Word: imperialistically
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...55th annual meeting of the American Academy of Political and Social Science in Philadelphia was interrupted by hooting laughter as members listened to Juliusz Katz-Suchy, Permanent Polish Delegate to the U.N., praise Russia and brand "imperialist America" an "aggressor" in Korea. The next scheduled speaker, Adolf A. Berle Jr., onetime Assistant Secretary of State, ignored his prepared speech, began: "When my esteemed friend is making one of his periodic visits home to take back a report to the Russian general who commands the Polish Army ..." Katz-Suchy dashed back to the platform, grabbed the microphone for a few more...
...Made through the Organization of American States, the regional association formed in 1948 under the U.N. charter. The O.A.S. replaced the old Pan American Union, whose name was particularly distasteful for its reminder of such imperialist movements as Pan-Slavism...
Language Instructor Huang Chi-chung: "I studied in two American missionary schools, and served as an interpreter for the American Army. I wanted to be an American, and I was greatly pleased when people said I resembled an American. Such is the evil influence of American imperialist aggression...
Chinese amahs who never before had permanents have them now. Pedicab drivers who used to be barefoot are sporting new, all-leather sandals. The pith helmet is no longer the hallmark of the pukka imperialist; the helmets, many of them carefully coated with aluminum, gilt or yellow paint, sit grandly atop the heads of coolies. These days an Englishman would rather walk into the lobby of the Raffles Hotel without trousers than be caught wearing a pith helmet...
Ever since the Communists took Peking two years ago, world-famed Yenching University, symbol of Western faith, learning and respect for China, has lived under an ax. Last week the ax fell. On the ground that China must be saved from "American imperialist culture," the Reds announced that they are taking over lock, stock & barrel. Thus ended one of the most unselfish ventures in education that Americans ever gave their minds...