History – Test – International Relations Reanswered 1) a. The Treaty of Versailles b. The Treaty of Trianon c. The Corfu Incident d. The Stresa Front e. The Remilitarisation of the Rhineland 2) The Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles sparked a lot of hate between Germany and France. Germany despised it‚ calling it “Diktat” (Forced upon them) and were desperate revenge on those who had forced them to sign it. Soon after they begun to re-arm in secret‚ preparing themselves to go to war
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World War II was a war fought between the Axis and the Allies‚ beginning with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany and Japan. During the Second World War many battles were fought‚ but all had a consequence. Some consequences still last till this day in the year 2017. Although most of them have died down throughout the years‚ several never left. Each factor in the war had a tremendous impact on the future and most consequences could have been stopped. Over 60 million
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save American lives. Truman said he had acted "In order to shorten the agony of war‚ in order to save the lives of thousands and thousands of young Americans." A plan for the invasion of Japan had been drawn up‚ Operation Olympic was scheduled for November 1945. Truman was of course reluctant to launch another land invasion as he had just suffered from the battle of Okinawa. The Japanese had defended their home islands with huge ferocity sending out one hundred and ninety three kamikaze planes. Out
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the United States during the final stages of World War II in 1945. These two events represent the only use of nuclear weapons in war to date. Following a firebombing campaign that destroyed many Japanese cities‚ the Allies prepared for a costly invasion of Japan. The war in Europe ended when Nazi Germany signed its instrument of surrender on 8 May‚ but the Pacific War continued. Together with the United Kingdom and the Republic of China‚ the United States called for a surrender of Japan in the Potsdam
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Mongolia or Western Manchuria. The Mongols initially followed the pattern of earlier nomadic confederations such as the Xiongnu‚ who had engaged in mutually beneficial exchange with their sedentary neighbors‚ the Han‚ and controlled the trade of the silk routes. Unlike the Xiongnu‚ however‚ the Mongols would conquer most of the major sedentary centers producing the goods traded across Eurasia. The result was a mixed blessing. Some areas never recovered from the shock of invasion‚ while others flourished
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* 90‚000 Koreans fought on the CCP’s side in the anti-Japanese resistance‚ and among them only 28‚000 returned to Korea (Cumings 143-44). * Kim Song Ju joined the CCP’s Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army and fought against the Japanese in Manchuria (Behnke 33). 1947-49 * America supported the GMD in the Chinese Civil War (Lynch China: From Empire 125). * Kim Il Sung sent numerous soldiers to help the CCP in the Chinese Civil War (Behnke 44). 1949 * Chiang Kai-Shek retreated to Taiwan
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Why did Mao rise to power in China? “Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy. “Mao Zedong clearly referring to the Kuomintang. After a bitter civil war (1946-1949)‚ which faced the major Chinese parties Kuomintang and CCP‚ Kuomintang’s defeat‚ evidenced with Chiang’s and 200.000 people´s fled to Formosa‚ Mao Zedong (1893-1976)‚ born in Shoshan‚ Hunan‚ proclaimed the new People´s Republic of China with himself as both Chairman of the CCP and President of the republic
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In Search of Political and Social Order A. Confucius (551-479 B.C.E.) and His School 1. Confucius a. Educator and political authority b. Sayings were compiled in the Analects by his disciples 2. Confucian Ideas a. Basically honesty and ethical in character b. Thoroughly practical: how to restore political and social order c. Concentrated on formation of Junzi "superior individuals" d. Edited and assembled the Zhou classics for his disciples to study 3. Key Confucian Values a. Ren: A sense
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should be allowed to form their own states. The Dardanelles should be a free international waterway. 13. Independent Poland with access to the sea is needed 14. League of Nations Great Britain Prerequisites to their aims. Entered because of invasion of Belgium and to protect France Needed full control of the sea and the biggest Navy Lost 900.000 men in the war Due to loss of valuable cargoes they had a huge war debt in 1919 mostly to the US Got Germany’s entire navy due to the 1918 armistice
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In the course of history‚ it is sometimes difficult to define monumental moments. Usually‚ it is not until many years later that specific actions and events become essential and highly influential pieces of the larger picture. It is the same with World War II. In hindsight‚ it is possible to look back and proclaim that although nationalism‚ colonialism‚ and communism all played important roles in World War II‚ nationalism was the most critical in acting as a casual factor and left the greatest impact
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