text: The military, also called the armed forces, are forces authorized to use deadly force, and weapons, to support the interests of the state and some or all of its citizens. The task of the military is usually defined as defense of the state and its citizens, and the prosecution of war against another state. The military may also have additional sanctioned and non-sanctioned functions within a society, including, the promotion of a political agenda, protecting corporate economic interests, internal population control, construction, emergency services, social ceremonies, and guarding important areas. The military can also function as a discrete subculture within a larger civil society, through the development of separate infrastructures, which may include housing, schools, utilities, food production and banking.

text: The

text: military

text: also

text: called

text: the

text: armed

text: forces

text: are

text: forces

text: authorized

text: to

text: use

text: deadly

text: force

text: and

text: weapons

text: to

text: support

text: the

text: interests

text: of

text: the

text: state

text: and

text: some

text: or

text: all

text: of

text: its

text: citizens

text: The

text: task

text: of

text: the

text: military

text: is

text: usually

text: defined

text: as

text: defense

text: of

text: the

text: state

text: and

text: its

text: citizens

text: and

text: the

text: prosecution

text: of

text: war

text: against

text: another

text: state

text: The

text: military

text: may

text: also

text: have

text: additional

text: sanctioned

text: and

text: non

text: sanctioned

text: functions

text: within

text: society

text: including

text: the

text: promotion

text: of

text: political

text: agenda

text: protecting

text: corporate

text: economic

text: interests

text: internal

text: population

text: control

text: construction

text: emergency

text: services

text: social

text: ceremonies

text: and

text: guarding

text: important

text: areas

text: The

text: military

text: can

text: also

text: function

text: as

text: discrete

text: subculture

text: within

text: larger

text: civil

text: society

text: through

text: the

text: development

text: of

text: separate

text: infrastructures

text: which

text: may

text: include

text: housing

text: schools

text: utilities

text: food

text: production

text: and

text: banking

text: Nina Alexeyevna Lobkovskaya ( Russian :    ; born c. 1925 ) served as a sniper for the Red Army of the Soviet Union during World War II attaining the rank of Lieutenant .

text: Nina

text: Alexeyevna

text: Lobkovskaya

text: Russian

text: born

text: served

text: as

text: sniper

text: for

text: the

text: Red

text: Army

text: of

text: the

text: Soviet

text: Union

text: during

text: World

text: War

text: II

text: attaining

text: the

text: rank

text: of

text: Lieutenant

text: A police force is a constituted body of persons empowered by the state to enforce the law, protect property, and limit civil disorder. Their powers include the legitimized use of force. The term is most commonly associated with police services of a sovereign state that are authorized to exercise the police power of that state within a defined legal or territorial area of responsibility. Police forces are often defined as being separate from military or other organizations involved in the defense of the state against foreign aggressors; however, gendarmerie are military units charged with civil policing.

text: police

text: force

text: is

text: constituted

text: body

text: of

text: persons

text: empowered

text: by

text: the

text: state

text: to

text: enforce

text: the

text: law

text: protect

text: property

text: and

text: limit

text: civil

text: disorder

text: Their

text: powers

text: include

text: the

text: legitimized

text: use

text: of

text: force

text: The

text: term

text: is

text: most

text: commonly

text: associated

text: with

text: police

text: services

text: of

text: sovereign

text: state

text: that

text: are

text: authorized

text: to

text: exercise

text: the

text: police

text: power

text: of

text: that

text: state

text: within

text: defined

text: legal

text: or

text: territorial

text: area

text: of

text: responsibility

text: Police

text: forces

text: are

text: often

text: defined

text: as

text: being

text: separate

text: from

text: military

text: or

text: other

text: organizations

text: involved

text: in

text: the

text: defense

text: of

text: the

text: state

text: against

text: foreign

text: aggressors

text: however

text: gendarmerie

text: are

text: military

text: units

text: charged

text: with

text: civil

text: policing

text: Total war is warfare that includes any and all civilian-associated resources and infrastructure as legitimate military targets, mobilizes all of the resources of society to fight the war, and gives priority to warfare over non-combatant needs. The American-English Dictionary defines total war as "war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded."

text: Total

text: war

text: is

text: warfare

text: that

text: includes

text: any

text: and

text: all

text: civilian

text: associated

text: resources

text: and

text: infrastructure

text: as

text: legitimate

text: military

text: targets

text: mobilizes

text: all

text: of

text: the

text: resources

text: of

text: society

text: to

text: fight

text: the

text: war

text: and

text: gives

text: priority

text: to

text: warfare

text: over

text: non

text: combatant

text: needs

text: The

text: American

text: English

text: Dictionary

text: defines

text: total

text: war

text: as

text: war

text: that

text: is

text: unrestricted

text: in

text: terms

text: of

text: the

text: weapons

text: used

text: the

text: territory

text: or

text: combatants

text: involved

text: or

text: the

text: objectives

text: pursued

text: especially

text: one

text: in

text: which

text: the

text: laws

text: of

text: war

text: are

text: disregarded

text: A military alliance is an international agreement concerning national security, when the contracting parties promise to support each other in case of a crisis that has not been identified in advance. Military alliances differ from coalitions, as coalitions are formed for a crisis that are already known.

text: military

text: alliance

text: is

text: an

text: international

text: agreement

text: concerning

text: national

text: security

text: when

text: the

text: contracting

text: parties

text: promise

text: to

text: support

text: each

text: other

text: in

text: case

text: of

text: crisis

text: that

text: has

text: not

text: been

text: identified

text: in

text: advance

text: Military

text: alliances

text: differ

text: from

text: coalitions

text: as

text: coalitions

text: are

text: formed

text: for

text: crisis

text: that

text: are

text: already

text: known

text: A great power is a sovereign state that is recognized as having the ability and expertise to exert its influence on a global scale. Great powers characteristically possess military and economic strength, as well as diplomatic and soft power influence, which may cause middle or small powers to consider the great powers' opinions before taking actions of their own. International relations theorists have posited that great power status can be characterized into power capabilities, spatial aspects, and status dimensions.

text: great

text: power

text: is

text: sovereign

text: state

text: that

text: is

text: recognized

text: as

text: having

text: the

text: ability

text: and

text: expertise

text: to

text: exert

text: its

text: influence

text: on

text: global

text: scale

text: Great

text: powers

text: characteristically

text: possess

text: military

text: and

text: economic

text: strength

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: diplomatic

text: and

text: soft

text: power

text: influence

text: which

text: may

text: cause

text: middle

text: or

text: small

text: powers

text: to

text: consider

text: the

text: great

text: powers

text: opinions

text: before

text: taking

text: actions

text: of

text: their

text: own

text: International

text: relations

text: theorists

text: have

text: posited

text: that

text: great

text: power

text: status

text: can

text: be

text: characterized

text: into

text: power

text: capabilities

text: spatial

text: aspects

text: and

text: status

text: dimensions

text: The Soviet Navy (literally "Military Maritime Fleet of the USSR") was the naval arm of the Soviet Armed Forces. Often referred to as the Red Fleet, the Soviet Navy was a large part of the Soviet Union's strategic plan in the event of a conflict with the United States, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), or another conflict related to the Warsaw Pact. The influence of the Soviet Navy played a large role in the Cold War, as the majority of conflicts centered on naval forces.

text: The

text: Soviet

text: Navy

text: literally

text: Military

text: Maritime

text: Fleet

text: of

text: the

text: USSR

text: was

text: the

text: naval

text: arm

text: of

text: the

text: Soviet

text: Armed

text: Forces

text: Often

text: referred

text: to

text: as

text: the

text: Red

text: Fleet

text: the

text: Soviet

text: Navy

text: was

text: large

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: Soviet

text: Union

text: 's

text: strategic

text: plan

text: in

text: the

text: event

text: of

text: conflict

text: with

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: the

text: North

text: Atlantic

text: Treaty

text: Organization

text: NATO

text: or

text: another

text: conflict

text: related

text: to

text: the

text: Warsaw

text: Pact

text: The

text: influence

text: of

text: the

text: Soviet

text: Navy

text: played

text: large

text: role

text: in

text: the

text: Cold

text: War

text: as

text: the

text: majority

text: of

text: conflicts

text: centered

text: on

text: naval

text: forces

text:
The armed forces of a country are its government-sponsored defense, fighting forces, and organizations. They exist to further the foreign and domestic policies of their governing body and to defend that body and the nation it represents from external and internal aggressors. In broad usage, the terms "armed forces" and "military" are often treated synonymously, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include both its military and other paramilitary forces. Armed force is the use of armed forces to achieve political objectives.
The study of the use of armed forces is called military science. Broadly speaking, this involves considering offense and defense at three "levels": strategy, operational art, and tactics. All three levels study the application of the use of force in order to achieve a desired objective.

text: The

text: armed

text: forces

text: of

text: country

text: are

text: its

text: government

text: sponsored

text: defense

text: fighting

text: forces

text: and

text: organizations

text: They

text: exist

text: to

text: further

text: the

text: foreign

text: and

text: domestic

text: policies

text: of

text: their

text: governing

text: body

text: and

text: to

text: defend

text: that

text: body

text: and

text: the

text: nation

text: it

text: represents

text: from

text: external

text: and

text: internal

text: aggressors

text: In

text: broad

text: usage

text: the

text: terms

text: armed

text: forces

text: and

text: military

text: are

text: often

text: treated

text: synonymously

text: although

text: in

text: technical

text: usage

text: distinction

text: is

text: sometimes

text: made

text: in

text: which

text: country

text: 's

text: armed

text: forces

text: may

text: include

text: both

text: its

text: military

text: and

text: other

text: paramilitary

text: forces

text: Armed

text: force

text: is

text: the

text: use

text: of

text: armed

text: forces

text: to

text: achieve

text: political

text: objectives

text: The

text: study

text: of

text: the

text: use

text: of

text: armed

text: forces

text: is

text: called

text: military

text: science

text: Broadly

text: speaking

text: this

text: involves

text: considering

text: offense

text: and

text: defense

text: at

text: three

text: levels

text: strategy

text: operational

text: art

text: and

text: tactics

text: All

text: three

text: levels

text: study

text: the

text: application

text: of

text: the

text: use

text: of

text: force

text: in

text: order

text: to

text: achieve

text: desired

text: objective

text: The October Revolution, officially known in the Soviet literature as the Great October Socialist Revolution , and commonly referred to as Red October, the October Uprising or the Bolshevik Revolution, was a seizure of state power instrumental in the larger Russian Revolution of 1917. It took place with an armed insurrection in Petrograd on 25 October (7 November, New Style) 1917.

text: The

text: October

text: Revolution

text: officially

text: known

text: in

text: the

text: Soviet

text: literature

text: as

text: the

text: Great

text: October

text: Socialist

text: Revolution

text: and

text: commonly

text: referred

text: to

text: as

text: Red

text: October

text: the

text: October

text: Uprising

text: or

text: the

text: Bolshevik

text: Revolution

text: was

text: seizure

text: of

text: state

text: power

text: instrumental

text: in

text: the

text: larger

text: Russian

text: Revolution

text: of

text: It

text: took

text: place

text: with

text: an

text: armed

text: insurrection

text: in

text: Petrograd

text: on

text: October

text: November

text: New

text: Style

text: The Russian Civil War was a multi-party war in the former Russian Empire immediately after the Russian Revolutions of 1917, as many factions vied to determine Russia's political future. The two largest combatant groups were the Red Army, fighting for the Bolshevik form of socialism, and the loosely allied forces known as the White Army, which included diverse interests favoring monarchism, capitalism and alternative forms of socialism, each with democratic and antidemocratic variants. In addition, rival militant socialists and nonideological Green armies fought against both the Bolsheviks and the Whites. Eight foreign nations intervened against the Red Army, notably the Allied Forces and the pro-German armies. The Red Army defeated the White Armed Forces of South Russia in Ukraine and the army led by Admiral Aleksandr Kolchak in Siberia in 1919. The remains of the White forces commanded by Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel were beaten in Crimea and evacuated in late 1920. Lesser battles of the war continued on the periphery for two more years, and minor skirmishes with the remnants of the White forces in the Far East continued well into 1923. Armed national resistance in Central Asia was not completely crushed until 1934. There were an estimated 7,000,000-12,000,000 casualties during the war, mostly civilians. The Russian Civil War has been described by some as the greatest national catastrophe that Europe had yet seen.

text: The

text: Russian

text: Civil

text: War

text: was

text: multi

text: party

text: war

text: in

text: the

text: former

text: Russian

text: Empire

text: immediately

text: after

text: the

text: Russian

text: Revolutions

text: of

text: as

text: many

text: factions

text: vied

text: to

text: determine

text: Russia

text: 's

text: political

text: future

text: The

text: two

text: largest

text: combatant

text: groups

text: were

text: the

text: Red

text: Army

text: fighting

text: for

text: the

text: Bolshevik

text: form

text: of

text: socialism

text: and

text: the

text: loosely

text: allied

text: forces

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: White

text: Army

text: which

text: included

text: diverse

text: interests

text: favoring

text: monarchism

text: capitalism

text: and

text: alternative

text: forms

text: of

text: socialism

text: each

text: with

text: democratic

text: and

text: antidemocratic

text: variants

text: In

text: addition

text: rival

text: militant

text: socialists

text: and

text: nonideological

text: Green

text: armies

text: fought

text: against

text: both

text: the

text: Bolsheviks

text: and

text: the

text: Whites

text: Eight

text: foreign

text: nations

text: intervened

text: against

text: the

text: Red

text: Army

text: notably

text: the

text: Allied

text: Forces

text: and

text: the

text: pro

text: German

text: armies

text: The

text: Red

text: Army

text: defeated

text: the

text: White

text: Armed

text: Forces

text: of

text: South

text: Russia

text: in

text: Ukraine

text: and

text: the

text: army

text: led

text: by

text: Admiral

text: Aleksandr

text: Kolchak

text: in

text: Siberia

text: in

text: The

text: remains

text: of

text: the

text: White

text: forces

text: commanded

text: by

text: Pyotr

text: Nikolayevich

text: Wrangel

text: were

text: beaten

text: in

text: Crimea

text: and

text: evacuated

text: in

text: late

text: Lesser

text: battles

text: of

text: the

text: war

text: continued

text: on

text: the

text: periphery

text: for

text: two

text: more

text: years

text: and

text: minor

text: skirmishes

text: with

text: the

text: remnants

text: of

text: the

text: White

text: forces

text: in

text: the

text: Far

text: East

text: continued

text: well

text: into

text: Armed

text: national

text: resistance

text: in

text: Central

text: Asia

text: was

text: not

text: completely

text: crushed

text: until

text: There

text: were

text: an

text: estimated

text: casualties

text: during

text: the

text: war

text: mostly

text: civilians

text: The

text: Russian

text: Civil

text: War

text: has

text: been

text: described

text: by

text: some

text: as

text: the

text: greatest

text: national

text: catastrophe

text: that

text: Europe

text: had

text: yet

text: seen

text: The Soviet Armed Forces, also called the Armed Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Armed Forces of the Soviet Union (Russian:       "Vooruzhonnyye Sily Soyuza Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik",    ) refers to the armed forces of the Russian SFSR (19171922), and Soviet Union (19221991) from their beginnings in the aftermath of the Russian Civil War to its dissolution in December 1991.

text: The

text: Soviet

text: Armed

text: Forces

text: also

text: called

text: the

text: Armed

text: Forces

text: of

text: the

text: Union

text: of

text: Soviet

text: Socialist

text: Republics

text: and

text: Armed

text: Forces

text: of

text: the

text: Soviet

text: Union

text: Russian

text: Vooruzhonnyye

text: Sily

text: Soyuza

text: Sovetskikh

text: Sotsialisticheskikh

text: Respublik

text: refers

text: to

text: the

text: armed

text: forces

text: of

text: the

text: Russian

text: SFSR

text: and

text: Soviet

text: Union

text: from

text: their

text: beginnings

text: in

text: the

text: aftermath

text: of

text: the

text: Russian

text: Civil

text: War

text: to

text: its

text: dissolution

text: in

text: December

text: Strategic bombing is a military strategy used in a total war with the goal of defeating the enemy by destroying its morale or its economic ability to produce and transport materiel to the theatres of military operations, or both. It is a systematically organized and executed attack from the air which can utilize strategic bombers, long- or medium-range missiles, or nuclear-armed fighter-bomber aircraft to attack targets deemed vital to the enemy's war-making capability.

text: Strategic

text: bombing

text: is

text: military

text: strategy

text: used

text: in

text: total

text: war

text: with

text: the

text: goal

text: of

text: defeating

text: the

text: enemy

text: by

text: destroying

text: its

text: morale

text: or

text: its

text: economic

text: ability

text: to

text: produce

text: and

text: transport

text: materiel

text: to

text: the

text: theatres

text: of

text: military

text: operations

text: or

text: both

text: It

text: is

text: systematically

text: organized

text: and

text: executed

text: attack

text: from

text: the

text: air

text: which

text: can

text: utilize

text: strategic

text: bombers

text: long-

text: or

text: medium

text: range

text: missiles

text: or

text: nuclear

text: armed

text: fighter

text: bomber

text: aircraft

text: to

text: attack

text: targets

text: deemed

text: vital

text: to

text: the

text: enemy

text: 's

text: war

text: making

text: capability

text: A lieutenant (abbreviated Lt., LT, LTA, Lieut., LEUT and LEUT.) is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces, fire service or police.

text: lieutenant

text: abbreviated

text: Lt

text: LT

text: LTA

text: Lieut

text: LEUT

text: and

text: LEUT

text: is

text: junior

text: commissioned

text: officer

text: in

text: many

text: nations

text: armed

text: forces

text: fire

text: service

text: or

text: police

text: The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (: RKKA, frequently shortened in Russian to ; KA, in English: Red Army also in critical literature and folklore of that epoch - Red Horde, Army of Work) was the army and the air force of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, and after 1922 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The army was established immediately after the 1917 October Revolution (Red October or Bolshevik Revolution). The Bolsheviks raised an army to oppose the military confederations (especially the various groups collectively known as the White Army) of their adversaries during the Russian Civil War. Beginning in February 1946, the Red Army, along with the Soviet Navy, embodied the main component of the Soviet Armed Forces; taking the official name of "Soviet Army", until its dissolution in December 1991.

text: The

text: Workers

text: and

text: Peasants

text: Red

text: Army

text: RKKA

text: frequently

text: shortened

text: in

text: Russian

text: to

text: KA

text: in

text: English

text: Red

text: Army

text: also

text: in

text: critical

text: literature

text: and

text: folklore

text: of

text: that

text: epoch

text: Red

text: Horde

text: Army

text: of

text: Work

text: was

text: the

text: army

text: and

text: the

text: air

text: force

text: of

text: the

text: Russian

text: Soviet

text: Federative

text: Socialist

text: Republic

text: and

text: after

text: the

text: Union

text: of

text: Soviet

text: Socialist

text: Republics

text: The

text: army

text: was

text: established

text: immediately

text: after

text: the

text: October

text: Revolution

text: Red

text: October

text: or

text: Bolshevik

text: Revolution

text: The

text: Bolsheviks

text: raised

text: an

text: army

text: to

text: oppose

text: the

text: military

text: confederations

text: especially

text: the

text: various

text: groups

text: collectively

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: White

text: Army

text: of

text: their

text: adversaries

text: during

text: the

text: Russian

text: Civil

text: War

text: Beginning

text: in

text: February

text: the

text: Red

text: Army

text: along

text: with

text: the

text: Soviet

text: Navy

text: embodied

text: the

text: main

text: component

text: of

text: the

text: Soviet

text: Armed

text: Forces

text: taking

text: the

text: official

text: name

text: of

text: Soviet

text: Army

text: until

text: its

text: dissolution

text: in

text: December

text: Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (Russian SFSR or RSFSR; ), commonly known as , was a sovereign state in 191722 and 1991-93, the largest, most populous, and most economically developed republic of the Soviet Union in 192291 and a sovereign part of the Soviet Union with its own legislation in 199091. The Republic comprised sixteen autonomous republics, five autonomous oblasts, ten autonomous okrugs, six krais, and forty oblasts. Russians formed the largest ethnic group. The capital of the Russian SFSR was Moscow and the other major urban centers included Leningrad, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod and Samara.

text: Russian

text: Soviet

text: Federative

text: Socialist

text: Republic

text: Russian

text: SFSR

text: or

text: RSFSR

text: commonly

text: known

text: as

text: was

text: sovereign

text: state

text: in

text: and

text: the

text: largest

text: most

text: populous

text: and

text: most

text: economically

text: developed

text: republic

text: of

text: the

text: Soviet

text: Union

text: in

text: and

text: sovereign

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: Soviet

text: Union

text: with

text: its

text: own

text: legislation

text: in

text: The

text: Republic

text: comprised

text: sixteen

text: autonomous

text: republics

text: five

text: autonomous

text: oblasts

text: ten

text: autonomous

text: okrugs

text: six

text: krais

text: and

text: forty

text: oblasts

text: Russians

text: formed

text: the

text: largest

text: ethnic

text: group

text: The

text: capital

text: of

text: the

text: Russian

text: SFSR

text: was

text: Moscow

text: and

text: the

text: other

text: major

text: urban

text: centers

text: included

text: Leningrad

text: Novosibirsk

text: Yekaterinburg

text: Nizhny

text: Novgorod

text: and

text: Samara

text: A marksman (also known as a sharpshooter) is a person who is skilled in precision shooting, using projectile weapons, usually with a rifle but most commonly with a designated marksman rifle or a special application rifle, to shoot at long range targets. In popular and historical usage, "sharpshooter" and "marksman" are considered synonyms. Within the shooting sports and military usages today, however, sharpshooter and marksman refer to distinctly different levels of skill, which are never conflated. Specifically, in the US Army, "marksman" is a rating below "sharpshooter" and "expert". Four levels of skill are generally recognized today in both military and civilian shooting circles: unqualified, marksman, sharpshooter, and expert. Marksmanship badges for the three qualified levels are commonly awarded to both civilian and military shooters who attain proficiency in shooting higher than "unqualified".

text: marksman

text: also

text: known

text: as

text: sharpshooter

text: is

text: person

text: who

text: is

text: skilled

text: in

text: precision

text: shooting

text: using

text: projectile

text: weapons

text: usually

text: with

text: rifle

text: but

text: most

text: commonly

text: with

text: designated

text: marksman

text: rifle

text: or

text: special

text: application

text: rifle

text: to

text: shoot

text: at

text: long

text: range

text: targets

text: In

text: popular

text: and

text: historical

text: usage

text: sharpshooter

text: and

text: marksman

text: are

text: considered

text: synonyms

text: Within

text: the

text: shooting

text: sports

text: and

text: military

text: usages

text: today

text: however

text: sharpshooter

text: and

text: marksman

text: refer

text: to

text: distinctly

text: different

text: levels

text: of

text: skill

text: which

text: are

text: never

text: conflated

text: Specifically

text: in

text: the

text: US

text: Army

text: marksman

text: is

text: rating

text: below

text: sharpshooter

text: and

text: expert

text: Four

text: levels

text: of

text: skill

text: are

text: generally

text: recognized

text: today

text: in

text: both

text: military

text: and

text: civilian

text: shooting

text: circles

text: unqualified

text: marksman

text: sharpshooter

text: and

text: expert

text: Marksmanship

text: badges

text: for

text: the

text: three

text: qualified

text: levels

text: are

text: commonly

text: awarded

text: to

text: both

text: civilian

text: and

text: military

text: shooters

text: who

text: attain

text: proficiency

text: in

text: shooting

text: higher

text: than

text: unqualified

text: In politics and military planning, a war effort refers to a coordinated mobilization of society's resourcesboth industrial and humantowards the support of a military force. Depending on the militarization of the culture, the relative size of the armed forces and the society supporting them, the style of government, and the popular support for the military objectives, such war effort can range from a small industry to complete command of society.

text: In

text: politics

text: and

text: military

text: planning

text: war

text: effort

text: refers

text: to

text: coordinated

text: mobilization

text: of

text: society

text: 's

text: resourcesboth

text: industrial

text: and

text: humantowards

text: the

text: support

text: of

text: military

text: force

text: Depending

text: on

text: the

text: militarization

text: of

text: the

text: culture

text: the

text: relative

text: size

text: of

text: the

text: armed

text: forces

text: and

text: the

text: society

text: supporting

text: them

text: the

text: style

text: of

text: government

text: and

text: the

text: popular

text: support

text: for

text: the

text: military

text: objectives

text: such

text: war

text: effort

text: can

text: range

text: from

text: small

text: industry

text: to

text: complete

text: command

text: of

text: society

text: The United States dropped nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively, during the final stage of World War II. The United States had dropped the bombs with the consent of the United Kingdom as outlined in the Quebec Agreement. The two bombings, which killed at least 129,000 people, remain the only use of nuclear weapons for warfare in history.

text: The

text: United

text: States

text: dropped

text: nuclear

text: weapons

text: on

text: the

text: Japanese

text: cities

text: of

text: Hiroshima

text: and

text: Nagasaki

text: on

text: August

text: and

text: respectively

text: during

text: the

text: final

text: stage

text: of

text: World

text: War

text: II

text: The

text: United

text: States

text: had

text: dropped

text: the

text: bombs

text: with

text: the

text: consent

text: of

text: the

text: United

text: Kingdom

text: as

text: outlined

text: in

text: the

text: Quebec

text: Agreement

text: The

text: two

text: bombings

text: which

text: killed

text: at

text: least

text: people

text: remain

text: the

text: only

text: use

text: of

text: nuclear

text: weapons

text: for

text: warfare

text: in

text: history

text: Hiroshima is perhaps best known as the first city in history to be targeted by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) dropped an atomic bomb on the city (and later on Nagasaki) at 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, near the end of World War II.

text: Hiroshima

text: is

text: perhaps

text: best

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: first

text: city

text: in

text: history

text: to

text: be

text: targeted

text: by

text: nuclear

text: weapon

text: when

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: Army

text: Air

text: Forces

text: USAAF

text: dropped

text: an

text: atomic

text: bomb

text: on

text: the

text: city

text: and

text: later

text: on

text: Nagasaki

text: at

text: a.m.

text: on

text: August

text: near

text: the

text: end

text: of

text: World

text: War

text: II

text: A sniper is a marksman or qualified specialist who operates alone, in a pair, or with a sniper team to maintain close visual contact with the enemy and shoot enemies from concealed positions or distances exceeding the detection capabilities of enemy personnel. Snipers typically have highly-selective or specialized training and use crew-served high-precision/special application rifles and optics, and often have sophisticated communication assets to feed valuable combat information back to their units or military bases.

text: sniper

text: is

text: marksman

text: or

text: qualified

text: specialist

text: who

text: operates

text: alone

text: in

text: pair

text: or

text: with

text: sniper

text: team

text: to

text: maintain

text: close

text: visual

text: contact

text: with

text: the

text: enemy

text: and

text: shoot

text: enemies

text: from

text: concealed

text: positions

text: or

text: distances

text: exceeding

text: the

text: detection

text: capabilities

text: of

text: enemy

text: personnel

text: Snipers

text: typically

text: have

text: highly

text: selective

text: or

text: specialized

text: training

text: and

text: use

text: crew

text: served

text: high

text: precision

text: special

text: application

text: rifles

text: and

text: optics

text: and

text: often

text: have

text: sophisticated

text: communication

text: assets

text: to

text: feed

text: valuable

text: combat

text: information

text: back

text: to

text: their

text: units

text: or

text: military

text: bases

text: The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists or Bolsheviki (derived from  "bol'shinstvo", "majority", literally meaning "one of the majority") were a faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP) which split apart from the Menshevik faction at the Second Party Congress in 1903. The RSDLP was a revolutionary socialist political party formed in 1898 in Minsk(Belarus) to unite the various revolutionary organisations of the Russian Empire into one party.

text: The

text: Bolsheviks

text: originally

text: also

text: Bolshevists

text: or

text: Bolsheviki

text: derived

text: from

text: bol'shinstvo

text: majority

text: literally

text: meaning

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: majority

text: were

text: faction

text: of

text: the

text: Marxist

text: Russian

text: Social

text: Democratic

text: Labour

text: Party

text: RSDLP

text: which

text: split

text: apart

text: from

text: the

text: Menshevik

text: faction

text: at

text: the

text: Second

text: Party

text: Congress

text: in

text: The

text: RSDLP

text: was

text: revolutionary

text: socialist

text: political

text: party

text: formed

text: in

text: in

text: Minsk(Belarus

text: to

text: unite

text: the

text: various

text: revolutionary

text: organisations

text: of

text: the

text: Russian

text: Empire

text: into

text: one

text: party

text: World

text: War

text: II

text: often

text: abbreviated

text: to

text: WWII

text: or

text: also

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: Second

text: World

text: War

text: was

text: global

text: war

text: that

text: lasted

text: from

text: to

text: although

text: related

text: conflicts

text: began

text: earlier

text: It

text: involved

text: the

text: vast

text: majority

text: of

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: nationsincluding

text: all

text: of

text: the

text: great

text: powerseventually

text: forming

text: two

text: opposing

text: military

text: alliances

text: the

text: Allies

text: and

text: the

text: Axis

text: It

text: was

text: the

text: most

text: widespread

text: war

text: in

text: history

text: and

text: directly

text: involved

text: more

text: than

text: million

text: people

text: from

text: over

text: countries

text: In

text: state

text: of

text: total

text: war

text: the

text: major

text: participants

text: threw

text: their

text: entire

text: economic

text: industrial

text: and

text: scientific

text: capabilities

text: behind

text: the

text: war

text: effort

text: erasing

text: the

text: distinction

text: between

text: civilian

text: and

text: military

text: resources

text: Marked

text: by

text: mass

text: deaths

text: of

text: civilians

text: including

text: the

text: Holocaust

text: in

text: which

text: approximately

text: million

text: people

text: were

text: killed

text: and

text: the

text: strategic

text: bombing

text: of

text: industrial

text: and

text: population

text: centres

text: in

text: which

text: approximately

text: one

text: million

text: were

text: killed

text: and

text: which

text: included

text: the

text: atomic

text: bombings

text: of

text: Hiroshima

text: and

text: Nagasaki

text: it

text: resulted

text: in

text: an

text: estimated

text: million

text: to

text: million

text: fatalities

text: These

text: made

text: World

text: War

text: II

text: the

text: deadliest

text: conflict

text: in

text: human

text: history

text: The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR " ) was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991. A union of multiple subnational republics, its government and economy were highly centralized. The Soviet Union was a one-party federation, governed by the Communist Party with Moscow as its capital.

text: The

text: Soviet

text: Union

text: officially

text: the

text: Union

text: of

text: Soviet

text: Socialist

text: Republics

text: USSR

text: was

text: socialist

text: state

text: in

text: Eurasia

text: that

text: existed

text: from

text: to

text: union

text: of

text: multiple

text: subnational

text: republics

text: its

text: government

text: and

text: economy

text: were

text: highly

text: centralized

text: The

text: Soviet

text: Union

text: was

text: one

text: party

text: federation

text: governed

text: by

text: the

text: Communist

text: Party

text: with

text: Moscow

text: as

text: its

text: capital

text: The Soviet Army is the name given to the main land-based branch of the Soviet Armed Forces between February 1946 and December 1991, when it was replaced with the Russian Ground Forces, although it was not taken fully out of service until 25 December 1993. Until 25 February 1946, it was known as the Red Army, established by decree on 15 (28) January 1918 "to protect the population, territorial integrity and civil liberties in the territory of the Soviet state." It had 2.4 million men under its service during the Cold War.

text: The

text: Soviet

text: Army

text: is

text: the

text: name

text: given

text: to

text: the

text: main

text: land

text: based

text: branch

text: of

text: the

text: Soviet

text: Armed

text: Forces

text: between

text: February

text: and

text: December

text: when

text: it

text: was

text: replaced

text: with

text: the

text: Russian

text: Ground

text: Forces

text: although

text: it

text: was

text: not

text: taken

text: fully

text: out

text: of

text: service

text: until

text: December

text: Until

text: February

text: it

text: was

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: Red

text: Army

text: established

text: by

text: decree

text: on

text: January

text: to

text: protect

text: the

text: population

text: territorial

text: integrity

text: and

text: civil

text: liberties

text: in

text: the

text: territory

text: of

text: the

text: Soviet

text: state

text: It

text: had

text: million

text: men

text: under

text: its

text: service

text: during

text: the

text: Cold

text: War

annotations: follows single

question: occupation nina lobkovskaya

answer: marksman

text: marksman

text: marksman

text: marksman

text: marksman

text: marksman

text: marksman

text: marksman


text: Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th-most extensive and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. At nearly , Alabama has one of the nation's longest navigable inland waterways.

text: Alabama

text: is

text: state

text: in

text: the

text: southeastern

text: region

text: of

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: It

text: is

text: bordered

text: by

text: Tennessee

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: Georgia

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: Florida

text: and

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Mexico

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: and

text: Mississippi

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: Alabama

text: is

text: the

text: most

text: extensive

text: and

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: of

text: the

text: U.S.

text: states

text: At

text: nearly

text: Alabama

text: has

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: nation

text: 's

text: longest

text: navigable

text: inland

text: waterways

text: The Southern Tier is the counties of New York west of the Catskill Mountains along the northern border of Pennsylvania. It generally includes the counties that border Pennsylvania west of Delaware County, but definitions of the region vary widely.

text: The

text: Southern

text: Tier

text: is

text: the

text: counties

text: of

text: New

text: York

text: west

text: of

text: the

text: Catskill

text: Mountains

text: along

text: the

text: northern

text: border

text: of

text: Pennsylvania

text: It

text: generally

text: includes

text: the

text: counties

text: that

text: border

text: Pennsylvania

text: west

text: of

text: Delaware

text: County

text: but

text: definitions

text: of

text: the

text: region

text: vary

text: widely

text: The Eastern United States, commonly referred to as the American East or simply the East, is a region roughly coinciding with the boundaries of the United States established in the 1783 Treaty of Paris, which bounded the new country to the west along the Mississippi River. It is geographically diverse, spanning the Northeast and Southeast as well as the eastern part of the Central United States.

text: The

text: Eastern

text: United

text: States

text: commonly

text: referred

text: to

text: as

text: the

text: American

text: East

text: or

text: simply

text: the

text: East

text: is

text: region

text: roughly

text: coinciding

text: with

text: the

text: boundaries

text: of

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: established

text: in

text: the

text: Treaty

text: of

text: Paris

text: which

text: bounded

text: the

text: new

text: country

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: along

text: the

text: Mississippi

text: River

text: It

text: is

text: geographically

text: diverse

text: spanning

text: the

text: Northeast

text: and

text: Southeast

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: the

text: eastern

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: Central

text: United

text: States

text: The Appalachian Mountains, often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern North America. The Appalachians first formed roughly 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period. It once reached elevations similar to those of the Alps and the Rocky Mountains before naturally occurring erosion. The Appalachian chain is a barrier to east-west travel, as it forms a series of alternating ridgelines and valleys oriented in opposition to most roads running east or west.

text: The

text: Appalachian

text: Mountains

text: often

text: called

text: the

text: Appalachians

text: are

text: system

text: of

text: mountains

text: in

text: eastern

text: North

text: America

text: The

text: Appalachians

text: first

text: formed

text: roughly

text: million

text: years

text: ago

text: during

text: the

text: Ordovician

text: Period

text: It

text: once

text: reached

text: elevations

text: similar

text: to

text: those

text: of

text: the

text: Alps

text: and

text: the

text: Rocky

text: Mountains

text: before

text: naturally

text: occurring

text: erosion

text: The

text: Appalachian

text: chain

text: is

text: barrier

text: to

text: east

text: west

text: travel

text: as

text: it

text: forms

text: series

text: of

text: alternating

text: ridgelines

text: and

text: valleys

text: oriented

text: in

text: opposition

text: to

text: most

text: roads

text: running

text: east

text: or

text: west

text: Snake handling, also called serpent handling, is a religious ritual in a small number of isolated churches, mostly in the United States, usually characterized as rural and part of the Holiness movement. The practice began in the early 20th century in Appalachia and plays only a small part in the church service. Practitioners believe serpent handling dates to antiquity and quote the Gospel of Mark and the Gospel of Luke to support the practice:

text: Snake

text: handling

text: also

text: called

text: serpent

text: handling

text: is

text: religious

text: ritual

text: in

text: small

text: number

text: of

text: isolated

text: churches

text: mostly

text: in

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: usually

text: characterized

text: as

text: rural

text: and

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: Holiness

text: movement

text: The

text: practice

text: began

text: in

text: the

text: early

text: century

text: in

text: Appalachia

text: and

text: plays

text: only

text: small

text: part

text: in

text: the

text: church

text: service

text: Practitioners

text: believe

text: serpent

text: handling

text: dates

text: to

text: antiquity

text: and

text: quote

text: the

text: Gospel

text: of

text: Mark

text: and

text: the

text: Gospel

text: of

text: Luke

text: to

text: support

text: the

text: practice

text: Heaven Come Down is a 2006 television documentary film about some unusual worship practices of some Pentecostal Christians in Appalachia , including snake handling , dancing with fire , speaking in tongues , and drinking of poison . The film was directed by Gabriel Wrye and Michael Mees and aired on the Sundance Channel in December 2006 as part of the Documentary Monday series . A book entitled Heaven Come Down , constituting one half of a DVD / photobook combo named Heaven Come Down : Snake Handlers , Sinners , and the Electrifying Spirit , was scheduled to be released November 2011 by Bazillion Points .

text: Heaven

text: Come

text: Down

text: is

text: television

text: documentary

text: film

text: about

text: some

text: unusual

text: worship

text: practices

text: of

text: some

text: Pentecostal

text: Christians

text: in

text: Appalachia

text: including

text: snake

text: handling

text: dancing

text: with

text: fire

text: speaking

text: in

text: tongues

text: and

text: drinking

text: of

text: poison

text: The

text: film

text: was

text: directed

text: by

text: Gabriel

text: Wrye

text: and

text: Michael

text: Mees

text: and

text: aired

text: on

text: the

text: Sundance

text: Channel

text: in

text: December

text: as

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: Documentary

text: Monday

text: series

text: book

text: entitled

text: Heaven

text: Come

text: Down

text: constituting

text: one

text: half

text: of

text: DVD

text: photobook

text: combo

text: named

text: Heaven

text: Come

text: Down

text: Snake

text: Handlers

text: Sinners

text: and

text: the

text: Electrifying

text: Spirit

text: was

text: scheduled

text: to

text: be

text: released

text: November

text: by

text: Bazillion

text: Points

text: Mississippi is a state in the southern region of the United States, with part of its southern border formed by the Gulf of Mexico. Its western border is formed by the Mississippi River.

text: Mississippi

text: is

text: state

text: in

text: the

text: southern

text: region

text: of

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: with

text: part

text: of

text: its

text: southern

text: border

text: formed

text: by

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Mexico

text: Its

text: western

text: border

text: is

text: formed

text: by

text: the

text: Mississippi

text: River

text: Belle Isle (French for 'Beautiful Island') is an uninhabited island just off the coast of Labrador and north of Newfoundland at the Atlantic entrance to the Strait of Belle Isle which takes its name. Named by French explorer Jacques Cartier, the island lies on the shortest shipping lane between the Great Lakes and Europe, and also on the main northsouth shipping route to Hudson Bay and the Northwest Territories. The northern terminus of the International Appalachian Trail is located on Belle Isle.

text: Belle

text: Isle

text: French

text: for

text: Beautiful

text: Island

text: is

text: an

text: uninhabited

text: island

text: just

text: off

text: the

text: coast

text: of

text: Labrador

text: and

text: north

text: of

text: Newfoundland

text: at

text: the

text: Atlantic

text: entrance

text: to

text: the

text: Strait

text: of

text: Belle

text: Isle

text: which

text: takes

text: its

text: name

text: Named

text: by

text: French

text: explorer

text: Jacques

text: Cartier

text: the

text: island

text: lies

text: on

text: the

text: shortest

text: shipping

text: lane

text: between

text: the

text: Great

text: Lakes

text: and

text: Europe

text: and

text: also

text: on

text: the

text: main

text: northsouth

text: shipping

text: route

text: to

text: Hudson

text: Bay

text: and

text: the

text: Northwest

text: Territories

text: The

text: northern

text: terminus

text: of

text: the

text: International

text: Appalachian

text: Trail

text: is

text: located

text: on

text: Belle

text: Isle

text: Appalachia is a cultural region in the Eastern United States that stretches from the Southern Tier of New York to northern Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia. While the Appalachian Mountains stretch from Belle Isle (Newfoundland and Labrador) in Canada to Cheaha Mountain in Alabama, the cultural region of Appalachia typically refers only to the central and southern portions of the range. As of the 2010 United States Census, the region was home to approximately 25 million people.

text: Appalachia

text: is

text: cultural

text: region

text: in

text: the

text: Eastern

text: United

text: States

text: that

text: stretches

text: from

text: the

text: Southern

text: Tier

text: of

text: New

text: York

text: to

text: northern

text: Alabama

text: Mississippi

text: and

text: Georgia

text: While

text: the

text: Appalachian

text: Mountains

text: stretch

text: from

text: Belle

text: Isle

text: Newfoundland

text: and

text: Labrador

text: in

text: Canada

text: to

text: Cheaha

text: Mountain

text: in

text: Alabama

text: the

text: cultural

text: region

text: of

text: Appalachia

text: typically

text: refers

text: only

text: to

text: the

text: central

text: and

text: southern

text: portions

text: of

text: the

text: range

text: As

text: of

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: Census

text: the

text: region

text: was

text: home

text: to

text: approximately

text: million

text: people

text: Canada (French: ) is a country in the northern half of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering , making it the world's second-largest country by total area and the fourth-largest country by land area. Canada's border with the United States is the world's longest land border. The majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate, but southerly areas are warm in summer. Canada is sparsely populated, the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains. About four-fifths of the country's population of 36 million people is urbanized and live near the southern border. Its capital is Ottawa, its largest city is Toronto; other major urban areas include Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Quebec City, Winnipeg and Hamilton.

text: Canada

text: French

text: is

text: country

text: in

text: the

text: northern

text: half

text: of

text: North

text: America

text: Its

text: ten

text: provinces

text: and

text: three

text: territories

text: extend

text: from

text: the

text: Atlantic

text: to

text: the

text: Pacific

text: and

text: northward

text: into

text: the

text: Arctic

text: Ocean

text: covering

text: making

text: it

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: second

text: largest

text: country

text: by

text: total

text: area

text: and

text: the

text: fourth

text: largest

text: country

text: by

text: land

text: area

text: Canada

text: 's

text: border

text: with

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: is

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: longest

text: land

text: border

text: The

text: majority

text: of

text: the

text: country

text: has

text: cold

text: or

text: severely

text: cold

text: winter

text: climate

text: but

text: southerly

text: areas

text: are

text: warm

text: in

text: summer

text: Canada

text: is

text: sparsely

text: populated

text: the

text: majority

text: of

text: its

text: land

text: territory

text: being

text: dominated

text: by

text: forest

text: and

text: tundra

text: and

text: the

text: Rocky

text: Mountains

text: About

text: four

text: fifths

text: of

text: the

text: country

text: 's

text: population

text: of

text: million

text: people

text: is

text: urbanized

text: and

text: live

text: near

text: the

text: southern

text: border

text: Its

text: capital

text: is

text: Ottawa

text: its

text: largest

text: city

text: is

text: Toronto

text: other

text: major

text: urban

text: areas

text: include

text: Montreal

text: Vancouver

text: Calgary

text: Edmonton

text: Quebec

text: City

text: Winnipeg

text: and

text: Hamilton

text: Cheaha Mountain , often called Mount Cheaha, is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is located a few miles northwest of the town of Delta in scenic Cheaha State Park, which offers a lodge, a restaurant, and other amenities.

text: Cheaha

text: Mountain

text: often

text: called

text: Mount

text: Cheaha

text: is

text: the

text: highest

text: natural

text: point

text: in

text: the

text: U.S.

text: state

text: of

text: Alabama

text: It

text: is

text: located

text: few

text: miles

text: northwest

text: of

text: the

text: town

text: of

text: Delta

text: in

text: scenic

text: Cheaha

text: State

text: Park

text: which

text: offers

text: lodge

text: restaurant

text: and

text: other

text: amenities

annotations: follows multiple

question: narrative_location heaven come down

answer: appalachian mountains

text: appalachian mountains

text: appalachian mountains


text: Donau-Ries ("Danube-Ries") is a district in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Ansbach, Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen, Eichstätt, Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Aichach-Friedberg, Augsburg and Dillingen, and by the state of Baden-Württemberg (districts of Heidenheim and Ostalbkreis).

text: Donau

text: Ries

text: Danube

text: Ries

text: is

text: district

text: in

text: Swabia

text: Bavaria

text: Germany

text: It

text: is

text: bounded

text: by

text: from

text: the

text: north

text: and

text: clockwise

text: the

text: districts

text: of

text: Ansbach

text: Weißenburg

text: Gunzenhausen

text: Eichstätt

text: Neuburg

text: Schrobenhausen

text: Aichach

text: Friedberg

text: Augsburg

text: and

text: Dillingen

text: and

text: by

text: the

text: state

text: of

text: Baden

text: Württemberg

text: districts

text: of

text: Heidenheim

text: and

text: Ostalbkreis

text: Middle Franconia is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. It is in the west of Bavaria and adjoins the state of Baden-Württemberg. The administrative seat is Ansbach but the most populated city is Nuremberg.

text: Middle

text: Franconia

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: three

text: administrative

text: regions

text: of

text: Franconia

text: in

text: Bavaria

text: Germany

text: It

text: is

text: in

text: the

text: west

text: of

text: Bavaria

text: and

text: adjoins

text: the

text: state

text: of

text: Baden

text: Württemberg

text: The

text: administrative

text: seat

text: is

text: Ansbach

text: but

text: the

text: most

text: populated

text: city

text: is

text: Nuremberg

text: Bergen is a municipality in the Weißenburg - Gunzenhausen district , in Bavaria , Germany .

text: Bergen

text: is

text: municipality

text: in

text: the

text: Weißenburg

text: Gunzenhausen

text: district

text: in

text: Bavaria

text: Germany

text: Berlin is the capital and the largest city of Germany as well as one of its constituent 16 states. With a population of approximately 3.5 million people, Berlin is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union. Located in northeastern Germany on the banks of rivers Spree and Havel, it is the centre of the Berlin-Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, which has about 6 million residents from more than 180 nations. Due to its location in the European Plain, Berlin is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. Around one-third of the city's area is composed of forests, parks, gardens, rivers and lakes.

text: Berlin

text: is

text: the

text: capital

text: and

text: the

text: largest

text: city

text: of

text: Germany

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: one

text: of

text: its

text: constituent

text: states

text: With

text: population

text: of

text: approximately

text: million

text: people

text: Berlin

text: is

text: the

text: second

text: most

text: populous

text: city

text: proper

text: and

text: the

text: seventh

text: most

text: populous

text: urban

text: area

text: in

text: the

text: European

text: Union

text: Located

text: in

text: northeastern

text: Germany

text: on

text: the

text: banks

text: of

text: rivers

text: Spree

text: and

text: Havel

text: it

text: is

text: the

text: centre

text: of

text: the

text: Berlin

text: Brandenburg

text: Metropolitan

text: Region

text: which

text: has

text: about

text: million

text: residents

text: from

text: more

text: than

text: nations

text: Due

text: to

text: its

text: location

text: in

text: the

text: European

text: Plain

text: Berlin

text: is

text: influenced

text: by

text: temperate

text: seasonal

text: climate

text: Around

text: one

text: third

text: of

text: the

text: city

text: 's

text: area

text: is

text: composed

text: of

text: forests

text: parks

text: gardens

text: rivers

text: and

text: lakes

text: Weißenburg in Bayern (formerly also "Weißenburg im Nordgau") is a town in Middle Franconia, Germany. It is the capital of the district Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen. In 2010 its population was 17,513.

text: Weißenburg

text: in

text: Bayern

text: formerly

text: also

text: Weißenburg

text: Nordgau

text: is

text: town

text: in

text: Middle

text: Franconia

text: Germany

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: capital

text: of

text: the

text: district

text: Weißenburg

text: Gunzenhausen

text: In

text: its

text: population

text: was

text: A parliamentary republic is a republic that operates under a parliamentary system of government where the executive branch (the government) derives its legitimacy from and is accountable to the legislature (the parliament). There are a number of variations of parliamentary republics. Most have a clear differentiation between the head of government and the head of state, with the head of government holding real power, much like constitutional monarchies. Some have combined the roles of head of state and head of government, much like presidential systems, but with a dependency upon parliamentary power.

text: parliamentary

text: republic

text: is

text: republic

text: that

text: operates

text: under

text: parliamentary

text: system

text: of

text: government

text: where

text: the

text: executive

text: branch

text: the

text: government

text: derives

text: its

text: legitimacy

text: from

text: and

text: is

text: accountable

text: to

text: the

text: legislature

text: the

text: parliament

text: There

text: are

text: number

text: of

text: variations

text: of

text: parliamentary

text: republics

text: Most

text: have

text: clear

text: differentiation

text: between

text: the

text: head

text: of

text: government

text: and

text: the

text: head

text: of

text: state

text: with

text: the

text: head

text: of

text: government

text: holding

text: real

text: power

text: much

text: like

text: constitutional

text: monarchies

text: Some

text: have

text: combined

text: the

text: roles

text: of

text: head

text: of

text: state

text: and

text: head

text: of

text: government

text: much

text: like

text: presidential

text: systems

text: but

text: with

text: dependency

text: upon

text: parliamentary

text: power

text: Nuremberg  is a city on the river Pegnitz and the RhineMainDanube Canal in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia, about north of Munich. It is the second-largest city in Bavaria (after Munich), and the largest in Franconia (Franken). The population as of February 2015, is 517,498, which makes it Germany's fourteenth-largest city. The urban area also includes Fürth, Erlangen and Schwabach with a total population of . The "European Metropolitan Area Nuremberg" has ca. 3.5 million inhabitants.

text: Nuremberg

text: is

text: city

text: on

text: the

text: river

text: Pegnitz

text: and

text: the

text: RhineMainDanube

text: Canal

text: in

text: the

text: German

text: state

text: of

text: Bavaria

text: in

text: the

text: administrative

text: region

text: of

text: Middle

text: Franconia

text: about

text: north

text: of

text: Munich

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: second

text: largest

text: city

text: in

text: Bavaria

text: after

text: Munich

text: and

text: the

text: largest

text: in

text: Franconia

text: Franken

text: The

text: population

text: as

text: of

text: February

text: is

text: which

text: makes

text: it

text: Germany

text: 's

text: fourteenth

text: largest

text: city

text: The

text: urban

text: area

text: also

text: includes

text: Fürth

text: Erlangen

text: and

text: Schwabach

text: with

text: total

text: population

text: of

text: The

text: European

text: Metropolitan

text: Area

text: Nuremberg

text: has

text: ca

text: million

text: inhabitants

text: Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe. It includes 16 constituent states, covers an area of , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With about 82 million inhabitants, Germany is the most populous member state of the European Union. After the United States, it is the second most popular immigration destination in the world. Germany's capital and largest metropolis is Berlin. Other major cities include Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Düsseldorf.

text: Germany

text: officially

text: the

text: Federal

text: Republic

text: of

text: Germany

text: is

text: federal

text: parliamentary

text: republic

text: in

text: central

text: western

text: Europe

text: It

text: includes

text: constituent

text: states

text: covers

text: an

text: area

text: of

text: and

text: has

text: largely

text: temperate

text: seasonal

text: climate

text: With

text: about

text: million

text: inhabitants

text: Germany

text: is

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: member

text: state

text: of

text: the

text: European

text: Union

text: After

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: it

text: is

text: the

text: second

text: most

text: popular

text: immigration

text: destination

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: Germany

text: 's

text: capital

text: and

text: largest

text: metropolis

text: is

text: Berlin

text: Other

text: major

text: cities

text: include

text: Hamburg

text: Munich

text: Cologne

text: Frankfurt

text: Stuttgart

text: and

text: Düsseldorf

text: The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. It has an area of , and an estimated population of over 510 million. The EU has developed an internal single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states. EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people, goods, services, and capital within the internal market, enact legislation in justice and home affairs, and maintain common policies on trade, agriculture, fisheries, and regional development. Within the Schengen Area, passport controls have been abolished. A monetary union was established in 1999 and came into full force in 2002, and is composed of 19 EU member states which use the euro currency.

text: The

text: European

text: Union

text: EU

text: is

text: political

text: and

text: economic

text: union

text: of

text: member

text: states

text: that

text: are

text: located

text: primarily

text: in

text: Europe

text: It

text: has

text: an

text: area

text: of

text: and

text: an

text: estimated

text: population

text: of

text: over

text: million

text: The

text: EU

text: has

text: developed

text: an

text: internal

text: single

text: market

text: through

text: standardised

text: system

text: of

text: laws

text: that

text: apply

text: in

text: all

text: member

text: states

text: EU

text: policies

text: aim

text: to

text: ensure

text: the

text: free

text: movement

text: of

text: people

text: goods

text: services

text: and

text: capital

text: within

text: the

text: internal

text: market

text: enact

text: legislation

text: in

text: justice

text: and

text: home

text: affairs

text: and

text: maintain

text: common

text: policies

text: on

text: trade

text: agriculture

text: fisheries

text: and

text: regional

text: development

text: Within

text: the

text: Schengen

text: Area

text: passport

text: controls

text: have

text: been

text: abolished

text: monetary

text: union

text: was

text: established

text: in

text: and

text: came

text: into

text: full

text: force

text: in

text: and

text: is

text: composed

text: of

text: EU

text: member

text: states

text: which

text: use

text: the

text: euro

text: currency

text: Stuttgart ( Swabian: "Schduagert"), often nicknamed the ""Schwabenmetropole"" in reference to its location in the center of Swabia and the local dialect spoken by some natives, is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley locally known as the "Stuttgarter Kessel" an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. Stuttgart's name comes from the Old High German word ""Stuogarten"," or "stud farm"  a reference to the city's founding in 950 AD as a stud farm. Stuttgarts urban area has a population of 623,738, and a further making it the sixth largest city in Germany, 2.7 million people live in the citys administrative region, and another 5.3 million people in its metropolitan area, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany.

text: Stuttgart

text: Swabian

text: Schduagert

text: often

text: nicknamed

text: the

text: Schwabenmetropole

text: in

text: reference

text: to

text: its

text: location

text: in

text: the

text: center

text: of

text: Swabia

text: and

text: the

text: local

text: dialect

text: spoken

text: by

text: some

text: natives

text: is

text: the

text: capital

text: and

text: largest

text: city

text: of

text: the

text: German

text: state

text: of

text: Baden

text: Württemberg

text: It

text: is

text: located

text: on

text: the

text: Neckar

text: river

text: in

text: fertile

text: valley

text: locally

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: Stuttgarter

text: Kessel

text: an

text: hour

text: from

text: the

text: Swabian

text: Jura

text: and

text: the

text: Black

text: Forest

text: Stuttgart

text: 's

text: name

text: comes

text: from

text: the

text: Old

text: High

text: German

text: word

text: Stuogarten

text: or

text: stud

text: farm

text: reference

text: to

text: the

text: city

text: 's

text: founding

text: in

text: AD

text: as

text: stud

text: farm

text: Stuttgarts

text: urban

text: area

text: has

text: population

text: of

text: and

text: further

text: making

text: it

text: the

text: sixth

text: largest

text: city

text: in

text: Germany

text: million

text: people

text: live

text: in

text: the

text: citys

text: administrative

text: region

text: and

text: another

text: million

text: people

text: in

text: its

text: metropolitan

text: area

text: making

text: it

text: the

text: fourth

text: largest

text: metropolitan

text: area

text: in

text: Germany

text: Düsseldorf (Low Franconian, Ripuarian: "Düsseldörp" ) is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the seventh most populous city in Germany. Düsseldorf is an international business and financial centre, renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. The city is headquarters to one Fortune Global 500 and two DAX companies. Messe Düsseldorf organises nearly one fifth of premier trade shows.

text: Düsseldorf

text: Low

text: Franconian

text: Ripuarian

text: Düsseldörp

text: is

text: the

text: capital

text: city

text: of

text: the

text: German

text: state

text: of

text: North

text: Rhine

text: Westphalia

text: and

text: the

text: seventh

text: most

text: populous

text: city

text: in

text: Germany

text: Düsseldorf

text: is

text: an

text: international

text: business

text: and

text: financial

text: centre

text: renowned

text: for

text: its

text: fashion

text: and

text: trade

text: fairs

text: The

text: city

text: is

text: headquarters

text: to

text: one

text: Fortune

text: Global

text: and

text: two

text: DAX

text: companies

text: Messe

text: Düsseldorf

text: organises

text: nearly

text: one

text: fifth

text: of

text: premier

text: trade

text: shows

text: Gunzenhausen is a town in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Altmühl, northwest of Weißenburg in Bayern, and southwest of Nuremberg. Gunzenhausen is a nationally recognized recreation area.

text: Gunzenhausen

text: is

text: town

text: in

text: the

text: Weißenburg

text: Gunzenhausen

text: district

text: in

text: Bavaria

text: Germany

text: It

text: is

text: situated

text: on

text: the

text: river

text: Altmühl

text: northwest

text: of

text: Weißenburg

text: in

text: Bayern

text: and

text: southwest

text: of

text: Nuremberg

text: Gunzenhausen

text: is

text: nationally

text: recognized

text: recreation

text: area

text: Hamburg (local pronunciation ; Low German/Low Saxon: "Hamborg" ), officially "Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg" (Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg), is the second largest city in Germany and the eighth largest city in the European Union. It is the second smallest German state by area. Its population is over 1.7 million people, and the wider Hamburg Metropolitan Region covers more than 5.1 million inhabitants. The city is situated on the river Elbe.

text: Hamburg

text: local

text: pronunciation

text: Low

text: German

text: Low

text: Saxon

text: Hamborg

text: officially

text: Freie

text: und

text: Hansestadt

text: Hamburg

text: Free

text: and

text: Hanseatic

text: City

text: of

text: Hamburg

text: is

text: the

text: second

text: largest

text: city

text: in

text: Germany

text: and

text: the

text: eighth

text: largest

text: city

text: in

text: the

text: European

text: Union

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: second

text: smallest

text: German

text: state

text: by

text: area

text: Its

text: population

text: is

text: over

text: million

text: people

text: and

text: the

text: wider

text: Hamburg

text: Metropolitan

text: Region

text: covers

text: more

text: than

text: million

text: inhabitants

text: The

text: city

text: is

text: situated

text: on

text: the

text: river

text: Elbe

text: Munich (also in British English ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Bavaria, on the banks of River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and the 12th biggest city of the European Union, with a population of above 1.5 million. The Munich Metropolitan Region is home to 5.8 million people.

text: Munich

text: also

text: in

text: British

text: English

text: is

text: the

text: capital

text: and

text: largest

text: city

text: of

text: the

text: German

text: state

text: of

text: Bavaria

text: on

text: the

text: banks

text: of

text: River

text: Isar

text: north

text: of

text: the

text: Bavarian

text: Alps

text: Munich

text: is

text: the

text: third

text: largest

text: city

text: in

text: Germany

text: after

text: Berlin

text: and

text: Hamburg

text: and

text: the

text: biggest

text: city

text: of

text: the

text: European

text: Union

text: with

text: population

text: of

text: above

text: million

text: The

text: Munich

text: Metropolitan

text: Region

text: is

text: home

text: to

text: million

text: people

text: The euro (sign: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of the eurozone, which consists of 19 of the member states of the European Union: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain. The currency is also officially used by the institutions of the European Union and four other European countries, as well as unilaterally by two others, and is consequently used daily by some 337 million Europeans . Outside of Europe, a number of overseas territories of EU members also use the euro as their currency.

text: The

text: euro

text: sign

text: code

text: EUR

text: is

text: the

text: official

text: currency

text: of

text: the

text: eurozone

text: which

text: consists

text: of

text: of

text: the

text: member

text: states

text: of

text: the

text: European

text: Union

text: Austria

text: Belgium

text: Cyprus

text: Estonia

text: Finland

text: France

text: Germany

text: Greece

text: Ireland

text: Italy

text: Latvia

text: Lithuania

text: Luxembourg

text: Malta

text: the

text: Netherlands

text: Portugal

text: Slovakia

text: Slovenia

text: and

text: Spain

text: The

text: currency

text: is

text: also

text: officially

text: used

text: by

text: the

text: institutions

text: of

text: the

text: European

text: Union

text: and

text: four

text: other

text: European

text: countries

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: unilaterally

text: by

text: two

text: others

text: and

text: is

text: consequently

text: used

text: daily

text: by

text: some

text: million

text: Europeans

text: Outside

text: of

text: Europe

text: number

text: of

text: overseas

text: territories

text: of

text: EU

text: members

text: also

text: use

text: the

text: euro

text: as

text: their

text: currency

text: Cologne is the largest city in the German federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth-largest city in Germany (after Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich). It is located within the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, one of the major European metropolitan regions and the largest in Germany, with more than ten million inhabitants.

text: Cologne

text: is

text: the

text: largest

text: city

text: in

text: the

text: German

text: federal

text: State

text: of

text: North

text: Rhine

text: Westphalia

text: and

text: the

text: fourth

text: largest

text: city

text: in

text: Germany

text: after

text: Berlin

text: Hamburg

text: and

text: Munich

text: It

text: is

text: located

text: within

text: the

text: Rhine

text: Ruhr

text: metropolitan

text: region

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: major

text: European

text: metropolitan

text: regions

text: and

text: the

text: largest

text: in

text: Germany

text: with

text: more

text: than

text: ten

text: million

text: inhabitants

text: Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen is a "Kreis" (district) in the west of Bavaria, Germany with au population of 95.000. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ansbach, Roth, Eichstätt and Donau-Ries. It is located in the south of Middle Franconia, 50 kilometers south of Nuremberg. Largest city and the administrative center is Weißenburg in Bayern.

text: Weißenburg

text: Gunzenhausen

text: is

text: Kreis

text: district

text: in

text: the

text: west

text: of

text: Bavaria

text: Germany

text: with

text: au

text: population

text: of

text: Neighboring

text: districts

text: are

text: from

text: the

text: north

text: clockwise

text: Ansbach

text: Roth

text: Eichstätt

text: and

text: Donau

text: Ries

text: It

text: is

text: located

text: in

text: the

text: south

text: of

text: Middle

text: Franconia

text: kilometers

text: south

text: of

text: Nuremberg

text: Largest

text: city

text: and

text: the

text: administrative

text: center

text: is

text: Weißenburg

text: in

text: Bayern

text: Frankfurt am Main is a metropolis and the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2015 population of 731,095 within its administrative boundaries, and 2.3 million in its urban area. The city is at the centre of the larger Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region, which has a population of 5.8 million and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after Rhine-Ruhr. Since the enlargement of the European Union in 2013, the geographic centre of the EU is about to the east of Frankfurt's CBD, the Bankenviertel. Frankfurt is culturally and ethnically diverse, with around half of the population, and a majority of young people, having a migration background. A quarter of the population are foreign nationals, including many expatriates.

text: Frankfurt

text: am

text: Main

text: is

text: metropolis

text: and

text: the

text: largest

text: city

text: in

text: the

text: German

text: state

text: of

text: Hesse

text: and

text: the

text: fifth

text: largest

text: city

text: in

text: Germany

text: with

text: population

text: of

text: within

text: its

text: administrative

text: boundaries

text: and

text: million

text: in

text: its

text: urban

text: area

text: The

text: city

text: is

text: at

text: the

text: centre

text: of

text: the

text: larger

text: Frankfurt

text: Rhine

text: Main

text: Metropolitan

text: Region

text: which

text: has

text: population

text: of

text: million

text: and

text: is

text: Germany

text: 's

text: second

text: largest

text: metropolitan

text: region

text: after

text: Rhine

text: Ruhr

text: Since

text: the

text: enlargement

text: of

text: the

text: European

text: Union

text: in

text: the

text: geographic

text: centre

text: of

text: the

text: EU

text: is

text: about

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: of

text: Frankfurt

text: 's

text: CBD

text: the

text: Bankenviertel

text: Frankfurt

text: is

text: culturally

text: and

text: ethnically

text: diverse

text: with

text: around

text: half

text: of

text: the

text: population

text: and

text: majority

text: of

text: young

text: people

text: having

text: migration

text: background

text: quarter

text: of

text: the

text: population

text: are

text: foreign

text: nationals

text: including

text: many

text: expatriates

text: Europe is a continent that comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia. Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. To the east and southeast, Europe is generally considered as separated from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways of the Turkish Straits. Yet the non-oceanic borders of Europea concept dating back to classical antiquityare arbitrary. The primarily physiographic term "continent" as applied to Europe also incorporates cultural and political elements whose discontinuities are not always reflected by the continent's current overland boundaries.

text: Europe

text: is

text: continent

text: that

text: comprises

text: the

text: westernmost

text: part

text: of

text: Eurasia

text: Europe

text: is

text: bordered

text: by

text: the

text: Arctic

text: Ocean

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: the

text: Atlantic

text: Ocean

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: and

text: the

text: Mediterranean

text: Sea

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: To

text: the

text: east

text: and

text: southeast

text: Europe

text: is

text: generally

text: considered

text: as

text: separated

text: from

text: Asia

text: by

text: the

text: watershed

text: divides

text: of

text: the

text: Ural

text: and

text: Caucasus

text: Mountains

text: the

text: Ural

text: River

text: the

text: Caspian

text: and

text: Black

text: Seas

text: and

text: the

text: waterways

text: of

text: the

text: Turkish

text: Straits

text: Yet

text: the

text: non

text: oceanic

text: borders

text: of

text: Europea

text: concept

text: dating

text: back

text: to

text: classical

text: antiquityare

text: arbitrary

text: The

text: primarily

text: physiographic

text: term

text: continent

text: as

text: applied

text: to

text: Europe

text: also

text: incorporates

text: cultural

text: and

text: political

text: elements

text: whose

text: discontinuities

text: are

text: not

text: always

text: reflected

text: by

text: the

text: continent

text: 's

text: current

text: overland

text: boundaries

text: Bavaria  is a federal state of Germany. Located in the German southeast with an area of 70,548 square kilometres (27,200 sq mi), Bavaria is the largest German state. Its territory comprises roughly a fifth of the total land area of Germany, and, with 12.9 million inhabitants, it is Germany's second most populous state. Munich, Bavaria's capital and largest city, is the third largest city in Germany.

text: Bavaria

text: is

text: federal

text: state

text: of

text: Germany

text: Located

text: in

text: the

text: German

text: southeast

text: with

text: an

text: area

text: of

text: square

text: kilometres

text: sq

text: mi

text: Bavaria

text: is

text: the

text: largest

text: German

text: state

text: Its

text: territory

text: comprises

text: roughly

text: fifth

text: of

text: the

text: total

text: land

text: area

text: of

text: Germany

text: and

text: with

text: million

text: inhabitants

text: it

text: is

text: Germany

text: 's

text: second

text: most

text: populous

text: state

text: Munich

text: Bavaria

text: 's

text: capital

text: and

text: largest

text: city

text: is

text: the

text: third

text: largest

text: city

text: in

text: Germany

text: A republic (from ) is a sovereign state, country, or government which is organized with a form of government in which power resides in elected individuals representing the citizen body and government leaders exercise power according to the rule of law. In modern times, the definition of a republic commonly refers to a government which excludes a monarch. Currently, 147 of the world's 206 sovereign states use the word "republic" as part of their official names; not all of these are republics in the sense of having elected governments, nor do all nations with elected governments use the word "republic" in their names.

text: republic

text: from

text: is

text: sovereign

text: state

text: country

text: or

text: government

text: which

text: is

text: organized

text: with

text: form

text: of

text: government

text: in

text: which

text: power

text: resides

text: in

text: elected

text: individuals

text: representing

text: the

text: citizen

text: body

text: and

text: government

text: leaders

text: exercise

text: power

text: according

text: to

text: the

text: rule

text: of

text: law

text: In

text: modern

text: times

text: the

text: definition

text: of

text: republic

text: commonly

text: refers

text: to

text: government

text: which

text: excludes

text: monarch

text: Currently

text: of

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: sovereign

text: states

text: use

text: the

text: word

text: republic

text: as

text: part

text: of

text: their

text: official

text: names

text: not

text: all

text: of

text: these

text: are

text: republics

text: in

text: the

text: sense

text: of

text: having

text: elected

text: governments

text: nor

text: do

text: all

text: nations

text: with

text: elected

text: governments

text: use

text: the

text: word

text: republic

text: in

text: their

text: names

question: shares_border_with bergen

answer: weißenburg in bayern

text: weißenburg in bayern

text: weißenburg in bayern

text: weißenburg in bayern