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When Saudi Arabia executed 47 people, including dissident Shia cleric Nimr Baqr al-Nimr, seemingly in a deliberate effort to inflame tensions
began in 1933, centering on oil exploration
America to turn a blind eye to Saudi Arabia's human rights abuses and a theocratic, authoritarian system that would seem so opposed to American values.
There's no doubt that it began with oil. In 1933, the Saudi monarchy granted the American company Standard Oil exclusive rights to look for oil in the country's eastern province. In 1938, the joint US-Saudi venture, eventually called ARAMCO, found truly staggering reserves. The US government wanted to protect its companies' investment, especially when America was in dire need of crude during World War II.
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The correct answer is D) he participants wanted to emphasize their displeasure at Russian annexation of the Crimean Peninsula.
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In 2014, the 40th G7 summit took place in Brussels, instead of it's original location of Moscow, Russia.
Interestingly, the 39th Summit was the G8 summit which consisted of 8 of the world's most powerful countries. However, after the Russian intervention and annexation of Crimea, it was expelled from the G8 group.
As the 40th summit drew closer, the Prime Minister of Britain made it clear that the next summit would not be held in Russia and he was rallying all other members to boycott Russia.
Eventually, Brussels in Belgium was chosen as the location. Since then, all other G7 summits have excluded Russia.
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But probably the most notorious German variation was the saw-back bayonet. A double row of teeth on the on the back edge of the blade was designed for sawing. For allied propaganda, this was a blessing, as they were able to present the German army as a bloodthirsty 'huns
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Mikhail Gorbachev was the last soviet leader. He had the control of the Soviet Union between 1985 and 1991 and started two great reforms:
The perestroika: economics measures to recover the Soviet Union. For example: reduced the investments in military and opened the market gradually.
The glasnost: the "freedom of speech" and government transparency to the people.
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