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5 matches to GPU
Cheka. 1917-22. Russian secret police. GPU.
GPU. 1922-23. Russian Secret Police. OGPU.
KGB. 1954-. Soviet secret police. =Cheka -1922; GPU 1922; OGPU 1923-34; NKVD 1934-46; MGB 1946-53. 1991 Split into FSB (domestic) and FIS (foreign).
OGPU. 1923. Soviet secret police. 1934 NKVD. KGB.
Walking Purchase. 1737. Americans cheat Indians in buying Delaware land by running instead of walking to determine land size. French-Indian Wars 1754-63.