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Q1025
what are the different types of cross country skiing
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing (or XC skiing) is a form of ski touring in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles .
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Q1025
what are the different types of cross country skiing
Cross-country skiing
The activity is popular in many places with large snowfields, primarily Northern Europe , Canada , and Alaska .
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Q1025
what are the different types of cross country skiing
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is part of the Nordic skiing sport family, which includes ski jumping , Nordic combined (cross-country skiing and ski jumping), Biathlon (skiing and rifle marksmanship ) and ski-orienteering (which includes map navigation along snow trails and tracks).
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Q1025
what are the different types of cross country skiing
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is the modern style of skiing that most resembles prehistoric skiing , particularly when done in the backcountry .
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Q1025
what are the different types of cross country skiing
Cross-country skiing
It is also related to Telemark skiing .
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
A use tax in United States is complementary to sales tax which means, if you buy a Taxable product/services without paying any Sales tax to vendor, you owe use tax.
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
You must self assess use tax and pay it directly to the state where the products were consumed or services were rendered.
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
Use tax typically is a tax on consumption but if you buy an item (without paying sales tax) and store it in your warehouse initially, use tax applies to that location where goods were stored.
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
Later on when the final consumption takes place at some other location, you are required to pay the differential of tax rate to the jurisdiction of ultimate place of consumption.
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
This really means that you don't have to pay both Sales Tax as well as Use Tax on one transaction.
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
It is only one or the other that you are required to pay on purchase of taxable products/services.
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
If vendor doesn't charge any Sales tax on its invoice then it is the obligation of the buyer to self assess Use tax and pay it to the appropriate Jurisdication.
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
Use Tax is generally charged at the same tax rate of Sales Tax but in some states the tax rate is different.
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
Use tax is also termed as "Consumption Tax" or "Consumer Use Tax".
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
A use tax is a type of excise tax levied in the United States by numerous state governments.
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
It is assessed upon tangible personal property purchased by a resident of the assessing state for use, storage, or consumption in that state (not for resale), regardless of where the purchase took place.
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
If a resident of a state makes a purchase within his home state, full sales tax is paid at the time of the transaction.
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
The use tax applies when a resident of the assessing state purchases an item that is not subject to his home state's sales tax.
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
Usually, this is due to out-of-state purchases, as well as ordering items through the mail, by phone, or over the Internet from other states.
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
The use tax is typically assessed at the same rate as the sales tax that would have been owed (if any) had the same goods been purchased in the state of residence.
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
For example, a resident of Massachusetts , with a 6.25% "sales and use tax" on certain goods and services, purchases non-exempt goods or services in New Hampshire for use, storage or other consumption in Massachusetts.
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
Under New Hampshire law, the New Hampshire vendor collects no sales taxes on the goods, but the Massachusetts purchaser/user must still pay 6.25% of the sales price directly to the Department of Revenue in Massachusetts as a use tax.
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
If the same goods are purchased in a US state that does collect sales tax for such goods at time of purchase, whatever taxes were paid by the purchaser to that state can be deducted (as a tax credit ) from the 6.25% owed for subsequent use, storage or consumption in Massachusetts.
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
With few exceptions, no state's vendors will charge the native state's sales tax on goods shipped out of state, meaning all goods ordered from out-of-state are essentially free of sales tax.
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
The purchaser is therefore required to declare and pay the use tax to his home state on these ordered goods.
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
The assessing jurisdiction may make the use tax payable annually, but some states require a monthly payment.
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
For example, where a Vermont resident has not paid at least 6% sales tax on property brought in for use in the state, Vermont law requires filing a tax return (Form SU-452 and payment) by the 20th day of the month following non-exempt purchases to avoid a $50 late fee, a 5% penalty per month, to a maximum of 25%, plus statutory interest on the unpaid tax and penalties.
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
Typical exemptions include purchases by charitable non-profit organizations or governmental agencies, purchases for resale in commerce, and purchases via "casual sales" by individuals not in the ordinary course of business.
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
Also note that there are thousands of tax jurisdictions in the U.S. and many have ever-changing lists of specific types of goods and services that are not taxable.
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
As an illustration of the complexities: a 2006 Massachusetts law requires payment of tax on "pre-written" (not custom) software purchased and downloaded over the Internet for installation and use in Massachusetts, regardless of where it originates.
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
However, the actual use of the same software downloaded by a Massachusetts resident to a server in another state remains a non-taxed "service".
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
In contrast, Arkansas generally does not tax anything delivered over the Internet (such as downloaded software or music), except VoIP which is specifically defined as taxable "telecommunications services".
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
Software (pre-written or custom) "delivered thru a tangible medium" (i.e., on disk) in Arkansas is taxable even if ordered online, except "custom software for a particular customer" which is non-taxable "programming services" even if delivered on a disk.
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Q1026
what are use taxes?
Use tax
In most cases, this complexity is part of the underlying sales tax laws; but while a brick-and-mortar store has to deal with only the sales tax laws of its own location, remote sellers have to deal with the use tax laws of many jurisdictions—up to every US state and locality that assesses them, if the company has a presence or "nexus" in every state (as large "brick-and-mortar" sellers like Wal-Mart and Best Buy do).
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Q1028
who pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension
In medicine , pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an increase of blood pressure in the pulmonary artery , pulmonary vein , or pulmonary capillaries, together known as the lung vasculature , leading to shortness of breath , dizziness , fainting , and other symptoms, all of which are exacerbated by exertion.
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Q1028
who pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension can be a severe disease with a markedly decreased exercise tolerance and heart failure .
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Q1028
who pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension
It was first identified by Dr. Ernst von Romberg in 1891.
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Q1028
who pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension
According to the most recent classification, it can be one of five different types: arterial, venous, hypoxic, thromboembolic or miscellaneous.
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Q1029
what are sanuks made of
Sanuk
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Q1029
what are sanuks made of
Sanuk
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Q1029
what are sanuks made of
Sanuk
Sanuk, a division of Deckers Outdoor Corporation , is a footwear brand based in Southern California .
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Q1029
what are sanuks made of
Sanuk
Sanuk, the Thai word for fun, was founded by Southern California native Jeff Kelley when he started making sandals out of indoor-outdoor carpet .
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Q1029
what are sanuks made of
Sanuk
The first product created was green carpeted and entitled the "Fur Real" after one shop owner asked if the novelty sandal was "For Real."
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Q1029
what are sanuks made of
Sanuk
The Fur Real first became a runaway hit through boutique stores and not the intended surf shops .
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Q1029
what are sanuks made of
Sanuk
The novelty act was followed up by a sandal wrapped in wire mesh, a leopard print version, and styles made out of a poncho material in a variety of colors.
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Q1029
what are sanuks made of
Sanuk
Sanuk has grown to include style options for men, women and youth and is distributed across the United States and in over 50 countries throughout Europe , Asia , South America and Australia .
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Q1029
what are sanuks made of
Sanuk
Sanuk centers itself around a positive lifestyle advocating the slogan, "Smile,Pass it on!".
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Q1030
what is an array in programming
Array programming
In computer science , array programming languages (also known as vector or multidimensional languages) generalize operations on scalars to apply transparently to vectors , matrices , and higher dimensional arrays.
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Q1030
what is an array in programming
Array programming
Array programming primitives concisely express broad ideas about data manipulation.
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Q1030
what is an array in programming
Array programming
The level of conciseness can be dramatic in certain cases: it is not uncommon to find array programming language one-liners that require more than a couple of pages of Java code.
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Q1030
what is an array in programming
Array programming
APL , designed by Ken Iverson , was the first programming language to provide array programming capabilities.
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Q1030
what is an array in programming
Array programming
The mnemonic APL refers to the title of his seminal book "A Programming Language" and not to arrays per se. Iverson's contribution to rigor and clarity was probably more important than the simple extension of dimensions to functions.
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Q1031
what is a typical annuity premium
Annuity (US financial products)
In the United States an annuity contract is created when an insured party, usually an individual, pays a life insurance company a single premium that will later be distributed back to the insured party over time.
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Q1031
what is a typical annuity premium
Annuity (US financial products)
Annuity contracts traditionally provide a guaranteed distribution of income over time, such as via fixed payments, until the death of the person or persons named in the contract or until a final date, whichever comes first.
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Q1031
what is a typical annuity premium
Annuity (US financial products)
However, the majority of modern annuity customers use annuities only to accumulate funds free of income and capital gains taxes and to later take lump-sum withdrawals without using the guaranteed-income-for-life feature.
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Q1034
who has obama appointed to the supreme court
List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama
President Barack Obama .
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Q1034
who has obama appointed to the supreme court
List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama
Barack Obama with his first Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor .
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Q1034
who has obama appointed to the supreme court
List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama
Following is a list of all United States federal judges appointed by President Barack Obama during his presidency.
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Q1034
who has obama appointed to the supreme court
List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama
As of April 30, 2013, 187 Obama nominees to Article III judgeships have been confirmed by the United States Senate , namely two Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States , 35 judges to the United States courts of appeals and 150 judges to the United States district courts .
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Q1034
who has obama appointed to the supreme court
List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama
25 further nominations are currently awaiting Senate action.
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Q1034
who has obama appointed to the supreme court
List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama
There are currently 16 vacancies on the United States Courts of Appeals, 67 vacancies on the United States district courts and 22 additional federal judiciary vacancies that are anticipated to occur before the end of Obama's second term.
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Q1034
who has obama appointed to the supreme court
List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama
Obama has not made any recess appointments to the federal courts.
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Q1034
who has obama appointed to the supreme court
List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama
Obama has made two nominations to the United States Court of International Trade , an Article III tribunal.
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Q1034
who has obama appointed to the supreme court
List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama
Obama also designated sitting judge Emily C. Hewitt of the United States Court of Federal Claims , an Article I court, to be Chief Judge of that court.
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Q1035
what are the major airports in mexico
List of airports in Mexico
This is a list of airports in Mexico , sorted by location.
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Q1035
what are the major airports in mexico
List of airports in Mexico
Mexico has about 1,834 airports, ranking 2nd in number of airports in North America , and 3rd in the world.
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Q1035
what are the major airports in mexico
List of airports in Mexico
Only major National and International Airports are shown.
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Q1036
what are non-agency bond
Agency debt
Agency debt also known as an Agency bond is a security , usually a bond , issued by a U.S. government-sponsored agency .
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Q1036
what are non-agency bond
Agency debt
The offerings of these agencies are backed but not guaranteed by the US government since the agencies are private entities.
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Q1036
what are non-agency bond
Agency debt
Some prominent issuers of these securities are Student Loan Marketing Association (Sallie Mae), Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac).
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Q1036
what are non-agency bond
Agency debt
Agency securities are usually exempt from state and local taxes, but not federal tax .
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Q1036
what are non-agency bond
Agency debt
Agency debt is also called an agency security.
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Q1037
Who Discovered Nuclear Power
Nuclear power
The Susquehanna Steam Electric Station , a boiling water reactor .
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Q1037
Who Discovered Nuclear Power
Nuclear power
The reactors are located inside the rectangular containment buildings towards the front of the cooling towers .
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Q1037
Who Discovered Nuclear Power
Nuclear power
Three nuclear-powered American warships, (top to bottom) nuclear cruisers USS Bainbridge and USS Long Beach with USS Enterprise the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in 1964.
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Q1037
Who Discovered Nuclear Power
Nuclear power
Crew members are spelling out Einstein 's mass-energy equivalence formula E = mc2 on the flight deck.
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Q1037
Who Discovered Nuclear Power
Nuclear power
The Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker NS Yamal on a 1994 joint expedition with the NSF .
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Q1037
Who Discovered Nuclear Power
Nuclear power
Nuclear power is the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity .
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Q1037
Who Discovered Nuclear Power
Nuclear power
Nuclear power plants provided about 5.7% of the world's energy and 13% of the world's electricity, in 2012.
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Q1037
Who Discovered Nuclear Power
Nuclear power
In 2013, the IAEA report that there are 437 operational nuclear power reactors (although not all are producing electricity), in 31 countries.
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Q1037
Who Discovered Nuclear Power
Nuclear power
In addition, there are approximately 140 naval vessels using nuclear propulsion in operation, powered by some 180 reactors.
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Q1037
Who Discovered Nuclear Power
Nuclear power
There is an ongoing debate about the use of nuclear energy .
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Q1037
Who Discovered Nuclear Power
Nuclear power
Proponents, such as the World Nuclear Association , the IAEA and Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy contend that nuclear power is a sustainable energy source that reduces carbon emissions .
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Q1037
Who Discovered Nuclear Power
Nuclear power
Opponents , such as Greenpeace International and NIRS , believe that nuclear power poses many threats to people and the environment.
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Q1037
Who Discovered Nuclear Power
Nuclear power
Nuclear power plant accidents include the Chernobyl disaster (1986), Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster (2011), and the Three Mile Island accident (1979).
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Q1037
Who Discovered Nuclear Power
Nuclear power
There have also been some nuclear-powered submarine mishaps.
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Q1037
Who Discovered Nuclear Power
Nuclear power
Research into safety improvements is continuing and nuclear fusion , believed to be safer, may be used in the future.
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Q1037
Who Discovered Nuclear Power
Nuclear power
As of 2012, according to the IAEA , worldwide there were 68 civil nuclear power reactors under construction in 15 countries.
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Q1037
Who Discovered Nuclear Power
Nuclear power
In the US the licenses of almost half its reactors have been extended to 60 years, and plans to build another dozen are under serious consideration.
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Q1037
Who Discovered Nuclear Power
Nuclear power
However, Japan's 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster prompted a rethink of nuclear energy policy in many countries.
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Q1037
Who Discovered Nuclear Power
Nuclear power
Germany decided to close all its reactors by 2022, and Italy has banned nuclear power.
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Q1037
Who Discovered Nuclear Power
Nuclear power
Following Fukushima, the International Energy Agency halved its estimate of additional nuclear generating capacity to be built by 2035.
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Q1038
when did the cold war start
Cold War
Photograph of the Berlin Wall taken from the West side.
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Q1038
when did the cold war start
Cold War
The Wall was built in 1961 to prevent East Germans from fleeing from Communism.
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Q1038
when did the cold war start
Cold War
It was an iconic symbol of the Cold War and its fall in 1989 marked the end of the War.
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Q1038
when did the cold war start
Cold War
The Cold War, often dated from 1947 to 1991, was a sustained state of political and military tension between powers in the Western Bloc , dominated by the United States with NATO among its allies, and powers in the Eastern Bloc , dominated by the Soviet Union along with the Warsaw Pact .
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Q1038
when did the cold war start
Cold War
This began after the success of their temporary wartime alliance against Nazi Germany , leaving the USSR and the US as two superpowers with profound economic and political differences.
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Q1038
when did the cold war start
Cold War
A neutral faction arose with the Non-Aligned Movement founded by Egypt , India , and Yugoslavia ; this faction rejected association with either the US-led West or the Soviet-led East.
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Q1038
when did the cold war start
Cold War
The Cold War was so named because the two major powers—each possessing nuclear weapons and thereby threatened with mutual assured destruction —never met in direct military combat.
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Q1038
when did the cold war start
Cold War
Instead, in their struggle for global influence they engaged in ongoing psychological warfare and in regular indirect confrontations through proxy wars .
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