The Treaty of Versailles was designed to put an end to the German menace. Although is was designed to create some sort of peace‚ the treaty was unsuccessful. It ended up setting the stage for WWII. Four major points that came up with‚ and in‚ the treaty that lent themselves to its failure were Article 231‚ reparations‚ the exclusion of Wilson’s 14 points‚ and the weakness of the League of Nations. Article 231 was also known as “War Guilt.” It placed sole responsibility for the war on Germany and
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In “Sex‚ Drugs‚ Disasters‚ and the Extinction of Dinosaurs”‚ Stephen Jay Gould Gould‚ annoyed with inconsistency in popular science‚ takes issue with widely accepted theories that have gained notoriety despite not having any real application of the scientific method. To argue his point he compares and contrasts three notable theories to explain the death of the dinosaurs. Gould explains that good science provides the opportunity to prove or disprove a hypothesis‚ and anything less is mere speculation
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Canada’s treaties with the Native peoples were not extremely freely negotiated. Firstly‚ the Canadian government’s intention of the treaty was quite well-known. Obviously‚ they wanted to take the land which belongs to the natives’. In order to achieve their ambitious goal‚ they took advantage of the decay of the bison. Clearly‚ the Canadian government knew what the natives thought: they were losing their main source of food and they were willing to negotiate with the Canadian government. The Canadian
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contributor of the start of this war‚ other countries turned their backs and forced the germans to pay for what they have done. Hence the activation of a treaty that took alot away from them. They were not allowed to build up their army‚ they had to lose land‚ and pay to france for the chaos that has been caused. The treaty was called the treaty of versailles which was signed in 1919. Germans of course were not happy about it as they lost a lot of land‚ they had to give up the rhineland‚ austria and
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The short stories “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst and “My Brother’s Keeper” by Jay Bennet are both realistic examples of family dynamics and how they can affect the way siblings treat each other. “The Scarlet Ibis” demonstrates how older siblings tend to feel the need to assist or help their younger siblings in things they cannot do‚ often leaving the younger siblings codependent on the older siblings for everything. In comparison‚ “My Brother’s Keeper” demonstrates how trauma can lead to siblings
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justification for this principle is that treaties often remain in force for many years‚ during which time fundamental changes may occur in the political or international environment which may require a departure from the provisions set out in the treaty. However‚ this principle has also been criticized for disrupting the binding force of obligations taken by states‚ particularly when bearing in mind that there is no compulsory jurisdiction forcing states who terminate a treaty on this ground‚ to have the legitimacy
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nationalistic beliefs in the supremacy and superiority of their own nation. This‚ combined with the belief that a strong country had a strong military‚ led to deep tensions throughout Europe that were only intensified by the many secret alliances and treaties formed to ensure mutual support if attacked. The results of these principles culminated on July 28th‚ 1914‚ when nineteen-year-old Gavrilo Princip‚ member of Slavic terrorist organization The Black Hand‚ assassinated Austrian heir Archduke Franz
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My Father Thinking back to the death of my father really makes me sad‚ I remember three times a week after school I would go visit my father. I would go to the hospital room where my father was in a comma since his accident; my eyes would often wander to the Gayle Sayers football jersey my mother placed at his bedside. Fourteen years ago my father was fighting with a friend of his and he slipped during the fight. My father hit the back of his head extremely hard on the concrete ground‚ and he suffered
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In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby is a character bound by his origins. The proof of this can be found throughout the novel; Gatsby is a liar. He is rejected‚ more than once‚ by Daisy. Furthermore he seems unable to fully integrate into the ranks of the rich elite. Gatsby is never truly able to escape his downtrodden beginnings. James Gatsby was born James Gatz in a town in Minnesota. As a young man he was taken under the wing of a famous sailor‚ Dan Cody. The first
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especially Lloyd George knew that doing this was not very wise.When looking at reparations‚ how did Wilson change‚ negate‚ or just out right condemned French and British claims for reparations? Was Wilson successful in implementing his ideals in the Treaty of Versailles? Wilson was a very influential man who could have made Clemenceau and Lloyd George follow his fourteen points to the tee‚ but Wilson did not do this. When it came down to the amount Germany would have to pay to France and Great Britain
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