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Tag Archives: soviet union
Leaving Germany
With the end of World War II in 1945, the United States, Great Britain, and France took control of western Germany, including the western half of Berlin, which was located deep in the east. The Soviet Union occupied eastern Germany … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Politics, Reminiscing
Tagged Caryn's Thoughts, family, france, Germany, great britain, Hitler, memories, NATO, soviet union, United States, World War II
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Cheese Caves
The Cold War was a strange and rather unique time in history. Nuclear weapons were a big concern, and the United States government felt a need to be prepared…just in case. The Cold War was primarily caused by ideological differences, … Continue reading
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Tagged Caryn's Thoughts, cheese bunkers, cold war, family, memories, nuclear winter, soviet union, United States
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Napping In The Snow
A little-known practice, in modern times anyway, was the practice of taking babies outside, even in freezing temperatures, to take their naps. It was thought that the practice would boost their immune systems. Of course, I have never heard of … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Reminiscing
Tagged Caryn's Thoughts, family, immune system, memories, napping, soviet union, tuberculosis
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The Hollow Nickel Case
Spy cases are always filled with intrigue and mystery, but the Hollow Nickel Case proved to be a particularly odd version. The FBI investigation grew out of the discovery of a container disguised as a US nickel, containing a coded … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Reminiscing
Tagged Caryn's Thoughts, defect, family, hollow nickel, memories, rudolf abel, soviet union, spy
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Laika
As in most new ventures, there is risk involved, but sometimes it seems like the risk is too much. When the race to put a man in space began, the fight was on between the United States and the Soviet Union. It was a fight Continue reading
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Tagged Caryn's Thoughts, dogs, emotional stress, family, humans, laika, memories, overheating, soviet union, sputnik 2, United States
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The Biggest Army In History
Understandably, the size of the various armies has grown along with human civilization. It is estimated that nearly 28 million armed forces personnel stand at the ready globally in this present day, according to the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Reminiscing
Tagged Army, Caryn's Thoughts, draft, family, Germany, Japan, memories, peacetime, soviet union, United States, wartime, World War II
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The Importance Of Elbe Day
Sometimes, an event that potentially changed history, ends up getting little or no recognition. Thankfully, the picture that marked the event was taken, or the entire event might never have been noticed in history at all. This particular day is actually a very important day Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Reminiscing
Tagged Caryn's Thoughts, elbe day, elbe river, family, Germany, memories, soviet union, United States, World War II
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1988 Ordzhonikidze Bus Hijacking
Hijacking is usually associated with airplanes, but it is certainly not limited to airplanes, nor is it limited to any one country. One of the scariest situations for parents of school children is when their bus is hijacked. That is exactly what happened on December 1, 1988, when five armed criminals, Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Reminiscing
Tagged bus hijacking, Caryn's Thoughts, family, field trip, Israel, memories, ordzhonikidze, school children, soviet union, teacher
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Operation Fishbowl
The Cold War, and the Soviet Union’s sudden announcement on August 30, 1961, to end a three-year moratorium on nuclear testing, brought about a shift in US policy, and a number of to nuclear test operations. One, known as Operation Fishbowl was a series of high-altitude nuclear tests in 1962 Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Reminiscing
Tagged Caryn's Thoughts, cold war, family, Hawaii, memories, nuclear testing, soviet union, thor, United States
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Some Measure Of Revenge
When the Germans surrendered at the end of World War II, Germany was divided into four areas of control by the Allied Powers…Great Britain in the northwest, France in the southwest, the United States in the south, and the Soviet Union in the east. Continue reading
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Tagged Caryn's Thoughts, family, forced labor, Germany, government, memories, soviet union, World War II
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