... was known as the Scorched Earth Policy. With the Germany army deep into Russian territory and unable to bring the major cities to surrender, the onset of winter would prove deadly to the Germany army. In essence, it was the constant ally of Russia, General Winter, which froze the German divisions to death. Stalin cleverly had the foresight to move his ... situated his industry behind the Ural Mountains. This enabled Stalin to sustain his army well into winter and the years to follow. Slowly, the Germans were surrounded and trapped in a deadly cauldron. Fight to the last man was Hitler's...

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... morning. A surplus of nuclear energy surged into the reactor, which then exploded and instantly killed every last worker in the immediate vicinity and exposed an immeasurable number of others to deadly levels of radiation, even as far as in Sweden. Some workers were sent to respond to the disaster and were ordered to encase the reactor in concrete. In the following ... ...

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... morning. A surplus of nuclear energy surged into the reactor, which then exploded and instantly killed every last worker in the immediate vicinity and exposed an immeasurable number of others to deadly levels of radiation, even as far as in Sweden. Some workers were sent to respond to the disaster and were ordered to encase the reactor in concrete. In the following ... ...

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... Mujahedeen, Russia turned to more devastating styles of warfare including; carpet bombing, blanketing areas with landmines, and using chemical weapons such as napalm and poison gas. The use of these deadly weapons did not do much good for the Russians, it had little effect on the guerrilla fighters, but the civilian casualties were enormous. The number of civilian deaths is not ... ...

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... leaders of the communist parties in the world. They had to explain to ordinary communists why they glorified Stalin before, but now they began to accuse him of all "deadly sins." The mixed reaction of the international communist movement, disorders in the socialist countries of Europe, the events in Georgia, a secondary failure of returning Yugoslavia in the socialist camp during ... ...

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While the eyes of the world were focused on Beijing and athletic competition, Russia and the Soviet Republic of Georgia participated in a deadly competition of their own: a conflict now being referred to as the Russia-Georgia Conflict. It is a conflict with a long history, but the latest chapter began on August 8 when military troops ... ...

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... 10:30 P.M. the first border, Bornholmer Strasse, was opened. At that moment it meant the end of the Berlin Wall. Soon after, other borders opened, and in that night the deadly border was opened by East Berliners in every way, but peacefully (Burkhardt). In conclusion, the "Iron Curtain" that had divided Berlin for so long had come down. Since 1961, the ... ...

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... technology available back then, scientists had no way of know the lasting impact of nuclear waste. Not only would it kill everything around it, but also it would leave behind deadly radiation that would have affected humanity for generations. The smooth conclusion to this almost cataclysmic event was critical, and demonstrated the power both nations had, and the power both nations ... ...

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... with this same problem until 1959 when the R-7 was declared operational. The United States had successfully created their first ICBM in 1958, which was named "Atlas". The threat of the deadly new ICBM wasn't the American public's major concern though. On October 4, 1957, the U.S.S.R. put their first satellite into orbit, which was named Sputnik. This was not just a scientific achievement but ... ...

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... not kept ourselves away from viewing tragedies. The Bolshevik Revolution caused Czarist Russia to be enslaved by plague of Socialism. Wars have been fought more often and have been more deadly. There have been countless terrorism attempts to create World War Three, and many times we have been close to having a full scale nuclear war, which could bring an early and ... ...

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... brutal man. During World War II Stalin was pushed into the shadows. He was made to seem like an angel next to Hitler. However, he definitely ruled with a form of deadly terror. Perhaps it was kept so secretive because that's how things are in the Communist land. No one on the outside knows, and no one inside will say. Stalin's original ... ...

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... at this time, people were building bomb shelters, as portrayed in Life Magazine (May 1955 Edition) It is also seen when analyzing the way in which Eisenhower's administration handled this deadly situation; by spending lots of money. In historical statistics, we can note that the percentage of government money used had more than doubled from 1949 to 1959. This money was ... ...

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... delayed from several hours to several days. Biological agents are Anthrax, Botulism, Plague, Small Pox, Tularemia and viruses such as Ebola and Mar burg. The first of these, Anthrax, is a deadly bacterial disease that normally afflicts grazing animals such as sheep and cows. It normally enters the body through skin wounds, inhalation or ingestion. Human cases rarely occurred until lately when ... ...

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... losses and being surrounded meant they relied on the Luftwaffe, who could only provide 1/6 of the needed daily supplies. The supply runs, however relied on favorable weather and as the deadly winter set in they became fewer. German soldiers fought among themselves for food and warmth and by February 1943 the remaining 91,000 German soldiers surrendered. Only 6,000 returned to ... ...

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