In 1915, when France banned the drink, it was the last to do so. ... Absinthe and the French seem to go hand in hand while looking at the period in question. ... Some say that they sold the recipe to a French physician named Dr. ... Many soldiers became accustomed to the drink and when they returned to France, they brought their new "culture" with them. ... Between 1875 and 1913 French consumption of the drink increased 15 times. ...

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In July of 1942, news reports of the killings were aired in London, however, nothing came of it because the reports were in French. ... Finally on June 12, Britain, Holland, Belgium, and France accepted the refugees. ... In fact, a British official is quoted as saying,What are we going to do with 100,000 Jewish children?? ... In July of 1942, news reports of the killings were aired in London, however, nothing came of it because the reports were in French. ... Finally on June 12, Britain, Holland, Belgium, and France accepted the refugees. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Western interest in The Orient as an exotic land began with the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria beginning in 1798 supposedly to protect French trade interests, undermine Great Britain's access to India, and to establish scientific enterprise in the region. ... While this has been exemplified repeatedly throughout history, the argument was perfectly epitomized when Prime Minister Arthur Balfour gave a speech in defense of Great Britain's occupation of Egypt in 1910 saying that, ˜We know Egypt better than we know any other country'. ... A good literary example of this We...

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Hull explained that it was the French, that had assumed control of the planning of the conference and that he would be advised of their position "in the near future". ... desire to "create some permanent apparatus to deal with the refugee problem," but they, "envisioned no plan of official assistance to refugees."5 Taylor expressed this policy in his opening speech at Evian in saying that the U.S. ... Roosevelt publicly denounced Nazi brutality, saying that he could scarcely believe the Nazi barbarism. ... Early reports from aerial reconnaissance, returning soldiers, escaping citizen...

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Witchcraft thus was perceived primarily as a female offense [and] [l]aws favored men: for example, women, unable by law to give legal testimony, did not traditionally know how to use the courts [t]herefore, appeals to the Parliament at Paris, which greatly moderated the force of the witchcraze in France, helped fewer women. ...

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• Grade Level: High School