TOPIC 1: PEACE MAKING 1.1 Wilson and the fourteen points The United States: * Woodrow Wilson gave a speech to Congress in January 1918 in which he presented his aims for a peace settlement. These aims became known as Wilson’s 14 points. * The aims were idealistic. Wilson wanted to create world peace by eliminating what he thought had caused the war. * Freedom of navigation * Democracy and national self-determination * Free trade * Stop treaties that were being
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Extended Essay in History World War II and the Bosnian Genocide of 1992-1995 Research Question: To what extent did the Axis occupation of Yugoslavia influence the Bosnian Genocide of 1992-1995? Name: Topias Hokkanen Candidate number: 03939051 Session: May 2012 School: Coppell High School Supervisor: Michael Cook Word count: 3‚847 Abstract This extended essay deals with the Bosnian Genocide from 1992-1995‚ where the Bosnian Serb army committed various
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Anti-Italianism in the United States The reputation of Italian Americans has been marked by complex and ongoing negotiations of ethnic identity‚ ascent from the working class‚ and ongoing perceptions of support for criminal gangs. Movies from early on loaded their films with Italian gangsters. After 1915 heartbreaking melodramas of destitution and misfortune adopted instead a combination of muted ’othering’ and universal characterizations.[1] Because of the common association‚ Italian Americans
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BIOGRAPHY OF NIKOLA TESLA 1994 Brotherhood of Life‚ Inc.‚ 110 Dartmouth‚ SE‚ Albuquerque‚ New Mexico 87106 USA "SPECTACULAR" is a mild word for describing the strange experiment with life that comprises the story of Nikola Tesla‚ and "amazing" fails to do adequate justice to the results that burst from his experiences like an exploding rocket. It is the story of the dazzling scintillations of a superman who created a new world; it is a story that condemns woman as an anchor of the flesh which
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World War-I Introduction World War I (WWI) was a global war centered in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until the start of World War II in 1939‚ and the First World War or World War I thereafter. It involved all the world ’s great powers‚ which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom‚ France and Russia) and the Central
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|History of Travel & Tourism | |By Sarvajeet Chandra/ Adjustments Made | | | | | |[pic]
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Regional and International Conflict - Impact of Transnational Terrorism Sample SEQ: “The Given Factor is the most significant impact of transnational terrorism.” Do you agree? Explain your answer. [12] Possible factors: 1. Loss of lives and property 2. Damages to the economy 3. Loss of livelihood 4. Tension and mistrust among ethnic and religious groups 5. Increased border security measures P: The loss of lives and property is a significant impact of transnational
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The Nation State An Essay by Anthony C. Pick Dedication This essay is dedicated to the memory of Irene Pick (1939-2007). Acknowledgements The author acknowledges with gratitude the help that he has received from Simon Pick and Matthew Pick‚ without which many errors and omissions would have occurred. March 2011 Copyright © Anthony C. Pick 1/81 2011 Summary ......................................................................................................................
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This article is about the major war of 1914–1918. For other uses‚ see World War One (disambiguation) and Great War (disambiguation). "WW1" and "WWI" redirect here. For the album by White Whale‚ see WWI (album). World War I | Clockwise from top: trenches on the Western Front; a British Mark IV Tank crossing a trench; Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistiblesinking after striking a mine at the Battle of the Dardanelles; aVickers machine gun crew with gas masks‚ and German Albatros D.III biplanes
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Paper 1 exam notes Aims of the different participants USA Believed that no country should benefit from such a catastrophe as the Great War. The 14 points of Woodrow Wilson Basis of German surrender but also a general description of what had to be done to make long lasting international world peace 1. No secret treaties 2. Free access to the sea 3. Free trade between all nations 4. Disarmament to lowest possible limit for each country 5. Colonial issues resolved with the cooperation of the natives
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