Sentences with phrase «course of world war»

Understands the causes and course of World War II, the character of the war at home and abroad, and its reshaping of the U.S. role in world affairs

Most of the new plastics discovered in the 1930s were monopolized by the military over the course of World War II.

Not exact matches

Alexis Tsipras was on course on Monday night to sway radical - leftist Syriza MPs to accept the most draconian rescue of a sovereign nation since the second world war, after the Greek prime minister accepted a third bailout programme that one analyst said came after a weekend of «gunboat diplomacy».

Economies emerged from World War II relatively free of debt, but the 60 - year global run - up has run its course.

If there's one word that defines the Canadian economy at the moment, it's uncertainty — what with the shaky housing market, towering household debt loads and, of course, a certain orange - hued world leader rattling the sabre of trade wars.

Of course, soon after Hansen published his views, U.S. growth took off amid a burst of spending and demand related to the Second World WaOf course, soon after Hansen published his views, U.S. growth took off amid a burst of spending and demand related to the Second World Waof spending and demand related to the Second World War.

Floods in Australia, earthquakes in New Zealand and Japan, high food prices and riots in the world over, and of course there is always war breaking out somewhere.

Lolololol... I think I read the slogan somewhere that was used during the 2nd world war... LOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS... but of course in this day and age it's television shows... oh and good riddance boys.

Israel was of course formed by plantation just after World War 2, with the jewish holocaust acting as a catalyst.

Of course it is wise to take security precautions to limit the damage that can be done by terrorists, but a policy of waging war on terrorism is likely to lead the world into an ever deeper quagmire of hostility and global chaoOf course it is wise to take security precautions to limit the damage that can be done by terrorists, but a policy of waging war on terrorism is likely to lead the world into an ever deeper quagmire of hostility and global chaoof waging war on terrorism is likely to lead the world into an ever deeper quagmire of hostility and global chaoof hostility and global chaos.

Also, for the first time, Abraham is told that his seed shall be victorious in wars with its enemies — which means, of course, that there will be later need for God - fearing men to sacrifice their sons, this time in battle; in the absence of fathers who are willing to pay such a price, God's way on earth can not survive in the world against its enemies.

Like Sir Walter Scott's historical novels, it takes place amidst events events that changed the course of human affairs, in this case, World War I, but remains vividly focused on one character's fate.

But, of course, it is the war with Islamically inspired terrorism that is most forcefully changing the perception of religion, and of religious persecution, in world affairs.

We should have asked real questions about the grievances caused throughout the world by our economic and foreign policies, military occupations and wars — but of course we don't want to go there!

Studying at Chicago after World War II, I was, of course, exposed to Barth and Brunner.

(John 11:50) The Free Frenchman tells the story of two brothers who choose a different course after the fall of France in World War II, one going to England to fight for General de Gaulle, the other staying to support the government of Marshal Pétain.

It is possible that in a fallen world (and yes, this is the theological premise without which one can not really make sense of this stuff) where struggle for land involves war, and the only kind of war at the time was the kind described in the Old Testament texts, that this was the way it had to be if the land - gift promise was to be fulfilled in due course.

We can see that the course of world history might have been far more terrible and destructive in the twenty years after World War II had the bomb not been in existworld history might have been far more terrible and destructive in the twenty years after World War II had the bomb not been in existWorld War II had the bomb not been in existence.

Between the world wars, there was a substantial movement to add religion courses, departments, or schools of religion at state schools.

as humans learn more intricate sciences and venture out into space, religion will become a mythology taught to children as «when the world was full of hate» or as a course on «how to start wars»

Under the Reagan administration, the United States did so much damage to Nicaragua that the United States was condemned by the World Court, by two supporting Security Council Resolutions that the U.S. had to veto, after which, of course, they rejected the court judgment and then escalated the war.

Of course all this is incidental in respect of the larger matter that no British Christian leader really understands the aloofness of the United States in an hour when the world is staggering under an almost unbearable burden, and when the matter is put in this fashion the memory that Britain adopted just such an attitude of aloofness after the Napoleonic wars does not really constitute a defense of our positioOf course all this is incidental in respect of the larger matter that no British Christian leader really understands the aloofness of the United States in an hour when the world is staggering under an almost unbearable burden, and when the matter is put in this fashion the memory that Britain adopted just such an attitude of aloofness after the Napoleonic wars does not really constitute a defense of our positioof the larger matter that no British Christian leader really understands the aloofness of the United States in an hour when the world is staggering under an almost unbearable burden, and when the matter is put in this fashion the memory that Britain adopted just such an attitude of aloofness after the Napoleonic wars does not really constitute a defense of our positioof the United States in an hour when the world is staggering under an almost unbearable burden, and when the matter is put in this fashion the memory that Britain adopted just such an attitude of aloofness after the Napoleonic wars does not really constitute a defense of our positioof aloofness after the Napoleonic wars does not really constitute a defense of our positioof our position.

Of course, Troeltsch still had to go through World War I, see his church changed, and serve in a revolutionary government before his last thought on social order was written.

What Sam had heard, of course, was Orson Welles's now infamous Mercury Theater radio production of War of the Worlds, but no one in the congregation was aware of that at the moment.

Because this was the 1970s this of course meant that Guy Edwards» car was plastered with artwork of a scantily clad woman, more like what you'd expect to find on the nose of a Second World War bomber than an F1 car.

In the course of the First World War, the Free Trade culture begun to unravel.

The IFS said that the Conservative plans to get rid of «the bulk» of the deficit over the course of the next parliament will involve the biggest spending cuts since the second world war, while Labour and Lib Dem plans will result in deeper cuts that at any time since the 1970s.

Of course we would all like a world in which there is never any war.

Daylight savings time, of course, was started, the idea came back in the late 19th century, and it was first instituted during World War I in order to be an energy saver, which makes sense especially if most of your energy comes from lighting.

The result, he says, could have been a faster and less devastating end to World War II as well as a profound shift in the course of world hisWorld War II as well as a profound shift in the course of world hisworld history.

The U.S. Army, deciding that Spam was the perfect tent food, bought 150 million pounds of it over the course of the war to feed Allied troops all over the world.

In 1943, Barker developed a course curriculum for psychological rehabilitation for Stanford University, which educated professionals caring for the wounded warriors of World War II.

In this low budget fantasy adventure from Britain, based on Edgar Rice Burroughs» 1918 science fiction novel, a German submarine holding American prisoners of war during World War I, veers off courwar during World War I, veers off courWar I, veers off course.

A MMORPG that doesn't differentiate itself very much from other popular MMORPG titles (like World of Warcraft), but with a greater focus on story, companions and of course the Star Wars setting, The Old Republic is still a solid game.

A period piece, of course, the film starts out in the mid to late 1940's, as America was finally done with the second World War and Hollywood was booming.

Ronan, who seems to grow into her lanky frame over the course of the film, nails the sense that Lady Bird's life is a tendentious war between her ego and increasing sense of the world around her, while Metcalf masters Marion's inability to erase her frustration at her inability to be selfish or impulsive.

Unless you've been living in a cave for the better part of 2009, you've already heard the buzz surrounding Inglourious Basterds, an ultimate cinematic package filled with enigmatic performances, ultra-violent imagery, and a revisionist World War II narrative created over the course of a decade by director Quentin Tarantino.

Of course, horror films continue to be satirized, including the «Saw» films, «The Grudge,» and «The Village,» but the sci - fi action of «War of the Worlds» is worked into the proceedings as welOf course, horror films continue to be satirized, including the «Saw» films, «The Grudge,» and «The Village,» but the sci - fi action of «War of the Worlds» is worked into the proceedings as welof «War of the Worlds» is worked into the proceedings as welof the Worlds» is worked into the proceedings as well.

Of course, critiquing the samurai code has been an essential part of the samurai / yakuza genres in cinema since at least the end of World War IOf course, critiquing the samurai code has been an essential part of the samurai / yakuza genres in cinema since at least the end of World War Iof the samurai / yakuza genres in cinema since at least the end of World War Iof World War II.

The Notebook is so singularly focused on cheap romantic melodrama that the entirety of World War II is reduced a montage sequence in which, of course, Noah's best friend dies in his arms on the battlefield.

The World Cinema Jury Prize: Documentary was presented to A River Changes Course (from Cambodia), directed by Kalyanee Mam — Three young Cambodians struggle to overcome the crushing effects of deforestation, overfishing, and overwhelming debt in this devastatingly beautiful story of a country reeling from the tragedies of war and rushing to keep pace with a rapidly expanding wWorld Cinema Jury Prize: Documentary was presented to A River Changes Course (from Cambodia), directed by Kalyanee Mam — Three young Cambodians struggle to overcome the crushing effects of deforestation, overfishing, and overwhelming debt in this devastatingly beautiful story of a country reeling from the tragedies of war and rushing to keep pace with a rapidly expanding worldworld.

Over the course of 2016, they travel the world attempting to solidify and «lock - in» policies that they believe will define their legacy, promote diplomacy over large - scale military action, and fundamentally alter how the US government confronts questions of war and peace, as they prepare to hand over the machinery of American power to a new administration.

The biggest news was of course the upcoming Star Wars - themed lands at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, which now have an official title in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.

1945 is a small and intense microcosm of that dichotomy demonstrated over the course of one fateful day in the aftermath of World War II.

In America, noir built tragedy out of post-war paranoia, men trapped in a world that no longer made sense after the atrocities of war and the reshuffling of social roles at home: women are dangerous harbingers of change and violence is a matter of course.

I don't think any filmmakers have been greater than Hitchcock, fabulously represented in the Criterion Collection by The Lady Vanishes and a great box set, Wrong Men & Notorious Women; Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, represented by many films, including The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (one of their very best, also made during World War II); and of course Mike Leigh.

MaryAnn Johanson: Dee Rees's marvelous film is of course a terrific look at racism in the rural South in the 1940s: I particularly love how it shows how its two WWII veterans, one black and one white, are changed by their experiences of race relations in Europe and in the US Army during the war, that they discover that the way things have been in America are not automatically the way they must be, that their world could be better and fairer.

Of course, God of War doesn't subscribe to the same stern philosophy as From Software's games - it has generous checkpoints and is far less threatening - but it does have a very similar «linear open - world» spirit, with comparable philosophical purposOf course, God of War doesn't subscribe to the same stern philosophy as From Software's games - it has generous checkpoints and is far less threatening - but it does have a very similar «linear open - world» spirit, with comparable philosophical purposof War doesn't subscribe to the same stern philosophy as From Software's games - it has generous checkpoints and is far less threatening - but it does have a very similar «linear open - world» spirit, with comparable philosophical purpose.

Of course, true film lovers believe an epic World War II era drama deserves to be seen on the big screen, and since Mudbound will be shown in select cinemas, I suggest you make the effort to see it there if you can.

Some, of course, will object on principle to the mere act of turning events such as the Iraq War and the 9/11 attacks — two of Greengrass's previous subjects — into pulse - pounding thrills in the first place, arguing that he's exploiting real - world trauma for the sake of shallow entertainment.