How successful was the League of Nations? When World War One ended in 1917 most of Europe was left in destruction‚ crisis and confusion‚ which created the need for a conference to be held to sort out problems like punishing Germany‚ drawing new boarders‚ and preventing future wars. Three most powerful countries‚ the United States‚ United Kingdom and France‚ controlled the Peace Conference‚ which was held in Versailles in 1919. The president of the United States‚ Woodrow Wilson had his own agenda
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How successful was the Congress of Vienna in achieving the aims of the peacemakers? The Congress of Vienna was successful in achieving the aims of the peacemakers‚ to an extent. They accomplished maintaining the peace and balance of power in Europe for a while and the Congress was able to resolve many of their territorial disputes without difficulty. The Great Powers worked on maintaining the peace in Europe‚ doing whatever they needed to keep it. For a century they were successful‚ however‚ the
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How effective was Nazi propaganda 1933-1945? Propaganda was recognized by Hitler and his men as an important tool for the success of a regime. As Goebbels said in 1934‚ “Propaganda was our sharpest weapon in conquering the state‚ and remains our sharpest weapon in maintaining and building up the state.” Practically‚ propaganda was aimed at winning support for policies and keeping the population contented. Yet more than that‚ it was aimed to indoctrinate the nation to believe in a ‘people’s community’
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How far was Britain a democracy by 1918 Britain was partially becoming a democracy by 1918‚ this was from more people gaining the vote from the new reform acts and representation of the Peoples Act. The British population also had more choice when voting from the emergence of the 3 party system which included Labour‚ Liberals and Conservative parties. Access to information was another reason why Britain was becoming more of a democracy as the growth of the railways meant that newspapers were more
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How different were the foreign policies of labour and conservative governments in the period from 1945-1964? During the time period Britain was seen as the second while the two superpowers of the Soviet Union and The US were dominating. Both Labour and Conservative wanted to regain their status as a Great Power‚ however more changes happened under Conservative power. Britain realised that after the war they had lost a significant amount of money which meant that they were in an economic downfall
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The Progressive Era‚ 1900-1920‚ in American history was a time of immense political and economic reform. This reform was done by reformers‚ such as Upton Sinclair‚ and by the federal government. Some of the reforms include those on food regulation‚ increase in voter power and the breakup of trusts. These reforms were generally successful but had some limitations. An example of a successful reform during the Progressive Era was the Meat Inspection Act‚ and the Pure Food and Drug Act‚ which enforced
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Empire was one of the most powerful‚ longest lasting empires of all time. It was formed by a sultan named Osman in 1299 A.D. He started to expand the empire and make it one of the most feared. Janissaries protected the sultans and fought for them‚ for they were a major part of expanding the empire. The empire grew and grew eventually becoming it’s most powerful under Suleiman “The Magnificent.” After Suleiman’s rule of the Ottoman Empire in 1566‚ a rumor arose that the ottoman that he owned was possessed
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Despite the Labour Party struggling during the 1930s‚ the 1945 General Elections reflected a Labour majority over a Conservative majority. However‚ to understand how the Labour Party came to dominate in the 1945 General Election‚ one must consider how the Conservative Party dominated in the 1935 General Election. One must also take into consideration what pressures Britain faced during the 1930s as well as how each party handled issues during and after the Second World War. Youngs mentions‚ “The
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different so that ’s why I asked. • It depends on how old you are and what the acceptable social norms are for each age group. For example‚ I ’m 34 and the mother of a ten year old. It would be immature for me to leave my home in the middle of the night to go out to the club‚ drink and dance all night and not come home until I had to make breakfast for my kid. But it would not have been immature of me to do those types of things when I was single and in college.....So I guess‚ immaturity is relative
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_MUSSOLINI ’S SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POLICIES_ When Mussolini seized power in1922‚ Italians had high expectations of him in solving the numerous social and economic problems Italy had. As the new dynamic leader‚ Mussolini wanted to solve these problems because the success of his policies would lead to his increase of popularity as the _Duce_ and contribute to his consolidation of power. Although his policies brought changes to Italy‚ they were also one of the causes of the downfall of fascist Italy
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