Word: scandinavia
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...works consisted of a speech and a White Paper calculated to show that Britain had long prepared an invasion of Scandinavia, in cahoots with Norway, and that Germany had been forced into invading first for self-protection. Chief exhibits to support this assertion were...
With the determination of the Allies to purge Scandinavia of the German terror clearly demonstrated, Sweden was perhaps nearer war, but less in dread of it. By waiting she had probably served Norway as well as herself better than by going in too soon. And having seen what happened to the Norse and the Danes will make her a better fighter if war does come. For even to the war-shunning Swedes, death is better than vassalage...
Meanwhile the noisy and fickle Chamber, which came within one vote of upsetting the Reynaud Government just before Germany invaded Scandinavia, followed the sober Senate's lead last week in toto, voted confidence in Premier Reynaud 515-to-0. This was a net gain to the Premier of 237 votes since his first and last time...
...newsprint's price had almost doubled (while in the U. S. newsprint still sold for $50). A further rise to ?25 had been ordered by the Ministry of Supply for July 1, but after the invasion of Norway (two-thirds of Britain's newsprint came from Scandinavia, the rest from Canada and Newfoundland) the increase was expected to take effect immediately...
...masses of troops at present engaged in Scandinavia do not constitute a serious burden to either interested party. For the revival of British prestige, however, it is essential that the campaign should be conducted with a maximum of aggressiveness and success on the Allied side...