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1
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What was the goal of the Schiffelen plan?

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To not fight a two front war

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The Great Leap Forward

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Mao’s plan to strengthen the economy of China

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What were the reasons the US entered WWI?

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Zimmerman note and Unrestricted Warfare

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Propaganda

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Boosted morale and was used to help the government

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What was the main cause of the Cold War?

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Political control

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Did the government control the economic system under Communism?

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Yes

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Truman Doctrine

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An idea of containment that made it clear that the US would resist Soviet expansion.

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8
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Why did the US not join the League of Nations

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US did not because they wanted to keep out of European issues

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What did the systems of Alliances pre WWI cause when the war began?

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Allies vs. Axis powers

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10
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Collectivization

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Made by Stalin; Russia consolidated small farms into large state owned ones to increase agricultural productivity.

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What did free elections do to Communism in Germany?

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It was the fall of communism

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12
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What country in Europe lost a large amount of soldiers and civilians in the war?

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Russia

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13
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Genocide

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Deliberate killing of a large number of people

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14
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The first Fascist country was?

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Italy

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15
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What was the turning point in Europe

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Berlin

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16
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Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

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Japan’s attempt to form an economic and military bloc consisting of nations within East and Southeast Asia against Western colonization

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17
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Did the results of pre ww1 alliances cause more countries to be involved in the war?

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yes

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18
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Benito Mussolini

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Italian leader who created facism

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Mao Zedong

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Led the Communist party in China and the perestroika and glasnost movements

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20
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What did the Marshall plan look to do

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Rebuild Europe after WW2

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21
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How were the germans portrayed in propaganda during the war?

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Inhumane, aggressive, and ugly

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Total War

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A type of warfare where all resources of a nation are used for the war effort, including civilians and the economy, leading to impacts beyond the battlefield.

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23
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When Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia what agreement did he break?

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Munich Pact

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Battle of Stalingrad

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Marked a turning point in WW2 showing favor of the Allies

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What style of government did Lenin implement in Russia?

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Communism

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26
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What was change in Chinas economic system known as

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Perestosia

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27
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Fascism core belief was?

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Nationalism and Military

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28
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Marshall Plan

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An aid package made to strengthen democratic government. It gave food and economic assistance to help rebuild Europe. Truman

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29
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Does lost generation refer to WW1or WW2

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WW1

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30
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How was Russia doing economically during WWI?

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Badly, nearing collapse because of money and loss of life

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31
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Nuremberg Trials

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Trials where Nazis were charged with crimes against humanity as a result of killing 11 million people

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32
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Great Purge

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Hitlers plan to get rid of all inferior races

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33
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What were the causes of WWI?(Not what started it)

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Imperialism, nationalism,

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34
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League of Nations

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Goal was to maintain World Peace, contained Britain, France, Japan, Italy

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Munich Conference

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Tried to keep peace so they allowed Germany to have some of Europe, he invaded them.

36
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Warsaw Pact

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Russia created it in response to NATO, it was an alliance between all the Communist countries

37
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Containmentx

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A strategy of keeping communism within its current boundaries, and not letting it expand any farther

38
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What type of government believed in class struggle?

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Communism

39
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Under Fascism the people had to follow what the government said?

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Yes they had no choice

40
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Buffer Zone(Cold War)

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Soviet Union tried to surround themselves with Communist countries for protection

41
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Did Hitler control all aspects of society?

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Yes

42
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What did Hilter promise to increase when he came to power?

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Military and Economy

43
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What allowed the Allies to win the war vs Germany in WWII?

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US joining the war

44
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What started WWI?

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The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

45
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What country in Europe became a world power post WWII?

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Soviet Union

46
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DId Germany have to fight a two front war in WWII?

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Yes, because of Britain

47
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Mussolini was able to come to power because Italy feared what style of government?

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Communism

48
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The results of summer 1989 in China showed the need for what?

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Change and reform

49
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Did Hitler end the war for Germany?

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No, he committed than Russia forced them

50
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Holocaust

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Jews were killed in WW2

51
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Franklin Roosevelt

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President during WW2, died before the war ended

52
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Where was the first fascist country

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Italy

53
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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His assassination led to WW1

54
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What style of government believed workers should unite?

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Communism/Marxism

55
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Did the League of Nations have a military to suppress conflict?

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No

56
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What countries entry into the war caused the allies to win?

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US

57
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Cultural evolution

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Led by Mao and its goal was to purge any capitalists and make Soviet Union Communists

58
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Fourteen Points

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Pres. Wilsons ideas to end WW1 and create world peace: Pres. Wilsons ideas to end WW1 and create world peace

59
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What were the causes of communism falling in East Germany?

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Internal unrest, external military attacks, and no economic growth

60
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Did Stalin’s industrial plans increase production?

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Yes, five year plan

61
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Treaty of Versailles

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Where the Paris Peace Conference was held; Pres. Wilson proposed the 14 treaties and the ‘big 4’ met to find a way to maintain peace.

62
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Vladimir Lenin

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Led the Russian revolution, founded Cheka, Communist leader in Soviet Union

63
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Was WW2 discussed at Yalta confrence

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No

64
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Schlieffen Plan

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Germany’s military strategy to defeat France by invading through Belgium, then turning to fight Russia. It failed, leading to a two-front war.

65
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Russia looked to protect themselves post ww2 in which region?

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eastern europe

66
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NATO

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A military alliance where they pledged to help each other if any one of them was attacked.

67
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Woodrow Wilson

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Pres. during WW1, created the 14 points

68
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What did Stalin do to the old Bolsheviks?

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Purged them by executing ost to eliminate any threats to his power

69
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What did economic problems in Russia cause?

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Czar losing power

70
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Nuremberg Laws

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Said that Jewish were no longer citizens

71
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Occupation zones(Germany post WWII)

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Germany was divided into four zones, owned by Britain, France, US, and Soviet Union

72
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Nationalism

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Pride for your country, part of the cause for people wanting to help fight in WW2

73
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Marxismx

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Marxism: Practiced in Russia, believes in classes, paved the way for communism

74
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Yalta Conference

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Figuring out what to do with Europe after WW2, it contained Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Stalin

75
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Final Solution

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Hitlers way to get rid of all inferior people, since emigration and ghettos had failed, was genocide

76
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The generation from WWI was known as what?

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Lost generation

77
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Russian Revolution

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Alexander II had Russia under very strict rules and oppressed any other people; the Marxist people wanted workers to rule the country and women/soldiers petition for better working conditions/food. The Duma (1st parliament) was approved.

78
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Joseph Stalin

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Leader of the Soviet Union

79
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Does the government control everything under Communism?

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yes

80
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Berlin Airlift

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Giving supplies to west berlin after ww2

81
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What is the common deal under Communism and Facism

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National Pride

82
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What did the technology of of WWI cause?

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Many more casualties

83
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A classless society was the belief of what type of government?

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Communism

84
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Cheka

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Russia’s secret police

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