... nobody could deny that East and West were against each other. Moreover East and West had stood on the brink of war, neither wanted to push the other over the edge it was indeed brinkmanship. The USA had shown real determination to contain communism and eventually the USSR gave in. Never before had the two superpowers of the world stood so ... a catalyst in the Cold War. The Berlin Blockade was more important than the Red Army's extending influence in Eastern Europe because it actually brought the two sides to the very edge of war. They were both pursuing the very dangerous policy of bri...

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... this are ˜much more political than technological'. The advances in weaponry in the 19TH century with innovations of quick firing artillery, machine-guns and repeating rifles were the cutting edge of the 'new imperialism' abroad. Russia's remarkable economic recovery upset the military equilibrium. Not only did spending on arms increase, but also steps were taken to restructure the army radically ... ...

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The annual Group of 20 meeting, composed of presidents and prime ministers, concluded on June 19th with little decisive impact. Although many major European economies are teetering on the edge of disaster, the group remained split between the two logical solutions: increase spending to stimulate growth or reduce federal budgets to restore investor confidence. The summit ended with a signed document ... ...

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... any of the D-Day beaches. Enemy MG (machine-gunner) nests looked down from bluffs as high as 170 feet, and water and beach obstacles stopped the assault at the water's edge for much of the morning of D-Day. By mid-morning bleak reports reached Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley, United States First Army commander, who then considered pulling off the beach and ... ...

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... harbor of Messina, a town on the island of Sicily. In Messina, hundreds of people were said to be dying each day. In September 1346, the plague broke out at the edge of the Black Sea and infected Italian merchants trading in that area. They brought the plague home with them in their ships. It took only six months before the plague ... ...

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... possible that modern H. sapiens did not perceive neandertalensis as a threat. When food was plentiful there were herds enough for all. When food was scarce the more skilled hunters had an edge on the competition. The mystery, for me, is that these two people don't appear to have had many interactions. I understand that the geographic areas involved are huge. However it seems ... ...

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... . In the late twentieth century United States, gangs have taken on a different character and have moved into areas unimagined by Dickens. Most significantly, they are spreading from inner cities to "edge cities" cities at the outskirts of large urban centers, and to suburbs. Yesterday it was almost unheard of for one to read about gang activity in the affluent "lily white ... ...

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... been minimal since their release on January 1, 2002. However the first bogus Euro coin that appeared was in Ireland. This coin was poor quality, faded, worn and had no serrated edge. This forged One Euro coin also had the word Euro misspelled with the "o" missing. A number of newly- forged notes have also been uncovered in Ireland during the first two weeks ... ...

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... . Mid-ocean ridges are areas of much volcanic and earthquake activity. In many places the huge plates of the earth's surface are slowly moving together with unimaginable force. Sometimes the edge of one plate is gradually destroyed by the force of collision; sometimes the impact simply crimps the plates' edges, thereby creating great mountain ranges. When one tectonic plate bends beneath ... ...

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... the Television had yet to come into use, radio was still extremely popular. Consumers enjoyed now-classic films such as "Citizen Kane-, Alfred Hitchcock's suspenseful thrillers kept moviegoers at the edge of their seats, and Humphrey Bogart, with enormous successes in films like Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon, was the "American Idol- of the decade. Hollywood had become a viable power of ... ...

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... made world growth in the 1920s slower than before the war, decreasing European demand for imports that in turn decreased demand for European exports. The United States also had an edge in emerging industries. The American economy was more dynamic, embracing the fast growing industries such as automobile production. Europeans were heavily committed to older, declining industries, and it was difficult ... ...

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