Chap 1 (Unit 1.2) Factors that contribute to the League of Nations’ weakness (Point) Limited membership (Eg/Evidence) USA did not want to join (most Americans were isolationist)‚ Russians refused to join (they were Communists and hated Britain and France) and Germany was not allowed to join until 1925 (Elaborate) USA was the strongest and most powerful country in the world and commanded great respect and political clout. Its inclusive in the League of Nations would have enhanced the league’s
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The Rwandan Genocide 1994 Evaluate the causes and significance of the Rwandan Genocide war “During the one hundred days that began on April 6‚ 1994‚ Rwanda experienced the most intensive slaughter in this blood-filled century. It is important that the world know that these killings were not spontaneous or accidental … These events grew from a policy aimed at the systematic destruction of a people.” Rwanda is one of the smallest countries in Central Africa‚ with a population of just seven
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Sierra Leone “Blood Diamond” Conflict Many of the world’s major conflicts arise from the want or need for resources‚ but the extent to which these resources are responsible for such conflicts‚ tends to be misunderstood. Conflicts may arise with first a dispute on who gets control over what resources‚ but followed by other factors adding up to contribute to the said conflict‚ including‚ corrupt leaders‚ religion‚ debt ect. When this is the case‚ it becomes confusing on what aspects are
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behavior‚ which leads to a society that runs efficiently. Laws also supply ethical standards and expectations‚ while providing rules of conduct‚ measures to enforce those rules‚ and a means for settling disputes. Other functions of law include: peacekeeping; checking government power and promoting personal freedom; facilitating planning and the realization of reasonable expectations; promoting economic growth through free competition; promoting social justice; and protecting the environment (Mallor
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minority populations. We may be able to pressure majority populations to respect the rights of minority‚ thereby undermining the creation of secessionist sentiment. In cases where violence erupts‚ we can not automatically send in American peacekeeping forces. We can not afford such a policy in terms of lives or tax dollars. The United Nations should be the final arbiter on these matters. If the UN can not act in a manner that is to our liking‚ then we should consider our geographic and historical
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military actions undermines their seriousness. The highly idealized concept of beauty marketed by fashion magazines contributes to the anxiety over body image that leads many women to eating disorders. By featuring highlights of air strikes and peacekeeping missions on the news‚ television producers reduce them to the status of popular entertainment and undermine the audience’s appreciation of the seriousness of military actions. Students who are forced to wear school uniforms have their creativity
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Foreign Policy- policy that involves choice taking about relations with the rest of the world. The pres. Is the chief initiator of U.S. foreign policy United Nations- Created in 1945& currently including 192 member nations‚ with central peacekeeping mission and programs in areas including economic development& health‚ education‚ & welfare. The seat of real power in the UN is the Security Council. North Atlantic Treaty Organization- a regional organization that was created in 1949 by
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Benvolio has a peaceful personality‚ who cares and supports his best friend Romeo. When Benvolio is first introduced to the story‚ he was with the Montagues in the middle of “three civil brawls” (1.1.91). He didn’t fight the Capulets like the rest of the Montagues‚ instead he announces “I do but keep the peace. Put up thy sword” (1.1.69). Being the peaceful man that Benvolio is‚ he tried to stop the fight and keep peace in the city. To symbolize Benvolio’s act of peace‚ I decided to put a picture
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success‚ it is increasingly insufficient” by itself when dealing with global security (Goldschmidt 2009). Domestic state concerns‚ such as internal instability and a lack of resources can have global repercussions. Domestic concerns: Domestic peacekeeping in Afghanistan and global warming Because of the terrorist threat posed to NATO nations by terrorist non-state actors harbored in Afghanistan‚ NATO cannot shirk the critical role it must play in creating a more stable government‚ despite Afghanistan’s
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Israel-Hamas-Hezbollah Conflict in Lebanon Introduction The Republic of Lebanon is a small Middle Eastern nation on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. It became an independent republic in 1943‚ but its history is thousands of years older. Historians have found evidence that people lived in the region in pre-historic times. Lebanon’s earliest known inhabitants‚ the Canaanites‚ settled the land in about 3000 B.C. The Canaanites were followed by the Phoenicians‚ who moved into the region
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