Tottenham Hotspur Case Summary Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs) is a English Premier League (EPL‚ Premiership) soccer club based in London‚ UK. Founded in 1882‚ it is one of the oldest teams in the premiership. Since 1981‚ the team’s main shareholder has been ENIC International Ltd‚ an investment company owned by Joseph Lewis. In fact‚ Tottenham Hotspurs chairman‚ Daniel Levy‚ is a partner at ENIC Ltd. By June 2007‚ ENIC had acquired 82% of the club’s shares‚ with no other shareholder owning more than
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The Tenacious‚ Foolish Man - Woodrow Wilson The conflict between the Progressive liberal and old fashioned Conservatist was minuscule and insignificant when compared to the stupidity of Woodrow Wilson on the topic of the Treaty of Versailles. The president had lost his touch with the times and his refusal to cooperate with a mostly conservatist Senate left the US without a competent leader‚ which in turn made the country fail to pass such a crucial piece of legislature in history. Woodrow Wilson’s
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supposed to eradicate‚ crime‚ excess and corruption. But the question is why it was introduced in America in 1920 and to understand this issue‚ one has to look at the groups that campaigned against the American drinking culture‚ such as the Anti-Saloon League‚ as well as the general situation and the public opinion in America‚ including the fear of immigration. One of the groups that campaigned against alcoholic drinks in America were business executives. Including names as important as Ford and Rockefeller
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– Aggressive Expansion Phase 1: In 1933 Hitler withdrew Germany from the League of Nations after storming out of the Disarmament Conference where no conclusion was reached because no country really wanted to disarm especially to the level of German which was only allowed 100‚000 troops and 6 battleships and no air force. This meant that Hitler was free to do whatever he pleased and would not have to answer to the League of Nations. Also in the same year Hitler‚ in July‚ Hitler announced the German
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How important was Woodrow Wilson in determining the terms of the treaty of Versailles? Woodrow Wilson was part of the big 3. The big three was made up of the Wilson (USA)‚ Clemenceau (France)‚ and Lloyd George (Britain¬) and they were who dominated the January 1919 peace conference held in Paris. As Wilson was a very religious man‚ his aim was simply to create peace; he was trying to create a treaty that would be the end of all wars. However he noticed that his allies would have preferred the terms
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Abyssinian crisis in 1935‚ there was the Hoare-Laval pact which appeased Italy by giving it two-thirds of Abyssinia. This encouraged the desire for expansion of Italy. In 1934‚ Italy withdrew from the League of Nations‚ and launched its plan of aggression to the fullest by breaking free from the control of the League. Another example to illustrate how the appeasement policy encouraged the growth of the aggressor was that of the Nazi Germany. The Italian success of annexing Abyssinia set an example for
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conform to their specific version of success‚ they flourish. However‚ at this cost individuals may lose their sense of creativity. Karen Ho‚ the author of “Biographies in Hegemony‚” explores how hierarchical systems are ever so present in top Ivy League institutions. The pressures to enter financial job markets are always pressed into the students. While she develops a negative connotation of these hierarchical systems‚ through her first-hand experience‚ “Project Classroom Makeover” by Cathy Davidson
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for peace‚ toward the end of the decade and throughout the 1930’s the clouds of war were forming. Dictators arose in countries that were dissatisfied with the results of World War I. Germany‚ Italy and Japan took aggressive actions‚ and neither the League of Nations nor the democratic countries were able or willing to stop them. British Prime Minister Chamberlain suggested the best way to deal with Hitler was a policy of appeasement. Actions were taken that moved Europe toward war. The debate over
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Continent gave practical shape to the ideology given by Allama Iqbal. He He had a strong believe in Hindu Muslim unity and was of the opinion that both Hindus and Muslims should launch joint efforts to get rid of British rule. After joining Muslim league in 1913‚he continued with his efforts to bring about Hindu Muslm unity but he was greatly disappointed to see the prejudicial attitude of the Congress and Hindus towards the Muslims.Following are some extrcts from the speeches and statements which
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The authoritative organization was derived from the League of Nations; such an idea was considered unthinkable during war as countries fought for their own safety and interests. Despite the fact that the U.S and others joined the cause of unity‚ many predicted that the LOG would led to its own demise as radical ideas within the organization clashed often. The norms of many did not prove them wrong as the League of Nations collapsed on the brink of World War 2. However‚ an inspired
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