Mitterrand, François Maurice Marie
Mitterrand, François Maurice Marie (1916–96) French statesman, president (1981–96). He was active in the French Resistance, and served in the government of the Fourth Republic. In 1965, he united the parties of the left, and narrowly lost the presidential election in 1974. In 1981 elections, Mitterrand defeated the incumbent
Giscard d'Estaing. Re-elected in 1988, Mitterrand introduced reforms, including the abolition of capital punishment, and favoured state intervention in the economy. In the 1980s, he changed course. Nationalization ceased and some industries returned to private ownership. He was forced further right after 1986, when he had to cooperate with Gaullist prime minister Jacques
Chirac. Mitterrand was a supporter of the
European Union (EU) and of close Franco-German relations. Jacques Chirac succeeded him.
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Video: the National World War II Museum's Cutting Edge Victory Theater, Stage Door Canteen and the American Sector Set to Open in November.
Newspaper article from: Entertainment Newsweekly; 5/22/2009; 700+ words
; ...close-up. The National World War II Museum's gleaming new...the immensity of World War Two. It was a true global...audiences into a sensory world where they will feel...the troops during the war. The National World War II Museum's new Stage...
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REP. ADAMS TO FEDS: OPEN BOOKS ON MAINE'S 'LOST' WORLD WAR II WAR BONDS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/16/2009; 700+ words
; ...who never cashed War Bonds bought to fund World War II, so that efforts...campaign to fund the war effort, spurred...We did it for the war effort and now should...the last legacy of World War II is lost in...the original WW II list of names and...
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White, black, and Asian in the World War II Combat Film Bataan.(Strange fruit:)(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: Journal of Popular Film and Television; 3/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; The World War II combat film Bataan depicts the Japanese...Bataan, combat film, scapegoat, World War II [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A young Negro...Gunnar Myrdal Tay Garnett's 1943 World War II combat film Bataan cites the 1942 Japanese...
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REP. DENT HONORS WORLD WAR II MERCHANT MARINERS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/14/2009; 658 words
; ...veterans who served during the Second World War, honors long overdue for the Merchant...the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II. This bill, H.R. 23, passed...Merchant Marine veterans of World War II and received responses from about...
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Lasting impressions from World War II.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 11/8/2009; 700+ words
; ...passed by. This Veterans Day I'll be reflecting on the World War II stories of two Minnesota octogenarians. They served...serving his 13th state House term, he's the last World War II soldier to occupy a Capitol desk. What he witnessed...
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World War II gets cinematic treatment in two new series.(Daily Break)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 11/15/2009; 700+ words
; ...the subject. Yet two years after Burns took on World War II in his seven-part "The War," two ambitious series are airing on television...battle at Guadalcanal is told through the writings of war correspondent Richard Tregaskis (Tim DeKay...
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Son hears stories of father's World War II service
Newspaper article from: The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL; 11/11/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...the USS Columbia CL-59 in the South Pacific during World War II, working as a fire control second class and communications...Even if you wait a year or two, we're losing the World War II veterans pretty quickly." Hinshaw learned much about...
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WEEKLY REPORT FROM WASHINGTON BY REP. MORAN, NOV. 9: WELCOMING VETERANS TO WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/16/2009; 366 words
; ...sacrifice. Honor Flight works against time to thank our World War II veterans for their service. Many of these veterans...financially to visit our nation's capital to see the World War II Memorial on their own. Honor Flight (http://www...
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WORLD WAR II VETERAN FINDS LOST LADY FRIEND 65 YEARS LATER
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/15/2009; 544 words
; ...This Veterans Day, Nov. 11, people are honoring our brother and sisters in arms around the world. One World War II veteran traveled around the world to come back to areas that he helped liberate in Italy and France. Pfc. Noel Yuzuro Okamoto...
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 "South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)")
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A FITTING MEMORIAL FOR OUR HEROES; A legendary footballer and a gallant World War II soldier - now, at last we have...(News; Front Page)
Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales); 11/16/2009; 592 words
; ...greatest sporting and military figures. A statue of World War II hero and former WRU president Sir Tasker Watkins was...Wales star Keenor returned from fighting during the First World War with a leg wound before leading the Bluebirds to promotion...
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World War II
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
WORLD WAR II World War II began in 1939 as a conflict between Germany...1939, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany. With the invasion of Poland, World War II began. Poland was quickly defeated...
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World War II, Air War Against Germany
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
WORLD WAR II, AIR WAR AGAINST GERMANY WORLD WAR II, AIR WAR AGAINST GERMANY. On the eve of World War II the German Air Force (GAF) was the most powerful in the world...
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Business: Mobilization for World War II
Book article from: American Decades
BUSINESS: MOBILIZATION FOR WORLD WAR II Impact of War World War II was an event of enormous consequence for business...In particular, he made a fortune during World War II building planes for the military. However, his...
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Medicine and World War II
Book article from: American Decades
MEDICINE AND WORLD WAR II A Medical Success For medical science World War II was a spur to startling advances. Newly...specialization. Medical Research World War II, more than President Roosevelt's New...
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World War II (1939–45)
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
World War II (1939–45) CausesMilitary and...CoursePostwar ImpactChanging Interpretations World War II (1939–45): Causes The entry of the United States into World War II came formally as a consequence of the Japanese...
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