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but this policy was considered a failure. After the war, Finnish public opinion favored the reconquest of territory ceded to the Soviet Union. The government declared national defence to be its first priority, and military expenditure rose to nearly half of public spending. Finland both received donations and purchased war materiel during and immediately after the Winter War. Likewise, the Finnish leadership wanted to preserve the spirit of unanimity that was felt throughout the country during

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