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Before the War..

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The years leading up to the declaration of war between the Axis and Allied powers in 1939 were tumultuous times for people across the globe. The Great Depression had started a decade before, leaving much of the world unemployed and desperate. Nationalism was sweeping through Germany, and it chafed against the punitive measures of the Versailles Treaty that had ended World War I. China and the Empire of Japan had been at war since Japanese troops invaded Manchuria in 1931. Germany, Italy, and Japan were testing the newly founded League of Nations with multiple invasions and occupations of nearby countries, and felt emboldened when they encountered no meaningful consequences. The Spanish Civil War broke out in 1936, becoming a rehearsal of sorts for the upcoming World War -- Germany and Italy supported the nationalist rebels led by General Francisco Franco, and some 40,000 foreign nationals traveled to Spain to fight in what they saw as the larger war against fascism. In the last few pre-war years, Nazi Germany blazed the path to conflict -- rearming, signing a non-aggression treaty with the USSR, annexing Austria, and invading Czechoslovakia. Meanwhile, the United States passed several Neutrality Acts, trying to avoid foreign entanglements as it reeled from the Depression and the Dust Bowl years. Below is a glimpse of just some of these events leading up to World War II. (This entry is Part 1 of a weekly 20-part retrospective of World War II) [45 photos]

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/06/world-war-ii-before-the-war/100089/


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Patricia Kluge files for bankruptcy
By: clo in FFFT
Wed, 22 Jun 11 5:06 AM 		Msg. 30030 of 65535

I can't phathom the waste & how that money could have been used in a constructive way while maintaining a wonderful quality of life.
This makes me ill! clo

Patricia Kluge files for bankruptcy

Former socialite Patricia Kluge seems to have hit rock bottom.

The ex-wife of late billionaire John Kluge, known for the extravagant parties hosted at her Charlottesville, Va., estate, has filed for personal bankruptcy protection.

Kluge’s financial woes have been apparent for a while, as she’s been very publicly downsizing—selling her jewelry, art, furniture and gowns at auction to support a struggling winery. The 62-year-old and her third husband William Moses “listed business obligations as their chief debts” in the bankruptcy filing, according to the AP.

A lawyer for Kluge and Moses said, “They're getting on with their lives, trying to discharge their debts and start over."

Kluge managed to blow through quite a fortune. After splitting from her husband in 1990, she was considered to be “the wealthiest divorcée in history” as she acquired the family’s mansion and a massive settlement. 


Shortly after the divorce, Kluge was rumored to be dating then-Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder. In 1989, a year before their marriage ended, the Kluges gave $200,000 to Wilder’s gubernatorial campaign and raised another half-million dollars for him from their friends.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/click/0611/Patricia_Kluge_files_for_bankruptcy.html

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