We are sending too much of our military and money out of the country, we need to reduce that number and use the money to increase internal defense and intelligence. ... We should not eliminate foreign defense and placements of bases and troops in foreign countries by too much though. ... The investigative and surveillance portions of the military need expansion. ... The military intelligence and intelligence of all of our defenses, governmental or not, need increased attention. ... If society new of this type of military shift, population could possibly turn to chaos and disorder. ...

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In fact we had a powerful military, we just didn't use it to attack other countries. ... The fact that we were a middle power, our military would be used in various places. ... We never took sides during the war, as we would be asked numerous amounts of times to join the US in military ventures in stopping communism. ... Our military was focused mainly on peacekeeping, and were used by other countries. ... We didn't focus on affecting people's foreign policy; it was focused on peacekeeping, up until 9/11. ...

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After 1 April 1989, all enterprises were allowed to trade with foreign partners. ... The Union's industry was heavily dependent on military orders, which by 1989 were remarkably reduced since the military action of Russia was reduced as well. ... A deal was negotiated where the Germans would be given the right to enter the North Atlantic Treaty Organization if they reduced the size of their military and if they expanded their trade with the Soviet Union. ... He immediately resigned as Communist party general secretary, suspended party activities, and placed reformers in charge of the mili...

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The on november 8th 1960 new elected democratic president of the USA, John Fitzgerald Kennedy wanted to dam the soviet influence on Cuba - because of this he put at the beginning of his term of office in april 1961 a decision which first inflicted (zufugen) high damage in foreign politics - he allowed the invasion plan of the CIA. ... The CIA didn't recognize the critical situation on Cuba and assured that after the landing of Castro - hostile troops and a rebellious army with parts of the cubane military forces would be there to help. ... Another meeting was held, in which President Ken...

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However, market demand is still very big and with methods of doing business becoming more "western-style" Russia makes more and more foreign businessmen turn their look towards expansion into their market. ... The suicide bomber drove up to the Russian military hospital in a truck filled with explosives. The bomber was able to go through the gates of the military hospital then detonated the explosives at about 7 p.m. (1500 GMT), on August 3, 2003. ... By November 6, 2003 Confidence in Russian markets had dropped with share prices reflecting this, at a time when the Russian government has bee...

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Plan of Investigation In the late 20th century, the U.S.S.R, as a superpower, exerted tremendous political, military, and economic influence around the world. ... Industries, military, and ethnic groups that were once an intertwined network under the Soviet Union were shattered in one of the greatest economic crises of history. ... Along with the liberalization of prices parallel to privatization, this action caused hyperinflation, increasing the money supply by 30%.5 Due to large foreign currency deposits, the depreciation of the ruble increased through the years. ... The police was utterl...

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Every tension can be attributed to one of four causes, nationalism, system of military alliances, military build up and colonial competition. ... Another possible cause of World War One was the intense military build up just prior to the war. ... These countries also built up "defensive" armies, the collection and hiring of military also served as preparation for war. ... In order to accomplish this Turkey depended largely on foreign trade with Germany. ...

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THE COLLAPSE OF THE SOVIET UNION The main reason for the decline, and ultimate collapse, of the Soviet Union was the failure of the economic system. The need to improve economic performance led to wide-ranging changes in the economy and politics. The failure of the economic system was due to i...

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The most common use of this practice would be industrial espionage, one company hiring hackers to obtain advance information on a competitor's product, but worst of all, foreign governments breaking into other governments systems to obtain military strengths, statistics, and troop deployments for a surprise attack. ...

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Then they also used the M1891 rifle, however their inventory of these rifles depended on how many enemy troops they killed because these rifles were foreign and were only available to the Russian troops if they scavenged them after killing their original holder (Standard Catalog of Military Firearms: The Collector's Price and Reference Guide). ...

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As the Tsar was the head of the military but had badly underestimated the losses, he had used money and resources from the people to assist the war effort. ... Nicholas" wife was foreign and had very overpowering views. ...

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"In Auschwitz we see a genocide in which racial hatred was virtually the one and only motive carried out in disregard of any economic, political or military consideration."... China soon came under threat from counter-revolutionaries backed by a foreign nation. ...

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Introduction The following historical inquiry looks at the key reasons for the fall of the Romanovs dynasty in Russia. The issue will be discussed, as it is one of the most important events during the 20th century in Russia. "It is history that provides a stimulating new approach to an understa...

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