The Ratification of The Equal rights Amendment Throughout American history men oppressed women mentally‚ physically‚ and politically. By 1920‚ women got the right to vote under the 19th amendment. After women gained suffrage‚ Alice Paul an American suffragist‚ wrote the Equal Rights Amendment. Ultimately‚ the Equal Rights Amendment‚ which would have boosted gender equality‚ was not ratified because of the conservatives and the male domination of the State Legislature. The original seven-year
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The Treaty of Waitangi (Māori: Tiriti o Waitangi) is a treaty first signed on 6 February 1840 by representatives of the British Crown and various Māori chiefs from the North Island of New Zealand. The Treaty established a British Governor of New Zealand‚ recognised Māori ownership of their lands and other properties‚ and gave the Māori the rights of British subjects. The English and Māori versions of the Treaty differed significantly‚ so there is no consensus as to exactly what was agreed to.
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The Lisbon Treaty – new horizons Celebrating 50 years from the signing of the Rome treaties‚ the Heads of State and the Prime Ministers of the Member States have adopted a statement in Berlin concerning the acceleration of the institutional reforms. After consulting sessions‚ which involved the States and the European Union Institutions‚ in December the same year (2007)‚ the Lisbon Treaty was signed. This treaty‚ also called the reforming treaty‚ modifies and brings amendments to the institutive
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The Articles of Confederation and the Constitution are important documents in which give America subtle changes. These changes can be seen amongst the common citizens in America solely because if it effected them in any way; they were sure to speak their mind and cause havoc to any government official. The United States Constitution was ratified in 1788. There were parades with many people from different occupational backgrounds that showed up to support the ratifying of the Constitution‚ which
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The topic this essay will discuss is how the Treaty of Versailles caused WWII. On June 28‚ 1919‚ the Versailles Treaty was signed by the victorious Allied Nations and defeated Germany. The Allied Nations was made of Britain‚ France and the United States. The treaty was made to ensure that another tragic war like WWI would never happen again. However‚ two decades later‚ Europe was in WWII. Many argue the Treaty of Versailles was what led to WWII. The Treaty of Versailles caused WWII because of German’s
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To what extend was the Treaty of Versailles a fair treaty? The TOV is a peace treaty that was put into place at the end of World War One and it was largely an unfair treaty‚ as Germany was not allowed to negotiate the terms of the treaty. The Germans was forced into signing the treaty or risk invasion by the Allied Forces‚ even though at that time‚ Germany had to yet surrendered but called for a ceasefire. The act of coercion is unjust towards the Germans as the Germans has not admitted that they
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The Treaty of Maastricht Was the Treaty of Maastricht important in creating a political union? “Europe will not be made at once.” - Robert Schuman In the early 1980’s Altiero Spinelli came up with the idea of creating a political union. The idea was at the time very controversial and got rejected first‚ because many people considered it as a threat of the national sovereignty and the focus was more on the economy also. Back then two important economic concerns were for example‚ removing
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The Treaty of Rome (1957) The signatories to the Treaty aimed (according to the preamble : * To ensure the economic and social progress of their countries by common action to eliminate the barriers that divide Europe. * to concentrate their efforts on the constant improvements of the living and working conditions of their peoples. * to achieve concerted action in order to guarantee steady expansion‚ balanced trade and fair competition. Furthermore‚ they : * were anxious to strengthen
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The Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles (TOV) was signed on the 28th of June 1919 in the Palace of Versailles. The TOV was a compromise peace and was designed to end all wars‚ but this was not achieved as 20 years later‚ in 1939 another war broke out. The three nation leaders‚ Georges Clemenceau of France‚ David Lloyd-George of Britain and Woodrow Wilson of America‚ all had different ideas of the harshness that should be placed on Germany. France in particular‚ wanted to see the German
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ABM Treaty: In the Treaty on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems the United States and the Soviet Union agree that each may have only two ABM deployment areas‚ so restricted and so located that they cannot provide a nationwide ABM defense or become the basis for developing one. Each country thus leaves unchallenged the penetration capability of the others retaliatory missile forces.. Both Parties agreed to limit qualitative improvement of their ABM technology. The ABM Treaty was signed
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