History Revision Notes: What was the treaty of Versailles? The Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed after World War One had ended in 1918 What was the League of Nations? International organisation designed to stop wars in future. The Paris peace conference was: On 1919 Peace Conference was held in Paris to discuss the post-war world. Leaders of 32 states attended. However‚ negotiations were dominated by the five major powers: the United States‚ Britain‚ France‚ Italy and
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“The United States was the phoenix that arose out of the destruction of the Iroquois.” This statement may seem strange as the Iroquois League‚ or Iroquois Confederacy as it later became known in 1722 with the addition of the Tuscarora‚ was one the most dominate Indian presences in North America during the 17th and 18th centuries. It originally consisted of the Five Nations of the Mohawk‚ Oneida‚ Onondaga‚ Cayuga and Seneca. The confederacy referred to themselves as the Haudenosaunee‚ or the People
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Why did the League of Nations fail? Explain Emery Reves’s line of reasoning. If it is valid‚ why hasn’t the UN become a supranational sovereign entity? What structural problems (i.e.‚ the way the institution is set up) plague the UN? How could they be fixed? Under what circumstances can the UN do peacekeeping missions? 1. Why did the League of Nations fail? a. Collective security- agreement by all countries to automatically punish aggressors states i. Difficulty agreeing on
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Sabrina Chiodo Nosic‚ Z CHC2O1 April 2nd 2015 1920s and 1930s Scrapbook Activity Roaring 20s 1) Five new products that emerged during the 1920s are upright electric toaster‚ dishwasher‚ table lamp‚ hair dryer‚ and egg cooker. These products are all electrical and technology-based. 2) a) Five examples of slang from the 1920s are cat’s meow (very sharp)‚ all wet (out to lunch)‚ dogs (shoes)‚ bunk (nonsense)‚ spiffy (fashionable). b) Three examples of these slang words used in sentences are‚ “You’re
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transformed Germany into a strong and unified nation. Bismarck unify Prussia and Germany into one country. Kaiser Wilhelm the Second‚ after he got thrown out of power from the Bismarck‚ he decided to reverse policies that Bismarck had set up. In order to do that he had to create potential or powerful enemies such as the country of Russia‚ Great Britain and France to start a war. World War 1 started in Europe from 1914 to 1918 the war lasted for four years and it was one of the bloodiest and deadliest wars
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Chapter 5: Ancient Rome 1. Why were early Rome’s conquests so successful? The Romans were great diplomats. They were firm when necessary and smart about granting citizenship. They also let citizens participate in domestic affairs. Their military was made up of strong‚ persistent soldiers. If a substantial amount of men were lost in battle they wouldn’t just surrender‚ but instead recruit new soldiers. They would build up new armies so that they could keep fighting. The Romans were also good
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Southern cities in the 1920’s and 1930’s had many unique events and rules depending where you were in the south. During the 1920’s America economy was flourishing‚ but by the late 1920 our economy tanked and caused many struggles. Another big thing in America was very discrimination. To me the 1920’s and 1930’s seem like a hug roller coaster to America with some great times but then some horrible ones too. Racism was one of the awful things happening in America‚ and it wasn’t just focused on African
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In fact‚ they even said that World War I was “the war to end all wars.” They wanted to bring peace throughout the nations‚ something that would ensure that they would never have reason to fight again‚ at least not nearly as bad as the Great War had been. President Woodrow Wilson was a strong supporter of a peace between all continents‚ even constructing a 14 Point Plan that would focus on bringing peace to the world. As a result‚ when the League of Nations came into being‚ he fully supported the Treaty
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How far were the league of nations aims justified? When the League of Nations was set up‚ it has four main aims. They were: to encourage nations to disarm; to discourage aggression; to improve living and working conditions of people all round the World; and to encourage countries to cooperate. The League was successful in some areas‚ particularly in with its various commissions and mandates‚ but over all‚ it was unsuccessful in achieving its aims. When it came to organisation‚ the League was quite
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How successful‚ in your opinion‚ was the New Economic Policy? The New Economic Policy‚ or NEP‚ introduced by the Bolshevik government in 1921‚ was an attempt to readjust and realign the Soviet economy and to prevent its implosion. The basic concept of the new policy was that the appropriation of food from the peasants‚ as pioneered in the infamous ‘War Communism’‚ was to be abolished and replaced by a ‘tax in kind’. Peasants were then left in undisturbed possession of the land‚ free to sell their
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