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…of History” (1904)—as the “pivot area,” which would guarantee self-sufficiency in food for the country dominating the region. Moreover, the pivot area’s inaccessibility by sea would provide a formidable defensive barrier. The pivot area was vulnerable to land attack only by way of the plains of eastern Europe. Thus,…
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…of History” (1904)—as the “pivot area,” which would guarantee self-sufficiency in food for the country dominating the region. Moreover, the pivot area’s inaccessibility by sea would provide a formidable defensive barrier. The pivot area was vulnerable to land attack only by way of the plains of eastern Europe. Thus,…
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