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573374204776f41900660b05 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | There is a direct relationship between declines in wealth and declines in consumption and business investment, which along with government spending, represent the economic engine. Between June 2007 and November 2008, Americans lost an estimated average of more than a quarter of their collective net worth.[citation need... | How much was home equity valued in the United States at its peak in 2006? | {
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"$13 trillion"
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588
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573374204776f41900660b06 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | There is a direct relationship between declines in wealth and declines in consumption and business investment, which along with government spending, represent the economic engine. Between June 2007 and November 2008, Americans lost an estimated average of more than a quarter of their collective net worth.[citation need... | How much was home equity valued in the United States in mid-2008? | {
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"$8.8 trillion"
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637
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57337520d058e614000b5b4c | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | In November 2008, economist Dean Baker observed: "There is a really good reason for tighter credit. Tens of millions of homeowners who had substantial equity in their homes two years ago have little or nothing today. Businesses are facing the worst downturn since the Great Depression. This matters for credit decisions.... | According to economist Dean Baker, a homeowner who has no equity if this type default risk? | {
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"serious"
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584
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57337520d058e614000b5b4d | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | In November 2008, economist Dean Baker observed: "There is a really good reason for tighter credit. Tens of millions of homeowners who had substantial equity in their homes two years ago have little or nothing today. Businesses are facing the worst downturn since the Great Depression. This matters for credit decisions.... | What is one of the major problems with the economy in November 2008? | {
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"loss of close to $6 trillion in housing wealth"
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985
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57337520d058e614000b5b4e | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | In November 2008, economist Dean Baker observed: "There is a really good reason for tighter credit. Tens of millions of homeowners who had substantial equity in their homes two years ago have little or nothing today. Businesses are facing the worst downturn since the Great Depression. This matters for credit decisions.... | How many homeowners who had substantial equity in their homes two years ago, have little no equity as of November 2008? | {
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"Tens of millions"
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100
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57337520d058e614000b5b4f | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | In November 2008, economist Dean Baker observed: "There is a really good reason for tighter credit. Tens of millions of homeowners who had substantial equity in their homes two years ago have little or nothing today. Businesses are facing the worst downturn since the Great Depression. This matters for credit decisions.... | What does the creditworthiness of businesses depend on? | {
"text": [
"future profits"
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673
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57337520d058e614000b5b50 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | In November 2008, economist Dean Baker observed: "There is a really good reason for tighter credit. Tens of millions of homeowners who had substantial equity in their homes two years ago have little or nothing today. Businesses are facing the worst downturn since the Great Depression. This matters for credit decisions.... | How did profit prospects for businesses look in November 2008 compared to November 2007? | {
"text": [
"much worse"
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711
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573376974776f41900660b3e | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | Several commentators have suggested that if the liquidity crisis continues, an extended recession or worse could occur. The continuing development of the crisis has prompted fears of a global economic collapse although there are now many cautiously optimistic forecasters in addition to some prominent sources who remain... | In 2008, what type collapse was feared? | {
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"global economic collapse"
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185
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573376974776f41900660b3f | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | Several commentators have suggested that if the liquidity crisis continues, an extended recession or worse could occur. The continuing development of the crisis has prompted fears of a global economic collapse although there are now many cautiously optimistic forecasters in addition to some prominent sources who remain... | What investment bank stated on October 6 that 2008 would see a global recession lasting for at least two years? | {
"text": [
"UBS"
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453
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573376974776f41900660b40 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | Several commentators have suggested that if the liquidity crisis continues, an extended recession or worse could occur. The continuing development of the crisis has prompted fears of a global economic collapse although there are now many cautiously optimistic forecasters in addition to some prominent sources who remain... | On October 16, 2008, how long did UBS predict the United States' recession would last? | {
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"three quarters"
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1288
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} |
573376974776f41900660b41 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | Several commentators have suggested that if the liquidity crisis continues, an extended recession or worse could occur. The continuing development of the crisis has prompted fears of a global economic collapse although there are now many cautiously optimistic forecasters in addition to some prominent sources who remain... | Relative to the size of its economy, what country's banking collapse was the largest experienced by any country in economic history? | {
"text": [
"Iceland"
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1472
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} |
573376974776f41900660b42 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | Several commentators have suggested that if the liquidity crisis continues, an extended recession or worse could occur. The continuing development of the crisis has prompted fears of a global economic collapse although there are now many cautiously optimistic forecasters in addition to some prominent sources who remain... | What was one of the actions taken by government to fix the financial crisis? | {
"text": [
"capital injection"
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742
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} |
573377904776f41900660b4d | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The Brookings Institution reported in June 2009 that U.S. consumption accounted for more than a third of the growth in global consumption between 2000 and 2007. "The US economy has been spending too much and borrowing too much for years and the rest of the world depended on the U.S. consumer as a source of global deman... | According to The Brookings Institution report in June 2009, how much growth did U.S. consumption account for between 2000 and 2007? | {
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"more than a third"
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84
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} |
573377904776f41900660b4e | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The Brookings Institution reported in June 2009 that U.S. consumption accounted for more than a third of the growth in global consumption between 2000 and 2007. "The US economy has been spending too much and borrowing too much for years and the rest of the world depended on the U.S. consumer as a source of global deman... | For the first quarter of 2009, what was the annualized rate of decline in GDP in Germany? | {
"text": [
"14.4%"
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525
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} |
573377904776f41900660b4f | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The Brookings Institution reported in June 2009 that U.S. consumption accounted for more than a third of the growth in global consumption between 2000 and 2007. "The US economy has been spending too much and borrowing too much for years and the rest of the world depended on the U.S. consumer as a source of global deman... | For the first quarter of 2009, what was the annualized rate of decline in GDP in Mexico? | {
"text": [
"21.5%"
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"answer_start": [
616
]
} |
573377904776f41900660b50 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The Brookings Institution reported in June 2009 that U.S. consumption accounted for more than a third of the growth in global consumption between 2000 and 2007. "The US economy has been spending too much and borrowing too much for years and the rest of the world depended on the U.S. consumer as a source of global deman... | Who depended on the U.S. consumer as a source of global demand? | {
"text": [
"the rest of the world"
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"answer_start": [
241
]
} |
573377904776f41900660b51 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The Brookings Institution reported in June 2009 that U.S. consumption accounted for more than a third of the growth in global consumption between 2000 and 2007. "The US economy has been spending too much and borrowing too much for years and the rest of the world depended on the U.S. consumer as a source of global deman... | What is one reason for the decline in growth around the world in 2009? | {
"text": [
"recession in the U.S."
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"answer_start": [
331
]
} |
573378a84776f41900660b57 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | Some developing countries that had seen strong economic growth saw significant slowdowns. For example, growth forecasts in Cambodia show a fall from more than 10% in 2007 to close to zero in 2009, and Kenya may achieve only 3–4% growth in 2009, down from 7% in 2007. According to the research by the Overseas Development... | What is the growth forecast for Cambodia in 2009? | {
"text": [
"close to zero"
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"answer_start": [
174
]
} |
573378a84776f41900660b58 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | Some developing countries that had seen strong economic growth saw significant slowdowns. For example, growth forecasts in Cambodia show a fall from more than 10% in 2007 to close to zero in 2009, and Kenya may achieve only 3–4% growth in 2009, down from 7% in 2007. According to the research by the Overseas Development... | How much were remittances sent from migrant workers in 2007? | {
"text": [
"$251 billion"
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"answer_start": [
485
]
} |
573378a84776f41900660b59 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | Some developing countries that had seen strong economic growth saw significant slowdowns. For example, growth forecasts in Cambodia show a fall from more than 10% in 2007 to close to zero in 2009, and Kenya may achieve only 3–4% growth in 2009, down from 7% in 2007. According to the research by the Overseas Development... | How many people live below the poverty line in Bangladesh? | {
"text": [
"300,000"
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"answer_start": [
673
]
} |
573378a84776f41900660b5a | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | Some developing countries that had seen strong economic growth saw significant slowdowns. For example, growth forecasts in Cambodia show a fall from more than 10% in 2007 to close to zero in 2009, and Kenya may achieve only 3–4% growth in 2009, down from 7% in 2007. According to the research by the Overseas Development... | What does Bruno Wenn of the German DEG recommend to attract new investors? | {
"text": [
"sound economic policymaking and good governance"
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"answer_start": [
911
]
} |
573378a84776f41900660b5b | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | Some developing countries that had seen strong economic growth saw significant slowdowns. For example, growth forecasts in Cambodia show a fall from more than 10% in 2007 to close to zero in 2009, and Kenya may achieve only 3–4% growth in 2009, down from 7% in 2007. According to the research by the Overseas Development... | According to Overseas Development Institute, what is one reason for the reduction in growth in developing countries? | {
"text": [
"falls in trade"
],
"answer_start": [
374
]
} |
5733797b4776f41900660b6b | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The World Bank reported in February 2009 that the Arab World was far less severely affected by the credit crunch. With generally good balance of payments positions coming into the crisis or with alternative sources of financing for their large current account deficits, such as remittances, Foreign Direct Investment (FD... | What area of the world was less severely affected by the credit crunch according to The World Bank report In February 2009? | {
"text": [
"Arab World"
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"answer_start": [
50
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} |
5733797b4776f41900660b6c | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The World Bank reported in February 2009 that the Arab World was far less severely affected by the credit crunch. With generally good balance of payments positions coming into the crisis or with alternative sources of financing for their large current account deficits, such as remittances, Foreign Direct Investment (FD... | What does the abbreviation FDI stand for? | {
"text": [
"Foreign Direct Investment"
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"answer_start": [
291
]
} |
5733797b4776f41900660b6d | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The World Bank reported in February 2009 that the Arab World was far less severely affected by the credit crunch. With generally good balance of payments positions coming into the crisis or with alternative sources of financing for their large current account deficits, such as remittances, Foreign Direct Investment (FD... | Arab countries entered the financial crisis in exceptionally strong positions giving them a cushion against this? | {
"text": [
"global downturn"
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"answer_start": [
596
]
} |
5733797b4776f41900660b6e | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The World Bank reported in February 2009 that the Arab World was far less severely affected by the credit crunch. With generally good balance of payments positions coming into the crisis or with alternative sources of financing for their large current account deficits, such as remittances, Foreign Direct Investment (FD... | What will have the greatest impact on the global economic crisis? | {
"text": [
"lower oil prices"
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"answer_start": [
688
]
} |
5733797b4776f41900660b6f | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The World Bank reported in February 2009 that the Arab World was far less severely affected by the credit crunch. With generally good balance of payments positions coming into the crisis or with alternative sources of financing for their large current account deficits, such as remittances, Foreign Direct Investment (FD... | What is the single most important determinant of economic performance? | {
"text": [
"oil prices"
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"answer_start": [
802
]
} |
57337ebd4776f41900660bda | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States—decreased at an annual rate of approximately 6% in the fourth quarter of 2008 and first quarter of 2009, versus activity in the year-ago periods. The U.S. unemployment rate increased to 10.1% by October 2009, the highest rate s... | What was the annual rate of decrease for the output of goods and services produced by labor and property in 4Q 2008 and 1Q 2009? | {
"text": [
"6%"
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"answer_start": [
138
]
} |
57337ebd4776f41900660bdb | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States—decreased at an annual rate of approximately 6% in the fourth quarter of 2008 and first quarter of 2009, versus activity in the year-ago periods. The U.S. unemployment rate increased to 10.1% by October 2009, the highest rate s... | What was the U.S. unemployment rate in October 2009? | {
"text": [
"10.1%"
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"answer_start": [
279
]
} |
57337ebd4776f41900660bdc | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States—decreased at an annual rate of approximately 6% in the fourth quarter of 2008 and first quarter of 2009, versus activity in the year-ago periods. The U.S. unemployment rate increased to 10.1% by October 2009, the highest rate s... | The U.E. employment rate was 10.2% in October 2009, which was the highest rate since what year? | {
"text": [
"1983"
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"answer_start": [
325
]
} |
57337ebd4776f41900660bdd | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States—decreased at an annual rate of approximately 6% in the fourth quarter of 2008 and first quarter of 2009, versus activity in the year-ago periods. The U.S. unemployment rate increased to 10.1% by October 2009, the highest rate s... | What was the average hours per work week in October 2009? | {
"text": [
"33"
],
"answer_start": [
413
]
} |
57337ebd4776f41900660bde | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States—decreased at an annual rate of approximately 6% in the fourth quarter of 2008 and first quarter of 2009, versus activity in the year-ago periods. The U.S. unemployment rate increased to 10.1% by October 2009, the highest rate s... | The decline of gross domestic product also caused a decline in innovation, evidenced by the flat-lining of what? | {
"text": [
"patent applications"
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"answer_start": [
633
]
} |
57337fd34776f41900660bf9 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | Typical American families did not fare as well, nor did those "wealthy-but-not wealthiest" families just beneath the pyramid's top. On the other hand, half of the poorest families did not have wealth declines at all during the crisis. The Federal Reserve surveyed 4,000 households between 2007 and 2009, and found that t... | How many of the poorest families did not have any wealth decline during the financial crisis? | {
"text": [
"half"
],
"answer_start": [
151
]
} |
57337fd34776f41900660bfa | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | Typical American families did not fare as well, nor did those "wealthy-but-not wealthiest" families just beneath the pyramid's top. On the other hand, half of the poorest families did not have wealth declines at all during the crisis. The Federal Reserve surveyed 4,000 households between 2007 and 2009, and found that t... | In a Federal Reserve survey of 4,000 households, what percent reported wealth decline between 2007 and 2009? | {
"text": [
"63"
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"answer_start": [
339
]
} |
57337fd34776f41900660bfb | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | Typical American families did not fare as well, nor did those "wealthy-but-not wealthiest" families just beneath the pyramid's top. On the other hand, half of the poorest families did not have wealth declines at all during the crisis. The Federal Reserve surveyed 4,000 households between 2007 and 2009, and found that t... | How many of the richest families had a decrease in total wealth between 2007 and 2009? | {
"text": [
"77"
],
"answer_start": [
392
]
} |
57337fd34776f41900660bfc | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | Typical American families did not fare as well, nor did those "wealthy-but-not wealthiest" families just beneath the pyramid's top. On the other hand, half of the poorest families did not have wealth declines at all during the crisis. The Federal Reserve surveyed 4,000 households between 2007 and 2009, and found that t... | How many families at the bottom of the pyramid had a decrease in total wealth between 2007 and 2009? | {
"text": [
"50"
],
"answer_start": [
470
]
} |
57337fd34776f41900660bfd | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | Typical American families did not fare as well, nor did those "wealthy-but-not wealthiest" families just beneath the pyramid's top. On the other hand, half of the poorest families did not have wealth declines at all during the crisis. The Federal Reserve surveyed 4,000 households between 2007 and 2009, and found that t... | Which families experienced the least decline in wealth between 2007 and 2009? | {
"text": [
"poorest families"
],
"answer_start": [
163
]
} |
573381524776f41900660c15 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | On November 3, 2008, the European Commission at Brussels predicted for 2009 an extremely weak growth of GDP, by 0.1%, for the countries of the Eurozone (France, Germany, Italy, Belgium etc.) and even negative number for the UK (−1.0%), Ireland and Spain. On November 6, the IMF at Washington, D.C., launched numbers pred... | On November 3, 2008, who predicted extremely weak GDP growth for the Eurozone in 2009? | {
"text": [
"European Commission at Brussels"
],
"answer_start": [
25
]
} |
573381524776f41900660c16 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | On November 3, 2008, the European Commission at Brussels predicted for 2009 an extremely weak growth of GDP, by 0.1%, for the countries of the Eurozone (France, Germany, Italy, Belgium etc.) and even negative number for the UK (−1.0%), Ireland and Spain. On November 6, the IMF at Washington, D.C., launched numbers pred... | How much did the European Commission estimate the GDP growth for Eurozone countries would be in 2009? | {
"text": [
"0.1%"
],
"answer_start": [
112
]
} |
573381524776f41900660c17 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | On November 3, 2008, the European Commission at Brussels predicted for 2009 an extremely weak growth of GDP, by 0.1%, for the countries of the Eurozone (France, Germany, Italy, Belgium etc.) and even negative number for the UK (−1.0%), Ireland and Spain. On November 6, the IMF at Washington, D.C., launched numbers pred... | How much did the European Commission estimate the GDP growth for the UK would be in 2009? | {
"text": [
"−1.0%"
],
"answer_start": [
228
]
} |
573381524776f41900660c18 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | On November 3, 2008, the European Commission at Brussels predicted for 2009 an extremely weak growth of GDP, by 0.1%, for the countries of the Eurozone (France, Germany, Italy, Belgium etc.) and even negative number for the UK (−1.0%), Ireland and Spain. On November 6, the IMF at Washington, D.C., launched numbers pred... | On November 6, in Washington, D.C., who predicted a worldwide recession for 2009? | {
"text": [
"the IMF"
],
"answer_start": [
270
]
} |
573381524776f41900660c19 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | On November 3, 2008, the European Commission at Brussels predicted for 2009 an extremely weak growth of GDP, by 0.1%, for the countries of the Eurozone (France, Germany, Italy, Belgium etc.) and even negative number for the UK (−1.0%), Ireland and Spain. On November 6, the IMF at Washington, D.C., launched numbers pred... | On November 5, 2008, the Bank of England reduced their interest rate from 4.5% to what? | {
"text": [
"3%"
],
"answer_start": [
536
]
} |
5733823bd058e614000b5c03 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The U.S. Federal Reserve and central banks around the world have taken steps to expand money supplies to avoid the risk of a deflationary spiral, in which lower wages and higher unemployment lead to a self-reinforcing decline in global consumption. In addition, governments have enacted large fiscal stimulus packages, b... | What have central banks around the world done to avoid the risk of a deflationary spiral? | {
"text": [
"expand money supplies"
],
"answer_start": [
80
]
} |
5733823bd058e614000b5c04 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The U.S. Federal Reserve and central banks around the world have taken steps to expand money supplies to avoid the risk of a deflationary spiral, in which lower wages and higher unemployment lead to a self-reinforcing decline in global consumption. In addition, governments have enacted large fiscal stimulus packages, b... | What have governments done to offset the reduction in private sector demand? | {
"text": [
"enacted large fiscal stimulus packages"
],
"answer_start": [
279
]
} |
5733823bd058e614000b5c05 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The U.S. Federal Reserve and central banks around the world have taken steps to expand money supplies to avoid the risk of a deflationary spiral, in which lower wages and higher unemployment lead to a self-reinforcing decline in global consumption. In addition, governments have enacted large fiscal stimulus packages, b... | What is the U.S. Federal Reserve's traditional role during a crisis? | {
"text": [
"lender-of-last-resort"
],
"answer_start": [
549
]
} |
5733823bd058e614000b5c06 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The U.S. Federal Reserve and central banks around the world have taken steps to expand money supplies to avoid the risk of a deflationary spiral, in which lower wages and higher unemployment lead to a self-reinforcing decline in global consumption. In addition, governments have enacted large fiscal stimulus packages, b... | What did the U.S. Federal Reserve do to increase access to liquidity? | {
"text": [
"expanded liquidity facilities"
],
"answer_start": [
451
]
} |
5733823bd058e614000b5c07 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The U.S. Federal Reserve and central banks around the world have taken steps to expand money supplies to avoid the risk of a deflationary spiral, in which lower wages and higher unemployment lead to a self-reinforcing decline in global consumption. In addition, governments have enacted large fiscal stimulus packages, b... | What type decline does lower wages and higher unemployment lead to? | {
"text": [
"self-reinforcing decline"
],
"answer_start": [
201
]
} |
5733835e4776f41900660c4b | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | This credit freeze brought the global financial system to the brink of collapse. The response of the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England and other central banks was immediate and dramatic. During the last quarter of 2008, these central banks purchased US$2.5 trillion of government debt and t... | What brought the global financial system to the brink of collapse? | {
"text": [
"credit freeze"
],
"answer_start": [
5
]
} |
5733835e4776f41900660c4c | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | This credit freeze brought the global financial system to the brink of collapse. The response of the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England and other central banks was immediate and dramatic. During the last quarter of 2008, these central banks purchased US$2.5 trillion of government debt and t... | How much government debt and troubled private assets did central banks purchase during the last quarter of 2008? | {
"text": [
"US$2.5 trillion"
],
"answer_start": [
280
]
} |
5733835e4776f41900660c4d | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | This credit freeze brought the global financial system to the brink of collapse. The response of the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England and other central banks was immediate and dramatic. During the last quarter of 2008, these central banks purchased US$2.5 trillion of government debt and t... | How much preferred stock did governments of European nations and the USA purchase in their major banks? | {
"text": [
"$1.5 trillion"
],
"answer_start": [
719
]
} |
5733835e4776f41900660c4e | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | This credit freeze brought the global financial system to the brink of collapse. The response of the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England and other central banks was immediate and dramatic. During the last quarter of 2008, these central banks purchased US$2.5 trillion of government debt and t... | In October 2010, who was the Nobel laureate that explained how the U.S. Federal Reserve was creating currency to combat the liquidity trap? | {
"text": [
"Joseph Stiglitz"
],
"answer_start": [
816
]
} |
5733835e4776f41900660c4f | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | This credit freeze brought the global financial system to the brink of collapse. The response of the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England and other central banks was immediate and dramatic. During the last quarter of 2008, these central banks purchased US$2.5 trillion of government debt and t... | What did the banks chose to do with the money created by the Federal Reserve instead of financing more domestic loans and refinancing mortgages? | {
"text": [
"investing internationally in emerging markets"
],
"answer_start": [
1235
]
} |
57338497d058e614000b5c4c | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | United States President Barack Obama and key advisers introduced a series of regulatory proposals in June 2009. The proposals address consumer protection, executive pay, bank financial cushions or capital requirements, expanded regulation of the shadow banking system and derivatives, and enhanced authority for the Fede... | What was introduced by President Barack Obama in June 2009? | {
"text": [
"a series of regulatory proposals"
],
"answer_start": [
65
]
} |
57338497d058e614000b5c4d | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | United States President Barack Obama and key advisers introduced a series of regulatory proposals in June 2009. The proposals address consumer protection, executive pay, bank financial cushions or capital requirements, expanded regulation of the shadow banking system and derivatives, and enhanced authority for the Fede... | What was one of the items important to consumers that was addressed by the new regulatory proposals introduced in June 2009? | {
"text": [
"consumer protection"
],
"answer_start": [
134
]
} |
57338497d058e614000b5c4e | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | United States President Barack Obama and key advisers introduced a series of regulatory proposals in June 2009. The proposals address consumer protection, executive pay, bank financial cushions or capital requirements, expanded regulation of the shadow banking system and derivatives, and enhanced authority for the Fede... | Regulations were proposed by Obama in January 2010 to limit the ability of banks to engage in which type trading? | {
"text": [
"proprietary"
],
"answer_start": [
501
]
} |
57338497d058e614000b5c4f | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | United States President Barack Obama and key advisers introduced a series of regulatory proposals in June 2009. The proposals address consumer protection, executive pay, bank financial cushions or capital requirements, expanded regulation of the shadow banking system and derivatives, and enhanced authority for the Fede... | Who were proposed new regulations called "The Volcker Rule" named after? | {
"text": [
"Paul Volcker"
],
"answer_start": [
586
]
} |
57338497d058e614000b5c50 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | United States President Barack Obama and key advisers introduced a series of regulatory proposals in June 2009. The proposals address consumer protection, executive pay, bank financial cushions or capital requirements, expanded regulation of the shadow banking system and derivatives, and enhanced authority for the Fede... | Who publicly argued for changes limiting the ability of banks to engage in proprietary trading? | {
"text": [
"Paul Volcker"
],
"answer_start": [
586
]
} |
5733857b4776f41900660c89 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The U.S. Senate passed a reform bill in May 2010, following the House which passed a bill in December 2009. These bills must now be reconciled. The New York Times provided a comparative summary of the features of the two bills, which address to varying extent the principles enumerated by the Obama administration. For i... | When did the U.S. Senate first pass a financial reform bill? | {
"text": [
"May 2010"
],
"answer_start": [
40
]
} |
5733857b4776f41900660c8a | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The U.S. Senate passed a reform bill in May 2010, following the House which passed a bill in December 2009. These bills must now be reconciled. The New York Times provided a comparative summary of the features of the two bills, which address to varying extent the principles enumerated by the Obama administration. For i... | When did the U.S. House first pass a financial reform bill? | {
"text": [
"December 2009"
],
"answer_start": [
93
]
} |
5733857b4776f41900660c8b | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The U.S. Senate passed a reform bill in May 2010, following the House which passed a bill in December 2009. These bills must now be reconciled. The New York Times provided a comparative summary of the features of the two bills, which address to varying extent the principles enumerated by the Obama administration. For i... | What rule against proprietary trading was not part of legislation passed by either the Senate or House? | {
"text": [
"Volcker Rule"
],
"answer_start": [
333
]
} |
5733857b4776f41900660c8c | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The U.S. Senate passed a reform bill in May 2010, following the House which passed a bill in December 2009. These bills must now be reconciled. The New York Times provided a comparative summary of the features of the two bills, which address to varying extent the principles enumerated by the Obama administration. For i... | Which bill gave regulators the discretion to prohibit proprietary trades? | {
"text": [
"Senate"
],
"answer_start": [
420
]
} |
573386814776f41900660ca0 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | European regulators introduced Basel III regulations for banks. It increased capital ratios, limits on leverage, narrow definition of capital (to exclude subordinated debt), limit counter-party risk, and new liquidity requirements. Critics argue that Basel III doesn’t address the problem of faulty risk-weightings. Majo... | What did European regulators introduce to increase the oversight of banks? | {
"text": [
"Basel III regulations"
],
"answer_start": [
31
]
} |
573386814776f41900660ca1 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | European regulators introduced Basel III regulations for banks. It increased capital ratios, limits on leverage, narrow definition of capital (to exclude subordinated debt), limit counter-party risk, and new liquidity requirements. Critics argue that Basel III doesn’t address the problem of faulty risk-weightings. Majo... | Critics argue that Basel III doesn't address which problem? | {
"text": [
"faulty risk-weightings"
],
"answer_start": [
292
]
} |
573386814776f41900660ca2 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | European regulators introduced Basel III regulations for banks. It increased capital ratios, limits on leverage, narrow definition of capital (to exclude subordinated debt), limit counter-party risk, and new liquidity requirements. Critics argue that Basel III doesn’t address the problem of faulty risk-weightings. Majo... | Who argued that regulations led to excessive lending to risky governments? | {
"text": [
"Johan Norberg"
],
"answer_start": [
643
]
} |
573386814776f41900660ca3 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | European regulators introduced Basel III regulations for banks. It increased capital ratios, limits on leverage, narrow definition of capital (to exclude subordinated debt), limit counter-party risk, and new liquidity requirements. Critics argue that Basel III doesn’t address the problem of faulty risk-weightings. Majo... | What was increased by Basel III regulations? | {
"text": [
"capital ratios"
],
"answer_start": [
77
]
} |
573386814776f41900660ca4 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | European regulators introduced Basel III regulations for banks. It increased capital ratios, limits on leverage, narrow definition of capital (to exclude subordinated debt), limit counter-party risk, and new liquidity requirements. Critics argue that Basel III doesn’t address the problem of faulty risk-weightings. Majo... | What term describes creating risk-free assets out of high risk collateral? | {
"text": [
"financial engineering"
],
"answer_start": [
370
]
} |
573387494776f41900660caf | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The U.S. recession that began in December 2007 ended in June 2009, according to the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and the financial crisis appears to have ended about the same time. In April 2009 TIME magazine declared "More Quickly Than It Began, The Banking Crisis Is Over." The United States Financ... | When did the U.S. recession that began in December 2007 end? | {
"text": [
"June 2009"
],
"answer_start": [
56
]
} |
573387494776f41900660cb0 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The U.S. recession that began in December 2007 ended in June 2009, according to the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and the financial crisis appears to have ended about the same time. In April 2009 TIME magazine declared "More Quickly Than It Began, The Banking Crisis Is Over." The United States Financ... | When did the financial crisis appear to have ended? | {
"text": [
"June 2009"
],
"answer_start": [
56
]
} |
573387494776f41900660cb1 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The U.S. recession that began in December 2007 ended in June 2009, according to the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and the financial crisis appears to have ended about the same time. In April 2009 TIME magazine declared "More Quickly Than It Began, The Banking Crisis Is Over." The United States Financ... | What was the name of the article that appeared in TIME magazine in April 2009 declaring the crisis over? | {
"text": [
"More Quickly Than It Began, The Banking Crisis Is Over.\""
],
"answer_start": [
239
]
} |
573387494776f41900660cb2 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The U.S. recession that began in December 2007 ended in June 2009, according to the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and the financial crisis appears to have ended about the same time. In April 2009 TIME magazine declared "More Quickly Than It Began, The Banking Crisis Is Over." The United States Financ... | On what date did President Barack Obama declare that the markets are stabilized? | {
"text": [
"January 27, 2010"
],
"answer_start": [
411
]
} |
573387494776f41900660cb3 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | The U.S. recession that began in December 2007 ended in June 2009, according to the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and the financial crisis appears to have ended about the same time. In April 2009 TIME magazine declared "More Quickly Than It Began, The Banking Crisis Is Over." The United States Financ... | When does the United States Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission date the crisis to? | {
"text": [
"2008"
],
"answer_start": [
370
]
} |
573388854776f41900660cb9 | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | Advanced economies led global economic growth prior to the financial crisis with "emerging" and "developing" economies lagging behind. The crisis completely overturned this relationship. The International Monetary Fund found that "advanced" economies accounted for only 31% of global GDP while emerging and developing ec... | Who led global economic growth after the financial crisis? | {
"text": [
"\"emerging\" and \"developing\" economies"
],
"answer_start": [
81
]
} |
573388854776f41900660cba | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | Advanced economies led global economic growth prior to the financial crisis with "emerging" and "developing" economies lagging behind. The crisis completely overturned this relationship. The International Monetary Fund found that "advanced" economies accounted for only 31% of global GDP while emerging and developing ec... | How much global GDP did emerging and developing economies account for from 2007 to 2014? | {
"text": [
"69%"
],
"answer_start": [
342
]
} |
573388854776f41900660cbb | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | Advanced economies led global economic growth prior to the financial crisis with "emerging" and "developing" economies lagging behind. The crisis completely overturned this relationship. The International Monetary Fund found that "advanced" economies accounted for only 31% of global GDP while emerging and developing ec... | How much global GDP did "advanced" economies account for from 2007 to 2014? | {
"text": [
"31%"
],
"answer_start": [
270
]
} |
573388854776f41900660cbc | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | Advanced economies led global economic growth prior to the financial crisis with "emerging" and "developing" economies lagging behind. The crisis completely overturned this relationship. The International Monetary Fund found that "advanced" economies accounted for only 31% of global GDP while emerging and developing ec... | What economies led global economic growth prior to the financial crisis? | {
"text": [
"Advanced economies"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
573388854776f41900660cbd | Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308 | Advanced economies led global economic growth prior to the financial crisis with "emerging" and "developing" economies lagging behind. The crisis completely overturned this relationship. The International Monetary Fund found that "advanced" economies accounted for only 31% of global GDP while emerging and developing ec... | What relationship between advanced and emerging/developing was completely overturned by the financial crisis of 2007? | {
"text": [
"global economic growth"
],
"answer_start": [
23
]
} |
57326292e17f3d140042292b | Portugal | Portugal (Portuguese: [puɾtuˈɣaɫ]), officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa), is a country on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe. It is the westernmost country of mainland Europe, being bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. The P... | What ocean does Portugal border? | {
"text": [
"Atlantic Ocean"
],
"answer_start": [
242
]
} |
57326292e17f3d140042292c | Portugal | Portugal (Portuguese: [puɾtuˈɣaɫ]), officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa), is a country on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe. It is the westernmost country of mainland Europe, being bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. The P... | What other country does Portugal border? | {
"text": [
"Spain"
],
"answer_start": [
286
]
} |
57326292e17f3d140042292d | Portugal | Portugal (Portuguese: [puɾtuˈɣaɫ]), officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa), is a country on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe. It is the westernmost country of mainland Europe, being bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. The P... | What is the longest uninterrupted border within the European Union? | {
"text": [
"Portugal–Spain"
],
"answer_start": [
319
]
} |
573323754776f419006606ff | Portugal | Portugal (Portuguese: [puɾtuˈɣaɫ]), officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa), is a country on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe. It is the westernmost country of mainland Europe, being bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. The P... | Where is Portugal located? | {
"text": [
"Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe"
],
"answer_start": [
127
]
} |
573323754776f41900660701 | Portugal | Portugal (Portuguese: [puɾtuˈɣaɫ]), officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa), is a country on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe. It is the westernmost country of mainland Europe, being bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. The P... | How long is the Portugal-Spain border? | {
"text": [
"1,214 km (754 mi)"
],
"answer_start": [
344
]
} |
573323754776f41900660702 | Portugal | Portugal (Portuguese: [puɾtuˈɣaɫ]), officially the Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: República Portuguesa), is a country on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe. It is the westernmost country of mainland Europe, being bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. The P... | What two autonomous regions have their own governments in Portugal? | {
"text": [
"Azores and Madeira"
],
"answer_start": [
502
]
} |
573324834776f41900660708 | Portugal | The land within the borders of current Portugal has been continuously settled and fought over since prehistoric times. The Celts and the Romans were followed by the Visigothic and the Suebi Germanic peoples, who were themselves later invaded by the Moors. These Muslim peoples were eventually expelled during the Christi... | Who were the first inhabitants of Portugal? | {
"text": [
"The Celts and the Romans"
],
"answer_start": [
119
]
} |
573324834776f41900660709 | Portugal | The land within the borders of current Portugal has been continuously settled and fought over since prehistoric times. The Celts and the Romans were followed by the Visigothic and the Suebi Germanic peoples, who were themselves later invaded by the Moors. These Muslim peoples were eventually expelled during the Christi... | Which two groups followed the first inhabitants? | {
"text": [
"Visigothic and the Suebi Germanic peoples"
],
"answer_start": [
165
]
} |
573324834776f4190066070a | Portugal | The land within the borders of current Portugal has been continuously settled and fought over since prehistoric times. The Celts and the Romans were followed by the Visigothic and the Suebi Germanic peoples, who were themselves later invaded by the Moors. These Muslim peoples were eventually expelled during the Christi... | By what year had Portugal established itself as an independent kingdom? | {
"text": [
"1139"
],
"answer_start": [
356
]
} |
573324834776f4190066070b | Portugal | The land within the borders of current Portugal has been continuously settled and fought over since prehistoric times. The Celts and the Romans were followed by the Visigothic and the Suebi Germanic peoples, who were themselves later invaded by the Moors. These Muslim peoples were eventually expelled during the Christi... | What age did Portugal pioneer? | {
"text": [
"Age of Discovery"
],
"answer_start": [
494
]
} |
573324834776f4190066070c | Portugal | The land within the borders of current Portugal has been continuously settled and fought over since prehistoric times. The Celts and the Romans were followed by the Visigothic and the Suebi Germanic peoples, who were themselves later invaded by the Moors. These Muslim peoples were eventually expelled during the Christi... | In which centuries did Portugal establish the first global empire? | {
"text": [
"15th and 16th centuries"
],
"answer_start": [
437
]
} |
573325c6d058e614000b573a | Portugal | Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. After the 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy, the democratic but unstable Portuguese First Republic was established, l... | In Portugal, which city was destroyed in the 1755 earthquake? | {
"text": [
"Lisbon"
],
"answer_start": [
68
]
} |
573325c6d058e614000b573b | Portugal | Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. After the 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy, the democratic but unstable Portuguese First Republic was established, l... | In which year did Brazel become independent? | {
"text": [
"1822"
],
"answer_start": [
194
]
} |
573325c6d058e614000b573c | Portugal | Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. After the 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy, the democratic but unstable Portuguese First Republic was established, l... | In which year was the Portugal monarchy deposed? | {
"text": [
"1910"
],
"answer_start": [
210
]
} |
573325c6d058e614000b573d | Portugal | Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. After the 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy, the democratic but unstable Portuguese First Republic was established, l... | Which Portugese colony was lost to China in 1999? | {
"text": [
"Macau"
],
"answer_start": [
574
]
} |
573325c6d058e614000b573e | Portugal | Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. After the 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy, the democratic but unstable Portuguese First Republic was established, l... | How many Portugese speakers are there today? | {
"text": [
"250 million"
],
"answer_start": [
782
]
} |
57333879d058e614000b578a | Portugal | Portugal maintains a unitary semi-presidential republican form of government and is a developed country with an advanced economy, and a high living standard, having the 18th highest Social Progress in the world, putting it ahead of other Western European countries like France, Spain and Italy. It is a member of numerou... | What form of government does Portugal maintain? | {
"text": [
"unitary semi-presidential republican"
],
"answer_start": [
21
]
} |
57333879d058e614000b578b | Portugal | Portugal maintains a unitary semi-presidential republican form of government and is a developed country with an advanced economy, and a high living standard, having the 18th highest Social Progress in the world, putting it ahead of other Western European countries like France, Spain and Italy. It is a member of numerou... | What is Portugal's Social Progress ranking? | {
"text": [
"18th highest"
],
"answer_start": [
169
]
} |
57333879d058e614000b578c | Portugal | Portugal maintains a unitary semi-presidential republican form of government and is a developed country with an advanced economy, and a high living standard, having the 18th highest Social Progress in the world, putting it ahead of other Western European countries like France, Spain and Italy. It is a member of numerou... | Which three Western European countries have a lower Social Progress ranking than Portugal? | {
"text": [
"France, Spain and Italy"
],
"answer_start": [
270
]
} |
57333879d058e614000b578e | Portugal | Portugal maintains a unitary semi-presidential republican form of government and is a developed country with an advanced economy, and a high living standard, having the 18th highest Social Progress in the world, putting it ahead of other Western European countries like France, Spain and Italy. It is a member of numerou... | In 2001, Portugal was the first country in the world to do what? | {
"text": [
"decriminalized the usage of all common drugs"
],
"answer_start": [
512
]
} |
57333d75d058e614000b57a4 | Portugal | The early history of Portugal is shared with the rest of the Iberian Peninsula located in South Western Europe. The name of Portugal derives from the joined Romano-Celtic name Portus Cale. The region was settled by Pre-Celts and Celts, giving origin to peoples like the Gallaeci, Lusitanians, Celtici and Cynetes, visite... | From what name is Portugal derived? | {
"text": [
"Portus Cale"
],
"answer_start": [
176
]
} |
57333d75d058e614000b57a5 | Portugal | The early history of Portugal is shared with the rest of the Iberian Peninsula located in South Western Europe. The name of Portugal derives from the joined Romano-Celtic name Portus Cale. The region was settled by Pre-Celts and Celts, giving origin to peoples like the Gallaeci, Lusitanians, Celtici and Cynetes, visite... | By what group was the Portugal region settled? | {
"text": [
"Pre-Celts and Celts"
],
"answer_start": [
215
]
} |
57333d75d058e614000b57a6 | Portugal | The early history of Portugal is shared with the rest of the Iberian Peninsula located in South Western Europe. The name of Portugal derives from the joined Romano-Celtic name Portus Cale. The region was settled by Pre-Celts and Celts, giving origin to peoples like the Gallaeci, Lusitanians, Celtici and Cynetes, visite... | To what four peoples did the settlement of Portugal give rise? | {
"text": [
"Gallaeci, Lusitanians, Celtici and Cynetes"
],
"answer_start": [
270
]
} |
57333d75d058e614000b57a7 | Portugal | The early history of Portugal is shared with the rest of the Iberian Peninsula located in South Western Europe. The name of Portugal derives from the joined Romano-Celtic name Portus Cale. The region was settled by Pre-Celts and Celts, giving origin to peoples like the Gallaeci, Lusitanians, Celtici and Cynetes, visite... | During what years was the Portugal region incorporated in the Roman Republic? | {
"text": [
"45 BC until 298 AD"
],
"answer_start": [
443
]
} |
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