The Spread of AK-47s and its Affect on Communist Nations

Title: The Spread of AK-47s and its Affect on Communist Nations
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The Spread of AK-47s and its Affect on Communist Nations

Since its adoption by the Soviet Union in 1947, the AK-47 has been seen in every conflict around the world. The weapon was used by all communist countries and played a dramatic role in the spread of communism. The weapon’s inventor Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov was born on November 10, 1919 to a peasant family in Alma-Ata in southeastern Kazakhstan. He was enlisted in the Red Army in1938 and displayed natural mechanical talent. After basic training he attended …showed first 75 words of 1364 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 1364 total…share of the destructive power of weapons in peace and war. From Nuclear weapons to hand guns no other weapon in history has killed more people and continues to kill than the AK-47. Along with the spread of Communism was the spread of the AK-47. From the USSR to China to Vietnam the shear number of AK-47s in circulation resemble the strength in numbers and effects in every Communist related conflict in the world.

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