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    Treaty in1863 [Cambodia-France] Before 1863‚ Cambodia mainly served as a vassal territory for either the Thai or Vietnamese government. As stated earlier‚ King Norodom was seeking to end this cycle and gain power for Cambodia by signing a protection treaty with France. France viewed Cambodia as a buffer zone between southern Vietnam and British-aligned Siam. They hoped that by signing the treaty they would be protecting their own interests in southern Vietnam. In turn‚ Cambodia relied on French protection

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    Consequences of the Treaty of Versailles November Criminals The November criminals were the German politicians responsible for signing the treaty of Versailles. Hitler said this as propaganda to make the German citizens hate the Wiemar Democracy and there for turn to Nazism. He told them that the November Criminals betrayed Germany by signing the treaty. Spartacist Revolt The Spartacists were a group of communists named after Spartacus‚ who led a revolt of slaves against the Romans in

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    Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969 Done at Vienna on 23 May 1969. Entered into force on 27 January 1980. United Nations‚ Treaty Series‚ vol. 1155‚ p. 331 Copyright © United Nations 2005 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Done at Vienna on 23 May 1969 The States Parties to the present Convention‚ Considering the fundamental role of treaties in the history of international relations‚ Recognizing the ever-increasing importance of treaties as a source of international law

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    Ronald Reagan emerged as his challenger‚ a former actor with great public skills and a plan. They elected Ronald Reagan in 1980 who had a controversial plan for fixing the U.S. economy‚ later dubbed “Reaganomics.” 1980 Reagan Doctrine Treaty of 1987 the president’s foreign policy in the 1980s of supporting anti-Communist revolutions.        reduced existing weapons.     the Reagan Doctrine would not shy away from directly confronting Soviet-supported regimes or groups.    prevent nuclear

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    United States-The People’s Republic of China Income Tax Convention (1984) This Agreement shall apply to persons who are residents of one or both of the Contracting States (The People’s Republic of China‚ or United States of America‚ or both). The term of “resident of a Contracting State” means any person who‚ under the laws of that Contracting State‚ is liable to tax therein by reason of his domicile‚ residence‚ place of head office‚ place of incorporation or any other criterion of a similar nature

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    The Treaty of Versailles was the primary treaty that ended the Great War in 1919. It is arguably one of the worst treaties in world history. It solved none of the problems in Europe that lead to World War I and it was one of the leading causes for World War II. The Treaty of Versailles punished the losers of World War I; instead of working together to resolve the issues that caused World War I‚ it created more hostility between countries in Europe. Germany and Austria-Hungary were the countries

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    The end of the Great War saw many things from large numbers of civilian deaths to soldiers death and then finally to the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles was one of five treaties that were formulated at the Paris Peace Conference as part of the Armistice‚ at the end of the First World War. (Australian War Memorial)‚ explains that the “the Treaty of Versailles related to establishing the conditions of peace with Germany.” (Australian War Memorial)‚ states the major sanctions

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    AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME Article 1 PERSONAL SCOPE This Agreement shall apply to persons who are residents of one or both of the Contracting States. Article 2 TAXES COVERED 1. This Agreement shall apply to taxes on income imposed on behalf of each Contracting State‚ irrespective of the manner in which they are levied.  2. There shall be regarded

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    After the War of Independence the colonies were now free from British rule. However‚ that came with a price to pay. Being their own separate country‚ the United States‚ having a weak economy and many complaints and disagreements with Britain. In an attempt to resolve this problem‚ Washington sent John Jay‚ the current Supreme Court justice‚ to Britain to negotiate with the British. After making coming to terms with Great British‚ the Treaty of Amity‚ Commerce‚ and Navigation‚ commonly known as

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    The weakness of the Treaty of Versailles caused World War II. The treaty blamed Germany for the war and forced them to pay reparations causing massive distrust and hatred. Dictators like Hitler and Mussolini took advantage of the weak League of Nation’s pretentious power in order to dominate many countries to increase their own country’s power. Instability was also caused by the treaty‚ which led to the rise of dictatorships throughout Europe. The implications of my argument are understanding how

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