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I believe it was WWII. Over 12 million Russian lives alone. Don't rule out the black plague of Europe. You should post that question to a rpofessor of history I think you'll get better results

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A country's history can be made up by many things, some of which include past conflict, whether or not the country was ever a colony, and the government ideology in place.


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If you look back on the past, you can see what kind of mistakes mankind has made. We can see what all happened leading up to that point. If we familiarize ourselves with history, we can avoid making the same mistakes again. This is true for different types of history, whether it's your own history or the history of a nation.


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