During the 1920’s the League of Nations primary desire was to end war across all fronts and to promote international co-operation. Therefore the best criteria that can be used to classify a success‚ was whether war was avoided and a peaceful settlement formulated after a crisis between two or more nations. Although this aim was the most important the league also tried to help economic problems in other countries. This applied to the economic collapse of Austria and Hungary between 1922-3. When
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working class and award them political equality‚ or particularly distinct from the status quo. By 1906‚ they had won 29 seats in Parliament despite a lack of clear policy‚ won simply on the back of their agreement with the Liberals after the Lib-Lab pact in 1903‚ where the parties wouldn’t run candidates against the others’. This evidence perhaps suggests that the
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Eisenhower/ Truman Study Guide The questions cover Chapters 5‚ 6‚ and 7 from the Cold War book- Pearson‚ and Ch. 12‚ 16‚ and 17 and pages 150-161 from the Todd book. All of these sections were assigned and questions were asked in class covering most of the readings. 1. What was the difference between Cominform and COMECOM? Cominform: Communist Information Bureau (September 1947) created as an instrument to increase Stalin’s control over the Communist parties of other countries. COMECOM:
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Anschluss? It meant Austria and Germany combining as one country (one government) It was forbidden. 4. What were the six main steps to war‚ 1935–1939? • Conscription and Rearmament • Rhineland • Austria • Munich • Czechoslovakia • Nazi-Soviet Pact and Poland 5. What is conscription? Conscription is calling men to be in the army‚ not giving them a choice. 6. What date did Hitler introduce conscription in Germany? 1935 7. When did Hitler reoccupy the Rhineland? 7 March 1936 8. How many
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The invasion of Poland was the spark that ignited the world’s largest war in history. Even though Germany had already annexed the Sudetenland and Austria‚ this was the last straw because France and Britain had guaranteed Poland’s borders. If they had lost them‚ France and Britain’s credibility would almost be depleted and the rest would lie with their homeland ("Invasion of Poland"). Germany had invaded Poland on September 1st but Poland was very reluctant to go to war and was even willing to forget
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Nuclear weapons and disasters 1.A. atomic bomb- a bomb whose explosive force comes from a chain reaction based on nuclear fission in U-235 or plutonium. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/atomic+bombhydrogen bomb- a bomb‚ more powerful than an atomic bomb‚ that derives its explosive energy from the thermonuclear fusion reaction of hydrogen isotopes. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hydrogen%20bomb?s=tnuclear fallout- Nuclear fallout settles on the ground and in the atmosphere after
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Gustave Stresemann had a lot of influence over Germany in the period between 1923 and 1929. Though he was only chancellor for a short while he occupied other very important positions such as Germany’s Foreign Minister. Before Stresemann took charge in 1923 the Weimar Republic had many problems. In 1922 the government declared that they could no longer pay reparations to France due to severe economic problems. The French responded to this by sending 60‚000 French and Belgian troops to invade the
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conflict between Dr. Faustus and the belief system of the age of discovery is established when Faustus makes a pact with the devil to sell his soul. Faustus‚ a top scholar and doctor in many fields‚ feels as though he has reached the pinnacle of human achievement. Yet‚ he desires further knowledge and power‚ knowledge and power that are not humanly attainable. However‚ through his pact with the devil‚ Faustus gains the power necessary to perform black magic‚ cast spells‚ and perform other godly deeds
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Adolf Hitler‚ is not as trite as it sounds. Hitler was referring to his own successful remilitarization of the Rhineland in 1936. Before he moved into the Rhineland‚ Hitler was securely "in his box". Pursuant to the Versailles Treaty and the Locarno pact of 1926‚ Germany had been forced to keep this territory demilitarized as a guarantee against renewed aggression; furthermore ‚ an unguarded Rhineland left Germany naked to a French attack. From the German point of view‚ this was not "fair"; it violated
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The League of Arab States (Arabic: جامعة الدول العربية Jāmiʻat ad-Duwal al-ʻArabiyya)‚ commonly called the Arab League (Arabic: الجامعة العربية al-Jāmiʻa al-ʻArabiyya)‚ is a regional organization of Arab countries in and around North Africa‚ the Horn of Africa‚ and Southwest Asia. It was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945 with six members: Egypt‚ Iraq‚ Transjordan (renamed Jordan in 1949)‚ Lebanon‚ Saudi Arabia and Syria. Yemen joined as a member on 5 May 1945. Currently‚ the League has 22 members
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