The middle east is the birthplace of two major world religions, Islam and Judaism. The middle east is also a very important area throughout the Bible, the book of Christianity.
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The Federalist Papers were a series of documents, reportedly 85 different ones, that substantiated the ratification of the Constitution. Essentially made to defend it's ratification against the anti-federalists.
Joseph Stalin was a brutal and sometime merciless leader who had powerful, unmoving visions for the USSR. Men were in high demand for industrial jobs during this time.