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Weapons of mass destruction
Weapons of Mass Destruction ¦ ALEXANDR IOFFE The concept of Weapons of Mass Destruction appeared during War World II after the use of atomic bombs. In the mass consciousness, weapons of mass destruction are usually associated first with atomic weapons, although the concept... Read more |
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Vance Nye Bourjaily
Bourjaily, Vance [Nye] (1922–), Ohio‐born writer, after service in World War II wrote The End of My Life (1947), a novel about a young man's collapse in the war, and The Hound of Earth (1954), about a scientist who runs away from his army job and his family after the bombing of... Read more |
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Tinian
Tinian , island (2000 pop. 3,540), 39 sq mi (101 sq km), W Pacific, one of the Northern Mariana Islands . The island lies immediately SW of Saipan. The inhabitants are of mixed Micronesian, Filipino, and Spanish descent. Tinian's once large phosphate deposits have been depleted. Vegetable gardening... Read more |
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George C. Marshall
MARSHALL, GEORGE C. 1880-1959 A RMY GENERAL, CHIEF OF STAFF, US. SECRETARYOF STATE(1947-1949), U.S. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE(1950-1951) Important General and Statesman Gen. George C. Marshall's bureaucratic career soared as America evolved from a largely isolated economic... Read more |
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WAC
WAC (Women's Army Corps), U.S. army organization created (1942) during World War II to enlist women as auxiliaries for noncombatant duty in the U.S. army. Before 1943 it was known as the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC). Its first director was Oveta Culp Hobby . During World War II, WACs served... Read more |
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Carlton Club
Carlton Club British political and social club (founded 1832). Located in London, it was long the center of the Conservative party organization. Since World War II the club has been primarily social.... Read more |
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gremlin
gremlin in American folklore, malicious, airborne supernatural being. Gremlins were first heard of during World War II as creatures responsible for unexplainable mechanical failures and disruptions in aircraft.... Read more |
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Robert Franklin Williams
Robert F. Williams 1925— Civil rights and political activist World War II Proletarian Poet A Call to Arm... Read more |
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War Labor Board
WAR LABOR BOARD The War Labor Board (WLB) was a federal executive branch office that had authority to settle all labor disputes that could interfere with domestic industrial production during World War II (1939–1945). Established within the Office of Executive Management on January 12,... Read more |
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Rosie the Riveter
ROSIE THE RIVETER "Rosie the Riveter" was the title of a song written in 1942, during World War II (1939–1945). The song quickly became a popular hit, and more importantly became the catch phrase that represented all women working in war-related industries. The image of a woman war worker... Read more |
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Cold War (1945–91)
Cold War (1945–91) CausesExternal...bring together the world's leading capitalist democracy, the world's greatest colonial empire, and the world's major Communist...During World War II, President ... |
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Bombing of Civilians
...and Berlin during World War II and of Sarajevo in...avert protracted wars—extended that...rule. In World War I and at the start of World War II, Germany and Great...was ... |
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Air Force, U.S.
...Air Force, the world's most powerful...immediately after World War I, the Army Air...during World War II to become the mightiest...Force of World War II.The USAF ... |
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Air and Space Defense
...after the outbreak of World War II in September 1939 began...Corps, directed that all aircraft on the West...During World War II, coastal aerial attacks...atomic bombings of Hiroshima and ... |
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Truman, Harry S.
...Guard in 1905. In World War I, 1917–18...in 1934. During World War II, in 1941...approved the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that...enormous expansion of all the armed services...Course; ... |
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Nitze, Paul H.
...outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 convinced...thus became for all practical purposes...the ensuing Cold War military buildup...mobilization effort. In World War II Nitze served with...of the 1979 SALT ... |
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Yalta Conference
...Big Three” of World War II—Franklin D. Roosevelt...Nations before World War II ended. Churchill...governments representing all democratic elements...without the agreement of all three ... |
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Einstein, Albert
...before the outbreak of World War I he moved to Berlin...nuclear arms race after World War II. He initially advocated a world government, and thereafter...and civil rights of all.See also ... |
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Japan, U.S. Military Involvement in
...The collapse of world trade after 1929, however...Roosevelt to embargo all sales to Japan and...following the outbreak of war, Japanese air, sea, and...Besides saving lives on all sides, an early surrender...first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on ... |
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LeMay, Curtis Emerson
...Distinguished Flying Cross. During World War II LeMay commanded divisions...orchestrate the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945...LeMay was given command of all air forces in Europe. In...Strategic Air Command into the ... |
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60th Anniversary of World War II Bombing of Hiroshima, Japan; Atomic Bomb...
...anniversary of the Little Boy atomic bomb dropping during World War II on Hiroshima, Japan, August 6, 1945. Recently, the Bradbury...of materials and entailed over 500 man-hours from all fabrication sources involved with this project's... |
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Goodbye to Hiroshima-Auschwitz. (Japan's role in World War II)
...should apologise for its war record. No other country...The anniversary of Hiroshima's atomic devastation...premeditated cruelty. Hiroshima's main atom-bomb...for it. At one time, Hiroshima's sense of itself as...Auschwitz" committee. Given ... |
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How we made our picks of century pix A variety of great photos could...
...impact on the future of the world? Albert Einstein, whose...assignment. Like almost all publications, we knew early...the subject at hand. In all cases, difficult choices...couple sealing the end of World War II with a kiss ... |
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Was it necessary to drop the atom bomb on Japan? Sixty years later, scholars...
...necessary to end the war with Japan at...Japan to quit the war: 1) intensifying...atomic bombing of Hiroshima and then Nagasaki...correct. Instead, Hiroshima was bombed on...bombs. Most top World War II ... |
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Music, remembrance & reconciliation; There is music to commemorate the dead...
...occupation during World War II. Her mother, in...fear. "I took all the money out of...cellist Yo Yo Ma. The Hiroshima `Requiem' It was...during World War II, they held a ... |
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IT'S TIME TO CONFRONT THE ETHICS OF HIROSHIMA
...the Japanese city of Hiroshima during World War II. We Americans reflect...participation in World War II. Now it's our turn...the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Consider the following...simple ... |
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Hiroshima bombing out of place on list of evil...
...Kreeft placed Hiroshima in the same satanic...atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II, while tragic...the most brutal wars in history. Thus...Japanese hands, all of whom were to...homeland. Why is ... |
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3rd LD Writethru: Hiroshima mourns atomic bomb anniversary
...atomic bomb anniversary HIROSHIMA, Japan, Aug. 6 (Xinhua...at the peace park in Hiroshima to mourn the 64th anniversary...S. forces during the World War II. Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba...to an agreement with ... |
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Australians in nuclear protest at Hiroshima events.
...the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. Denis Doherty, from Australia s Hiroshima Day Committee, said...66th anniversary of the Hiroshima strike in Sydney and...Doherty told AFP. "On all sorts ... |
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2nd LD Writethru: Hiroshima mourns atomic bomb anniversary
2nd LD Writethru: Hiroshima mourns atomic bomb anniversary...Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Hiroshima on Thursday mourned the...S. forces during the World War II. Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba...to an agreement with all ... |
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