Word: defender
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Chancellor Hitler, facing Germany's general election March 5, opened his campaign with a speech in which he seemed to forget the oath he swore as Chancellor to protect and defend the Republic...
...route or highway north to conquer all China, he was joined by 24 Chinese divisions, each known by its historic numeral and the honorable title Lo Chun ("Route Army"). Most famed is the Sze Chin Lo Chun ("19th Route Army") because of its battle against hopeless odds to defend Shanghai (TIME. March...
...gradually rise against Philippine products and people. On the tenth July 4, the Stars-&-Stripes come down all over the islands except over U. S. naval stations and military reservations. Meantime, the U. S.-which freely admitted after the London Naval Conference that the islands would be difficult to defend against invasion-will theoretically have induced other Powers to join in guaranteeing Philippine neutrality...
More than 50 Rumanian lawyers courted popularity last week by offering their services free to defend a citizen jailed for lese majeste to King Carol...
...rumors broke out that Tuan was carrying to Nanking secret proposals from the Japanese Government. In Peiping a spokesman for the Japanese Legation said: "Prospects are bright for direct negotiations." Confirming this, members of the retinue of Peiping's "Young Marshal," Chang Hsueh-Liang (who is supposed to defend North China), said that "since nothing can be expected from the League of Nations, the Manchurian dispute is leading toward direct negotiations with Tokyo...