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Dates: during 1939-1939
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Early this week Speaker Väinö Hakkila of the Finnish Diet broadcast a stirring plea for aid in which he declared that "We believe the civilized world . . . will not leave us to fight alone against an enemy more numerous than ourselves." But if Scandinavia went to the aid of Finland, it would be an invitation: 1) to Russia to move in on the north; 2) to Germany to move in on the south. There was always a chance, though slim, that Russia would be satisfied with Finland, and there was an even slimmer chance that with enough unofficial...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SCANDINAVIA: Help Wanted | 12/18/1939 | See Source »

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