CAUSES OF WORLD WAR II * Treaty of Versailles In 1919‚ Lloyd George of England‚ Orlando of Italy‚ Clemenceau of France and Woodrow Wilson from the US met to discuss how Germany was to be made to pay for the damage world war one had caused. Georges Clemenceau wanted revenge. He wanted to be sure that Germany could never start another war again. The German people were very unhappy about the treaty and thought that it was too harsh. Germany could not afford to pay the money and during the 1920s
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CAUSES OF CORRUPTION AND ITS REMEDIES Gangster "I’m thinking of getting back into crime‚ Luigi‚ - legitimate business is too corrupt" CORRUPTION: An act done with intent to give some advantage inconsistent with official duty and the rights of others. It includes bribery‚ but is more comprehensive; because an act may be corruptly done‚ though the advantage to be derived from it be not offered by another. Sometimes corruption is understood as something against law; such as‚ a contract by which
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Causes of Imperialism In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries‚ imperialism- a force of a greater nation that controls a smaller‚ weaker nation- began to take over many parts of the world in a frenzy. The more dominant countries at the time‚ such as the United States and many European countries began extending their influence to areas all over the world‚ from the Phillipines (which would be 56.5% controlled) to the Africa (which would be 90.4% controlled) ‚ because
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The long-term causes 1. Colonial rivalry-competition for even bigger empires 2. Balkan nationalisim-the desire of the Slav peoples of this area to join those in the empire of Austria-Hungary 3. The arms race-competition for bigger armed forces and more armaments 4. The Anglo-German Naval Race 5. Kaiser Wilhelm II and German militarism 6. Alliance system-The Tripple Alliance and the Triple Entente The immediate cause of the war 1. The assassination of Franz-Ferdinand 2. Russia’s backing Serbia
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“Poverty includes financial hardship‚hunger‚homelessness‚illiteracy‚ and lack of medical care”(At Issue).The lack of all these necessities isn’t a joke‚ to survive we need to have them. This situation has been overlooked by the government‚ and its probably going to stay like that. “Government budgets are so strained and they’re pushing out poor children” (Bakelman). The causes of poverty are complicated and require government intervention rather than the blaming of victims. Poverty isn’t anybody’s
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Rui Zhao Mrs.Fried ENG 030 04 November 2009 Cause and Effect Becoming a foreign student is a very important and arduous experience in a person’s life. At the same time it is an experience that will change a person’s lifestyle and personality forever. When I became a foreign student‚ many things changed or had to change. Being a foreign student you are going to miss your country so much‚ you have to get acquainted with the new environment‚ and you
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Stress can be a positive thing - helping an individual to grow‚ develop‚ be stimulated and take action. However‚ if stress exceeds a person’s ability to cope it can impact on their mental and physical health in a range of ways. Some research studies estimate up to two thirds of illnesses seen by GP’s are stress related. In the days of the caveman‚ stress often came in the form of physical threats that required individuals to react quickly and decisively. The body helped out by automatically
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The aspects and the motives of the crusades have caused heated debates where historians are determining the major motives of the Crusades. The Crusades were primarily caused by religious devotion‚ political gain and economic benefit. The question was that‚ which of the two factors had served as more of a catalyst. The Crusades were constructed on the basis of devoting to the religion of Christianity and leaders protecting their people and the future of their empire and leadership. Despite there being
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a yellow light. The cop sitting at the stop sign across the street turns his sirens on to pull her over the car. The Caucasian officer gets out the police car and approaches the car asking for a license and registration. Ciara gets frustrated and causes a fuss because she thinks she is getting pullover because she is black. In reality‚ she is not right and‚ in fact‚ she is clearly wrong. She was clearly speeding and now trying to play the minority
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