4/1/10 Compare and Contrast United States foreign policy after the First World War and after the Second World War. Consider the periods 1919-1928 and 1945-1950. United States foreign policy has always been characterized by a commitment to free trade‚ protection of American interests‚ and a concern for human rights. Our founding fathers‚ specifically George Washington‚ are responsible for much of
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1955 saw the start of the Western European Union and talks began at Messina about a European Economic Community‚ the EEC. Britain maintained a strong opinion when referring to Europe and the EEC. This being scepticism‚ Britain didn’t take these plans very seriously. Such feelings were clearly displayed‚ when Britain didn’t even send an Ambassador to the Messina Conference. Instead‚ in keeping with their‚ thus far sceptical approach‚ only an observer was sent on the British behalf‚ rather than Foreign
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The Green Revolution had many causes and consequences from 1945 to the present. One cause of the Green Revolution would be the growth of mechanization and population. Another cause would be poor land conditions and the high rate of famine. Consequences of the Green Revolution would be competition‚ reduced genetic diversity‚ water shortages‚ and changes in lifestyle. The growth of industrialization and of the population were one cause of the Green Revolution. According to the Food and Agriculture
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"Nagasaki‚ August 9‚ 1945" by Michaito Ichimaru is an account of the tragic incident that took place as a result of the blast of the nuclear bomb dropped by the United States on Nagasaki. He makes his essay effective by giving details of the destruction and commenting on the after-wards condition. He describes in his touching essay‚ the soul-terrifying effacement that war truly brought. It is written from the view point of a humane physician deeply concerned with the contemporary world. He writes
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Clement Attlee’s Labour government of 1945-1950? Post war Britain was in shambles. Altogether‚ 50-70 million people were dead as a result of World War 2 and 33% of all houses were lost in the war. However‚ Labour shocked Britain when they overtook the Conservative Party in the 1945 elections. Historians argue Churchill’s laid back attitude was the cause of the war leaders’ failure in the elections. Attlee passed many reforms during his reign. The NHS‚ the National Insurance Act‚ Industrial
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Topic 1: Labour Government 1945-1951 Revision Brainstorm Past Paper Questions (for part B): Do you agree with the view that the outcome of the election of 1945 was ‘a foregone conclusion before electioneering even started’ (Source 5‚ line 32–33)? Do you agree with the view expressed in Source 6 that the achievements of the Attlee Government were remarkable? Do you agree with the view that Labour governments in the years 1945–51 established a society with ‘a significantly greater degree of social
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social reforms and in 1945 when the labour party was elected into power‚ Clement Atlee was made priminister. This proved to be beneficial for the country and resulted in over 200 acts being passed from 1945 to 1948. One of the acts passed was the National Health Service act passed by the minister for health Aneurin Bevan. He wanted to make sure that every citizen could access the best medical care when they needed it and for it to be free at the point of use. The aim of the NHS was to reduce ill-health
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How successful were the welfare reforms in Labour Government 1945-1951? The New Labour Government came in to power in a ‘Landslide’ election victory. The Government was led by Clement Atlee and introduced reforms. The reforms were in Social Security‚ Health‚ Housing‚ Education and Employment. Under the Social Security reform they introduced the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1946‚ National Insurance Act 1946 and the National Assistance Act 1948. They were a lot of criticism with
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THE LABOUR GOVERNMENT 1945 – 51 COMMON QUESTIONS 1 To what extent did the Labour Reforms succeed in creating a modern Welfare State? How successfully did the Labour Government deal with Britain’s social problems after WW2? How significant an impact did the welfare reforms of the Labour Government 1945 – 1951 have on the lives of the British people? KEY FIGURES 1 Clement Attlee (Labour Prime Minister 1945 – 51) Hugh Dalton (Chancellor of the Exchequer) Aneurin Bevan (Health & Housing
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Parliament‚ who shall have their own whips‚ and agree upon their policy‚ which must embrace a readiness to cooperate with any party which for the time being may be engaged in promoting legislation in the direct interests of labour." On the 26th of July 1945‚ the Labour government won the general election with the labour party wining 393 seats‚ the Conservative–Liberal Democrat (also called The Coalition: Our Programme for Government) won 210 seats‚ the Liberals won 12 seats and the Communist won 2 seats
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