Word: rising
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Japanese betrayal of the Kellogg-Brian compact began the downhill course. Following the Manchurian invasion, Secretary Stimson foresaw repetition of the same form of lawlessness, and American policy began to take shape. By protest and testimonial, American, and later, allied statesmen have been excoriating totalitarian aggression ever since. The rise of Hitler brought warnings from Washington, the invasion of Ethiopia drew pleas for "resumption of international responsibility." As the Rhineland, Austria, Sudeten, and Czechoslovakia fell in simple order, the aggrandizement of Hitler drew outraged warnings from Washington. And in the Far East, we hurled verbal brickbats at Japanese participation...
...Yeah, that's right," said Patterson, "but I hope we get in and away before those night fighters can rise and meet...
...young Tasmanian signalman named Joe Loveless went to work. The force settled in bamboo huts, watched the sun rise and fall, played cards, taught natives to sing Lambeth Walk and Lead, Kindly Light...
...America! In March 1941, you asked us Yugoslavs to rise against Hitler and say 'No!' to him. Your representatives came to us and made promises. Your President had Belgrade on the telephone several times. We rose against the ogre...
...rise when ditty calls...