Word: prussian
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That account dated back not just to the murderous offensives on the Somme in 1916, but to 1870, when Prussian Chancellor Otto von Bismarck provoked Emperor Napoleon III into declaring war, then smashed him at Sedan, annexed the iron- rich provinces of Alsace and Lorraine and imposed on France a heavy financial indemnity. But the Germans had their own view of this account, in which they had repeatedly been attacked and despoiled by the French, by Napoleon, by Louis XIV. Indeed, this conflict went back beyond the birth of either nation, to the time when the Romans subdued the Gauls...
...confident that they could keep Hitler under control. They held eight of the eleven Cabinet seats, including such power centers as the Foreign Ministry and the Economics Ministry. What they did not seem to appreciate was that Goring was not only a national Minister Without Portfolio but also the Prussian interior minister; that put him in charge of the police in the state of Prussia, which covered Berlin and two-thirds of Germany...
...beneath the veneer of rosy statistics, evidence is mounting that East Germany's orthodox course ultimately leads to a dead end. A Prussian work ethic and meticulous implementation of carefully honed five-year plans are no longer quite enough. Even that well-oiled machine is wearing down under the same contradictions of Communism that have driven other East bloc economies onto the rocks. Pointing to the increasing scarcity of consumer goods, ten- year waiting lists for East German-made Trabant automobiles and deepening competition in foreign markets from third world producers, a Western diplomat in Berlin says, "They are treading...
...building an Olympic dynasty these days -- newcomers shave world records with every shot of the starting gun. One notable exception: East Germany's women's swimming teams. Since they captured 17 gold and silver Olympic medals in 1976, they have ruled the sport thanks to a combination of Prussian precision and phenomenal dedication. But in Seoul their dynasty will be on the line...
...chest X rays. Technicians sprayed six of the patients with cold water and scrubbed them with soap to remove any cesium from their skin. In an attempt to cleanse their bodies of any cesium they might have swallowed, the team of doctors fed them an iron compound called Prussian blue, which soaks up cesium and blocks its absorption by the body...