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Word: confusionism (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Professor Morize described some of the scenes of immense confusion and misery which he had witnessed during the last few days of warring France. French and Belgian refugees poured south with no idea of where they were going or how they would keep on living; thousands of soldiers wandered about...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MORIZE URGES RELIEF EVEN TO LANDS OVERRUN BY NAZIS | 11/13/1940 | See Source »

Justified or not, the conclusions are convincing. Director Ophuls injects his picture with an air of authenticity by occasionally weaving in remarkable newsreel shots of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in action-its soldiers, palaces, pomp. The death ride at Sarajevo (TIME, July 3, 1939), vividly reconstructed, includes such precise detail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Nov. 11, 1940 | 11/11/1940 | See Source »

At the debate he read a letter from Professor Albert B. Hart attacking the "artificial confusion of the plan itself." Lynch added that P. R. is a "complicated system of voting which leads to a drastic increase in the number of candidates."

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "Quacks, Parlor Pinks" For Plan E, Lyons Says; Dean Landis Finds Cambridge Near-Bankrupt | 11/4/1940 | See Source »

Organized to a point of over-efficiency, the University's registration system was strained only once, at 7 o'clock when early risers attempting to escape the confusion found themselves in the midst of a minor rush.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: REGISTRATION OF 4700 MEMBERS OF UNIVERSITY RUNS OFF SMOOTHLY | 10/17/1940 | See Source »

Oct. 16 will be a unique day in U. S. history: the day when, for the first time in peace, men born between Oct. 16, 1904 and Oct. 15, 1919 will have to register for the draft. Most of the 16,500,000 know just what to do (go to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE DRAFT: Fine Points for Eligibles | 10/14/1940 | See Source »

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