Word: conflict
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...atomic bomb accomplished at the proper moment a complete demoralization of the Japanese and led to ultimate surrender, thus saving the lives of hundreds of thousands of American men who would otherwise have been lost. God grant that we might have had this bomb at the start of the conflict. God grant that this nation have such a weapon as this if & when our enemies feel the time is ripe to strike another blow at Freedom and mankind...
With its vivid characters and its caustic, angry tone, Another Part of the Forest is more than just gripping theater. Yet it is not quite large-sized drama. It builds powerfully, but to something not big enough. After such strong-willed people have been locked so long in conflict, there should be some kind of explosion from within themselves. Instead, melodrama is catapulted from without. A tricking-the-trickster that would be just right for rounding off a cold hard comedy about mere knaves is a little short-weight for people as generally base and passionate as they are specifically...
...outline the development of a system of Chinese law, a project he has recently completed. Lindsay, son of Lord Lindsay, English political scientist, will describe the activities of the Chinese Communists during the war. The visiting lecturer spent two years with the Red forces during the far-cast conflict...
...drama at Harvard has always struggled against great odds, dating from Professor Baker's famous conflict with President Lowell. The courageous work of the Harvard Dramatic Club and other groups cannot continue in the face of the careless indifference and cruel apathy of the student body. Give them a break. Mendy Weisgal...
...Africa. Increasingly, Smuts, the head of a reactionary state, is becoming an embarrassment to Smuts, the progressive international statesman. Last week, when he arrived at the United Nations Assembly, Smuts's critics were laying for him with fresh ammunition, recently provided by South Africa's worst racial conflict...