their countries together under fraudulent thoughts of their enemies. The League of Nations was an international organization‚ headquartered in Geneva‚ Switzerland‚ created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes. It was first proposed by President Woodrow Wilson as part of his Fourteen Points plan for an equitable peace in Europe‚ but the United States was never a member. The league failed to resolve conflicts in the late 1920s and early 1930s. It never had
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Peace Conference and throughout the ratification process for the Treaty of Versailles‚ Wilson’s ineptitude and stubbornness towards the Republican Party ultimately led the US senate to shoot down the Treaty. Wilson’s perception of a necessary League of Nations and his ever present stubbornness weren’t the only factors in Wilson’s demise‚ he also was unable to predict failure brought on by an exclusively Democratic group of diplomatic advisors. Wilson completely excluded the Republicans when he
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INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION-AIMS AND OBJECTIVES NATURE.- The ILO is the first international body which is not expressly concerned with political questions but its role is limited to the problems of industry and with he conditions under which ordinary men throughout the world work and live. It is an illuminating enterprise of constructive international co-operation and understanding dedicated to the elimination of poverty and injustice. It is a new social experimental institution making the
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a “league of nations” failed within his own country because the United States did not want to join it. “The League strikes a deadly blow at our constitutional integrity and surrenders to a dangerous extent our independence of action”‚ this exemplifies the way most people in the U.S. felt about the league‚ that it would tangle the United States in to more foreign affairs. Because the United States was changing its foreign policy to more of an isolationist one‚ it wanted no part of this league.
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Amelia Abrahim HIS 112-006 Prof. Sarti 2/23/11 Fourteen Points Plan 1. What key points did Wilson wish to convey with his peace plan? The key points Wilson wished to convey with his peace plan were that countries should be peaceful with one another‚ help each other with whatever they needed‚ allow sea trade to be open‚ remove the ideas that countries have of one another because of the war‚ and simply to create peace so that everyone can move along to reconstruct their country and economy
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political situation of the country and the political fortunes of the Muslim community of India. Already in 1908‚ while in England‚ he had been chosen as a member of the executive council of the newly-established British branch of the Indian Muslim League. In 1931 and 1932 he represented the Muslims of India in Round Table Conference held in England to discuss the issue of the political future of India. And in a 1930 lecture Iqbal suggested the creation of a separate homeland for the Muslims of India
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World War I: German Ambition Such a defeat affected German militarism and ambition in many ways. They knew they weren’t strong enough to win‚ but they were still very upset when they lost. Soldiers started losing their authority and position in society after this defeat. They were no longer respected like they used to be‚ which angered them even more. The German people and military were disappointed in the loss. But‚ it made them mad and drove them to want to show what they are capable. So‚ after
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World War I‚ or The Great War‚ began in 1914 as a European conflict‚ it soon turned into a global conflict due to Alliance agreement between countries. The war ended in 1918‚ as the result‚ more than 8 million people died‚ and millions more were wounded‚ it directly cost all belligerents nearly 82 billion in 1913 dollars‚ because of the high cost of war‚ many country were in extreme poverty. On April 6‚ 1917‚ the United States stepped into the war and joined its allies‚ the British‚ French‚ and Russian
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March 20‚ 2013 Quiz Study Guide 1. 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact outlawed war as a solution to international rivalry 2. 1932 Stimson doctrine declared that the U.S. would not recognize any territorial acquisition achieved by force of arms 3. Because of the benefits that it conferred on labor‚ Samuel Gompers called the Clayton Anti-Trust Act “labor’s Magna Carta.” 4. Because the United States raised its tariffs in the 1920s European nations raised their tariffs‚ the post war chaos in
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Before retiring in May 2013‚ Sir Alex Ferguson spent 26 seasons as the manager of Manchester United‚ the English football (soccer) club that ranks among the most successful and valuable franchises in sports. During that time the club won 13 English league titles along with 25 other domestic and international trophies—giving him an overall haul nearly double that of the next-most-successful English club manager. And Ferguson was far more than a coach. He played a central role in the United organization
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