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The Soviet German War
1,925 wordsThe Soviet-German War is the most brutal episode of the most vicious war that mankind has ever seen (Clark 1). During the Great Patriotic War, as Joseph Stalin coins it, the Soviet Union emerges through pure tenacity as one of the worlds great superpowers. Although Stalin and the USSR emerge victorious, the sacrifices made are enormous (Clark 446). Estimates show between 20 - 25 million Soviets die from 1941 - 1945. Only 7 - 8 million Germans die during this same period (Encarta). Many of these ...
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Soviet Union War Broke
1,121 wordsThere is evidence of Finland being inhabited as early as 10. 000 years ago. Those inhabitant's main occupation was hunting and fishing. They came to Finland by different routes - through Karelia and over the sea from the west and the south. There are many language groups: the Finnish, the Finnish Swedish (coastal area, the land islands), the Lapps (Lapland) and the Romany. There are two official languages in Finland - Finnish and Swedish. At present the population amounts to a little over 5 mill...
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Km H Unemployment Rate
1,169 words... he Tlnlahti Bay. Next to it is the new National Opera of Finland. The Temppelinaukion kirk Church in Tl is the most popular sight in Helsinki. Helsinki is a maritime town. The busy Market Square with its fruit and flower stalls and white seagulls is right at the seaside. The Suomenlinna Fortress is only a short trip away and so is the Pihlajasaari recreation area, the beaches of which are very popular in summer. You can go to Korkeasaari, the Helsinki Zoo, either in summer by ferry or by car...
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Czar Nicholas Soviet Socialist
1,689 wordsThe roots of the Russian Revolution of 1917 were deep. Russia had suffered under an extremely oppressive form of government for centuries under the rule of the czars. During the 19 th century the nation was filled with movements for political liberalization. In the long run there were several revolutions, not one. The first rebellion, known as the Decembrist uprising, took place in December 1825. Members of the upper classes, including many former soldiers, staged a revolt after the death of Ale...
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English Dictionary Modern English
704 wordsMost people, who speak English, in the world today have a similar understanding of the word nice. We would use it in the sense that something is pleasing, polite, agreeable, or respectable. Someones mother might state that hes a nice boy or shes a nice girl. For most this would be considered a compliment, unless, of course, your mother is trying to act as a matchmaker. Nice is a word that most people like to have associated with them. Nice people are much more likeable than mean people, and over...
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Gas Chambers German Armies
1,176 words... occult. Millions of Russians, Poles, gypsies and other "subhumans" were also murdered. But Jews were the favored targets-first and foremost. It took the Nazis some time to work up to the full fury of their endeavor. In the years following 1933, the Jews were systematically deprived by law of their civil rights, of their jobs and property. Violence and brutality became a part of their everyday lives. Their places of worship were defiled, their windows smashed, their stores ransacked. Old men ...
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The Russian Revolution How Did Bolsheviks Gain Power
937 wordsHow did the Bolsheviks seize power of the Russia Empire in 1917? They were able to do this as a result of taking advantage of the current political and social situations in the country at the time. Through such decisions as disbanding the army, and siding with the majority, the peasants, though such promises as land, food, equality and peace. Through such events Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, also known as Lenin, was able to take full control for the Bolsheviks. The Bolsheviks started off, in 1903, as...
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League Of Nations Britain And France
1,127 wordsThe League of Nations was an organisation designed to maintain peace throughout the World. It was created during the Paris Peace Conference. The League of Nations was the idea of Woodrow Wilson, the president of the USA. The Leagues main aims were to bring together all nations in a parliament to discuss and settle disputes, to protect the independence of countries and safeguard their borders, to improve peoples living and working conditions, and to make war obsolete by persuading nations to disa...
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Soviet Socialist Republics Soviet Union
724 wordsThe Soviet Union was a communist country with a totalitarian regime that existed from 1917 until 1991. The official name was The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U. S. S. R. ). The country stretched from the Baltic and Black Seas to the Pacific Ocean. In its final years it consisted of 15 Soviet Socialist Republics. Russia was by far the largest Republic in the Soviet Union in terms of both land area and population, and also dominated it politically and economically. The first leader of the ...
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British And French Versailles Treaty
2,730 wordsMore than any previous war, World War II involved the commitment of nations' entire human and economic resources, the blurring of the distinction between combatant and noncombatant, and the expansion of the battlefield to include all of the enemy's territory. The most important determinants of its outcome were industrial capacity and personnel. In the last stages of the war, two radically new weapons were introduced: the long-range rocket and the atomic bomb. In the main, however, the war was fo...
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Goods And Services Main Reason
1,230 words... nomic development with environmentally and culturally sound means of land and water transport that will take the region well into the 21 st century. IV. "Oresund vs. Helsinki- Tallinn Link There are three questions I pose for this section, which compares the recently opened "Oresund- Malm"o link, connecting the city and environs of Copenhagen with southern Sweden. These questions are: Would a link like "Oresund be needed for Helsinki and Tallinn, would it be a practical project, and would it...
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Air Carriers Air Transportation
1,340 words... italy or no impact on the operation of conventional ferries. A major issue in the construction of a Helsinki- Tallinn link is the costs. Historically, bridges and tunnels are very expensive. The Channel Tunnel, for instance, was built at a cost of EUR 15 billion. The "Oresund Bridge was constructed at a cost of EUR 1 billion. The Gulf of Finland, however, is much wider than either the English Channel or the "Oresund Strait. Considering this, the price would be necessarily more than the "Ores...
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Economic Integration Of The Baltic Sea Region
1,301 words... country's size. The graph on this page shows the current route map for Finnair domestic and its subsidiary, Golden Air, and breaks their destinations down by area. (Destinations in Finland) Geographically, the served destinations are limited to the areas with the greatest number of people, which also means that they are serving the economic hubs of Finland. Estonian owned airline, Estonian Air serves only 10 destinations, all of which are large cities outside of its own country. However, lik...
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16 Th Century Ethnic Groups
572 wordsThe Sami people are indigenous inhabiting the Northern parts of four countries, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia (the Kola Peninsula). In earlier times Sami (the land of the Sami) covered a much bigger part of the Scandinavian Peninsula, probably also more of Northern Russia. Archeological evidence suggests that people along the southern shores of Lake nine and around Lake Ladoga reached the River Utsjoki in Northern Finnish Lapland before 8100 BC. Other experts trace the Sami presence back to...
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The Cold War And New World Order
2,165 wordsThe Cold War and the New World Order (1) It would not be an exaggeration to say that Gold War served as metaphysical foundation, upon which international relations were based, from the time of Churchill's famous Fulton speech in 1946, to 1991, when Soviet Union has painlessly ceased to exist. One month prior to committing suicide in his bunker, Hitler had prophesied: With the defeat of the Reich and pending the emergence of the Asiatic, the African and, perhaps, the South American nationalisms, ...
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Hockey Players Feb 2006
784 wordsAssignment Q 3 There are hardly any other types of people's activity, where the importance of an effective teamwork could be more crucial than it is in the field of professional sports, namely hockey. Jack Todd's article Winning Finns Turning Hockey World on its Ear can serve as a very good illustration to this fact. In it, he tells the readers of National Post about an unexpended win by the Finnish hockey team over Russians with the score 4 - 0, during the Olympic games in Torino. It was clear ...
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Country In The World Sparsely Populated
2,786 wordsFinland has a Finland Finland Finland has a common border with Sweden, Norway and Russia. The bedrock of Finland is over 1, 5 billion years old, making it some of the oldest in the world. Three quarters of the area of Finland lies on granite, which breaks through the surface so often that the granite has become the symbol for the whole country. The total area of Finland is about 338 square km, and it is the fifth largest country in Europe. 306 square km of Finland is land and 32 square km is wat...
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Soviet Union Currency Exchange
2,332 wordsThere is evidence of Finland being inhabited as early as 10. 000 years ago. Those inhabitant's main occupation was hunting and fishing. They came to Finland by different routes through Karelia and over the sea from the west and the south. There are many language groups: the Finnish, the Finnish Swedish (coastal area, the? land islands), the Lapps (Lapland) and the Romany. There are two official languages in Finland Finnish and Swedish. At present the population amounts to a little over 5 million...
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Republic Of Ireland Warsaw Pact
1,714 words30 countries and even more distinct cultures; it is now trying to adjust to new economic systems throughout the world. Today with the trend toward big trading blocks like: N. A. F. T. A. or G. N. A. T. T. Europe is trying to advance its old Trading block called the European Economic Community (EEC) to become the European Union. The current membership of 15 countrys is ruled by one European Parliament. Under the E. U. each country will be under one currency called the Euro dollar (which came into...
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Points Of Views International Business Program
273 wordsLearning new cultures is my favorite thing to do. I interact well with others and enjoy networking with new people. I have found that my ability to meet new people is a trait that makes every visit I have taken to different countries an enjoyable visit. I wish to participate in this program because it has always been a goal of mine to study abroad. By participating in this program I hope to learn another culture, make international contacts, and gain valuable international business skills. Withi...
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