Word: crush
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...sudden threat against the Channel ports and the island itself has compelled the British to hold the bulk of her air power in reserve to stem the tide of invasion. ..." When this was written, it was not known for sure that Germany would try to crush France before invading Great Britain...
...secure the necessary protection in the rear for big British aims in world politics. The traditional trend of British diplomacy . . . was deliberately aimed at preventing by all means the rise of any great European Power above the level of the general scale of magnitudes, and, if necessary, to crush it by military means.-Mein Kampf...
...international anarchy caused by unbridled nationalism; 2) that "international morality" has disappeared; 3) that all nations are partly at fault for World War II; 4) that a way out can be 'found short of violent revolution; 5) that the Allied war aims, as so far stated-to crush Hitler and protect the small countries-are considerably less than clear or inspiring. But the authors of these books find plenty of room for argument...
...vague fear that at some future time a loan to Finland might lead to credits that might lead to war, there loomed another possibility-that a Russian victory in Finland would lead to an attack on Sweden, to an eventual German-Russian revolutionary dominance of Scandinavia that would crush four of the world's democratic governments and so form a combination that no European power could resist. But such possibilities were not discussed in the Senate. The future of civilization might be involved, but the Senate of the U. S. was mainly perplexed about what committee had jurisdiction...
...Chamber then proceeded to re-elect its regular President (Speaker), popular Edouard Herriot. Once the Soviet Union's most potent friend in France, Speaker Herriot last week denounced Moscow as "a regime seeking to crush the weak," called for maximum French aid to the Finns, brought the Deputies to their feet shouting, "Long live Finland!" The last three Reds said nothing, but it did not appear that they could stay, even if meek. Vice Premier Camille Chautemps introduced a bill to expel every last Red in France from office - from Chamber, Senate, from national, provincial and municipal offices...