Perspectives on the treaty of Waitangi On February 6th 1840 the Treaty of Waitangi was signed. This was a form of agreement between the British crown and more than 500 Maori chiefs and was also made to bring the two cultures together. Another reason was also because the Maori had wanted the British to protect them from other countries who had wanted to colonize in New Zealand. For the treaty signing to have taken place the treaty was written in English and was then translated to Maori by the missionary
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a. What restrictions were placed on Germany’s armed forces by the treaty of Versailles? (4 marks) -Conscription banned -Not allowed an air force or submarines -Only allowed 6 battleships -Only allowed 100‚000 men in the army b. Explain why Clemenceau wanted to treat Germany so harshly (6 marks) -During the First World War‚ two thirds of men in the French army had been killed or injured. Not only this but their industry‚ land and population were all in decline while Germany’s was increasing
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In my opinion‚ the treaties of Versailles couldn’t be justified at the time in a large extent. The treaties led Germany and her allies a very harsh punishment and suffered a lot at the time. The War Guilt Clause made them had to accept the total responsibility which was unfair because the Allies also caused the war happened. The ￡6.6 billion reparation from Germany was unacceptable for German at the time and led to the hyperinflation in 1923 and other economic problems. They had to pay reparations
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accurate is it to suggest that the Treaty of Versailles was mainly responsible for the political and economic instability in Germany in the years 1919-23? (30 marks) In this essay I will be analysing and concluding whether I believe that the Treaty of Versailles was the main cause of the political and economic instability in Germany between 1919 and 1923. Also I will be looking at other factors that may have caused the political and economic instability. The Treaty of Versailles (signed 28th June
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can also happen on a personal if it’s directed specifically towards/ to hurt a single individual. Tragedy‚ adverb; something that affects a group/population of people. Some major tragedies that have affected society are the Paris Massacre‚ Boston Bombing‚ and 9/11. The Paris Massacre had occurred in 6 separate places‚ and had a total death toll of 128 (Almasy‚ 2015). Dzhokhar Tsaenaev and Dias Kadyevelt set a bomb off during the Boston Marathon (O’Neill‚ 2013). 9/11 caused the U.S. government to
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to guarantee national security. Lentin‚ Guilt At Versailles (1984) The Treaty of Versailles should have made the victors either to conciliate the enemy or destroy them. The Treaty of Versailles did neither. It did not pacify Germany‚ still less permanently weaken her‚ appearances notwithstanding‚ but left here scourged‚ humiliated and resentful. William Carr‚ A History Of Germany 1815-1945 (1985) Severe as the Treaty of Versailles seemed to many Germans‚ it should be remembered that Germany
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A treaty is defined as a formal‚ written agreement between sovereign states or between states and international organizations (Nathan‚ 1977). The subjects of treaties span the whole spectrum of international relations: peace‚ trade‚ independence‚ reparations‚ territorial boundaries‚ human rights‚ immigration‚ and many others. Harold (1936) defines a treaty as “an express agreement under international law entered into by actors in international law‚ namely sovereign states and international organizations
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Q3. The Treaty of Versailles occurred after the end of World War I. All nations around the world joined together to write the treaty‚ with the exception of Russia and Germany. Many nations came to get freedom and independence for their countries. Many smaller countries believed that they should get something in return for helping win the war for the western territories. One of the countries looking to receive something or their efforts would be China. China joined World War I on the side of the Allies
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The Indus Water Treaty Pakistan is an agricultural country. Eighty percent of its agricultural output comes from the Indus Basin. Pakistan has one of the world’s largest canal systems built much before Independence by the British. After Independence‚ problems between the two countries arose over the distribution of water. Rivers flow into Pakistan territory from across India. In 1947‚ when Punjab was divided between the two countries‚ many of the canal head-works remained with India. The division
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The Treaty of Ghent For my assignment on the Treaty of Ghent I decided to choose excerpt four over excerpt three. I chose excerpt four for many reasons but for one main reason that it isn’t just focused on Americas victory and defeating the British but its more focused on why Britain was letting America slide because Britain was more involved in fighting Napoleonic France. I think this is very important because America did not really win the war Britain just ran out of steam and have had
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