reduction of armaments
1Arms Reduction Coalition — The Arms Reduction Coalition (ARC) is a United Kingdom based non profit non governmental organization which campaigns for a reduction in the resources spent on arms and the military and for those resources to be divereted to programmes that… …
2international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
3Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
4disarmament — /dis ahr meuh meuhnt/, n. 1. the act or an instance of disarming. 2. the reduction or limitation of the size, equipment, armament, etc., of the army, navy, or air force of a country. [1785 95; DISARM + ament, after ARMAMENT] * * * Reduction in… …
5World War I — the war fought mainly in Europe and the Middle East, between the Central Powers and the Allies, beginning on July 28, 1914, and ending on November 11, 1918, with the collapse of the Central Powers. Abbr.: WWI Also called Great War, War of the… …
6Richard Cobden — Died Suffolk Street, London Cause of death Asthma and bronchitis Resting place West Lavington, West Su …
7Four Freedoms — The Four Freedoms are goals famously articulated by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the State of the Union Address he delivered to the United States Congress. In an address also known as the Four Freedoms speech, FDR proposed… …
8four freedoms — freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear: stated as goals of U.S. policy by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 6, 1941. * * * Essential social and political objectives described by Pres. Franklin… …
9Peace Ballot — The Peace Ballot of 1935 was a nationwide questionnaire of five questions attempting to discover the British public s attitude to the League of Nations and collective security. The Ballot was largely organised by the League of Nations Union and… …
10Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Four Freedoms — ▪ Primary Source In his annual message to Congress on January 6, 1941, President Roosevelt called upon Congress to enact the Lend Lease program that he had first proposed at a press conference the previous December. Though the first… …
