1914, Wickham Steed, the Times's Chief Editor, argued that the British Empire should enter World War I. On 8 May 1920, also under the editorship of Steed, The Times in an editorial endorsed the anti-Semitic fabrication The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion as a genuine do... | The Chief Editor of The Times in 1914 argued that the British Empire should enter what war? | {
"text": [
"World War I"
],
"answer_start": [
133
]
} |
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