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... tion . In 1916 the British Empire settled into its war stride . David Lloyd George was made Prime Min- ister . And for nearly every moment of that whole seven years , no matter who spoke for France or who for Germany , who for any other ...
... tion . In 1916 the British Empire settled into its war stride . David Lloyd George was made Prime Min- ister . And for nearly every moment of that whole seven years , no matter who spoke for France or who for Germany , who for any other ...
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... tion's heart and soul in the fight . The army told him its morale would be ruined were any but a Briton to command ; he brought about the unity of command for lack of which so many gallant efforts had been wasted and for the first time ...
... tion's heart and soul in the fight . The army told him its morale would be ruined were any but a Briton to command ; he brought about the unity of command for lack of which so many gallant efforts had been wasted and for the first time ...
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... tion of most vital importance before the country was the control and strict regulation of the great corpor- ations . In the famous Northern Securities ' merger he presented a test case to the Supreme Court which ultimately opened the ...
... tion of most vital importance before the country was the control and strict regulation of the great corpor- ations . In the famous Northern Securities ' merger he presented a test case to the Supreme Court which ultimately opened the ...
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... tion once more . For weeks thereafter Roosevelt lay tossing with fever on the bottom of the canoe as they drifted down the placid reaches of the river . The Brazilian government , in honor of his exploit , chris- tened the river he had ...
... tion once more . For weeks thereafter Roosevelt lay tossing with fever on the bottom of the canoe as they drifted down the placid reaches of the river . The Brazilian government , in honor of his exploit , chris- tened the river he had ...
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... tion , vowed to understand France's defeat , and figure out how it could have been prevented , -how he could prevent it if a like defeat was ever again threatened . He did not see active service during the war . Sent after some weeks of ...
... tion , vowed to understand France's defeat , and figure out how it could have been prevented , -how he could prevent it if a like defeat was ever again threatened . He did not see active service during the war . Sent after some weeks of ...
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