Aftermath of World War I Signing of the Treaty of Versailles in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles in 1919. The fighting in World War I ended in western Europe when the Armistice took effect at 11:00 am GMT on November 11‚ 1918‚ and in eastern Europe by the early 1920s. During and in the aftermath of the war the political‚ cultural‚ and social order was drastically changed in Europe‚ Asia and Africa‚ even outside the areas directly involved in the war. New countries were formed‚ old
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peace without ’victors or vanquished’‚ which implied concepts of fairness‚ but Britain and France (and their allies) imposed a conventional treaty with winners and losers. That is the key issue. Answer In 1918 when the war had ended the League of Nations was drawn up‚ but at the same time the "big three" were planning a way to get compensation for the war and make Germany a lesser threat to any of the European countries.In 1914 Germany had a big empire covering parts of Poland and France. In
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they took over various colonies of Germany. Some territorial losses were: Alsace-Lorraine being returned to France‚ the Polish Corridor being taken by Prussia and Russia‚ the Saar Basin under League of Nations control for 15 years and turned the coal mines over to France‚ Danzig became a free city under the League. All of her colonies were distributed as mandates among the Allies. New countries were being formed and old countries were being destroyed‚ all to the arrangements and ease to the Allies. Germans
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supposed to eradicate‚ crime‚ excess and corruption. But the question is why it was introduced in America in 1920 and to understand this issue‚ one has to look at the groups that campaigned against the American drinking culture‚ such as the Anti-Saloon League‚ as well as the general situation and the public opinion in America‚ including the fear of immigration. One of the groups that campaigned against alcoholic drinks in America were business executives. Including names as important as Ford and Rockefeller
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Bread in time of War‚ in 1922‚ it discusses women’s view on the treaty. There was a general division‚ but overall a distinct agreement that an international organization was desperately needed‚ no matter what. W.E.B. DuBois fully supported the League of Nations and in
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developments and interactions‚ the effects of which cross national boundaries and affect the lives of people in different countries and in several parts of the world. ” Though IR as an academic discipline is of recent origin‚ relations among nations is a phenomena that is as old as history itself. Scholars often trace the origin of International Relations back to 1648. This is due to the fact that although actual relations between states had taken place since the ancient civilizations such as
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killing anyone who opposed him to fulfill his plans. Hitler was only worried about one issue that was being attacked from both sides so he struck a deal with the Russians and started his attack on other territories like Austria and abusing the League of Nations weakness. He started expanding more and more creating alliances with other totalitarian countries creating the Axis this eventually forced the Alliance to unite and try to fight him. All of this was to restore German glory and
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boiled down to a few primary issues. There were immediate causes and more long term‚ deeply rooted causes. The Treaty of Versailles caused a lot of tension in Germany. The League of Nations was more of a puppet institution and had little success in actually shaping world policies. International laws agreed upon by many nations were ignored. This includes Japan‚ Manchuria‚ Abyssinia‚ and Italy under Mussolini’s rule. It is likely that Hitler took the instability in International affairs as an open
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Empire. New states were established out of these former empires including Yugoslavia‚ Czechoslovakia‚ Estonia‚ Latvia‚ Lithuania and Poland. Communism arose in Eastern Europe‚ and France and Britain gained many new territories from the defeated nations‚ as Germany‚ Austria‚ and Turkey lost most of their land and resources. Death knocked down all barriers between people. Clothing and Out look: All belligerents had enacted some form of a selective service that leveled classes in many ways. Wartime
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which was implied by “a mighty sword” being necessary. Document 2 According to Haile Selassie‚ who should stop aggressors? Selassie thinks the League of Nations should stop the aggressors. Collective security should be used to achieve this. What would happen if the aggressors were not stopped? The other countries within the League of Nations
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