Millions died as a result of political purges, horrible labor systems, and state-created famines (U.S., 1998). ... People would no longer have the comfort of knowing someone else was in control. ... Pig production had decreased by 69 percent from 1990-95 (Ingwerson, 1996). ... In 1998, with the crash of the stock market, the Russians devalued the ruble and no longer made payments on its government debt (U.S., 1998). ... This reform will bring some much needed help to Russia's economic system. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

They all would come to the aid of the one threatened from an outside attack. ... They believed that more negotiations would eventually work. ... With these two different pacts, Europe was torn in half, Western Europe being with NATO and Eastern Europe with the Warsaw Pact. ... With the separation of -4- Germany, no one knew what would become of Germany or where it would be in the future. ... The danger, some scientists believed, was that having a bomb this large would react with the nitrogen or hydrogen in the atmosphere and create a chain reaction. ...

• Word Count: 3726
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• Grade Level: High School