They drive on the right side of the road. ... In Turkmenistan seventy-two percent of the people speak Turkmen, twelve percent of people speak Russian, nine percent of people speak Uzbek, and the other seven percent are other various languages. ... On the southwest side is the mountain Rizen and that reaches up to 2,912 meters. On the west side of Turkmenistan is the great Balkhan range. ... The rivers in Turkmenistan are the Mau Darga, the Murghab, and the Tejen. ...

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The period following WWII was a period of tension characterized by conflict at diplomatic, economic and all levels short of actual armed conflict between the principals on either side. ... Beginning with the Yalta Convention in 1945, and continuing with the Potsdam Conference later that year, the United States and the United Soviet Socialist Republic became disillusioned with each other over the division of Europe. ... Western border (in compensation) shifted west at the expense of German territory up to the rivers Oder and Neisse, Poland was to gain Danzig. ... The subsequent proposal read...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

However, in order to gain access to the Urals, the Germans had to control Stalingrad, the largest city on the River Volga which served as the protective barrier. ... The other possibility was in Normandy. ... Both of the battles encompassed the majority of both sides' force in that they were forced to focus mainly on just that battle. ... One side attacks ground held by the enemy and stays on the offensive. ...

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Operations, on the Khalkan-Gol River, intensified rapidly. ... At the battle of Khalkin-Gol (sometimes called the Battle of the River Halka, or by the Japanese the Nomonhan incident), Zhukov's force wiped out the Japanese 23rd Division, killing 18,000 Japanese troops. ...

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After W.W.II, even though the Soviet Union had a strong military, it was encircled by hostile capitalist governments and felt that if communism was to remain strong, it needed to form an alliance with other communist countries. ... These eight communist countries agreed to settle all disputes among themselves or others through peaceful means. ... With Britain controlling the area around the Rhine River, The Prince of Wales believed that Britain's Army of the Rhine should be recognized. ... The United States, wanting to stop the spread of communism, took the side of the South Ko...

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• Grade Level: High School