B - The Soviet Union's civilian casualties we're higher than its number of military casualties.
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I think it meant that we should stay away from political parties. Because it may lead to destruction and lack of unity in the country.
On July 28, 1868, the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified. The amendment grants citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States" which included former slaves who had just been freed after the Civil War.