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    League of Nations

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    League of Nations Background 0 America entered World War One in 1917. The country as a whole and the president - Woodrow Wilson in particular - was horrified by the slaughter that had taken place in what was meant to be a civilised part of the world. The only way to avoid a repetition of such a disaster‚ was to create an international body whose sole purpose was to maintain world peace and which would sort out international disputes as and when they occurred. This would be the task of the

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    Idiot Nation

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    smarter and a well-educated nation. According to Michael Moore‚ this is not the case. Moore is an American filmmaker‚ author‚ social critic and activist. He is the director and producer of Fahrenheit 9/11‚ which is the highest grossing documentary of all time and winner of the Palme d’or. In his essay “Idiot nation” excerpted from his book stupid white men and other sorry excuses for the state of our nation‚ Moore focuses on the collapsing educational system of the United States of America. He questions

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    The league of nations

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    The League of Nations Recommended Resources: Course Companion pp. 52-59‚ Waugh pp. 128-132‚ Walsh pp. 184-209‚ Williamson pp. 78 -85 Terms to Know Collective Security- a system of maintaining world peace and security by concerted action on the part of the nations of the world Enforcement- To impose  Rapallo Treaty - The Treaty of Rapallo was an agreement signed in the Italian town of Rapallo on April 16‚ 1922 between Germany (the Weimar Republic) and Soviet Russia under which each renounced

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    China Rise

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    * ------------------------------------------------- Assess the question of “China’s peaceful rise” from the standpoint of at least two of the paradigms. * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- Introduction * ------------------------------------------------- Realism and liberalism are the two important theoretical frameworks explain and predict the patterns of

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    Nation divided

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    1860 politicians made efforts to maintain a balance between the Northern and Southern states. After Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860 the Southern States believed that the balance of power had shifted away from them. While they wanted to preserve the Union‚ Lincoln was a known abolitionist and slavery seemed to be under attack. Calhoun and Lincoln both gave many speeches about the preservation of the United States‚ but each had their own agenda on how to do it. Calhoun stated that slavery was a

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    Rise of Japan

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    The rise of Japan has been greeted by countries around the world with a mixture of surprise and wariness. Western powers in particular‚ perceived the rise of Japan as a regional threat to their interest in the far East. The document‚ a letter written by President Roosevelt to Senator Knox regarding the relations between the United States (US) and Japan in 1909 is a reflection of the wariness of Western powers to the rise of Japan. Furthermore‚ the letter also shows an important passage in the social

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    The Cherokee Nation

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    The Cherokee Nation The Cherokee Nation is are Native American’s who according to 19th century ethnographers originated in the northern portion of the United States in the Great Lakes area’s and eventually migrated south to the Southeastern United States‚ Georgia‚ The Carolinas and Tennessee. Eventually the Cherokee’s were forced to relocate in Oklahoma (the authors home). This paper will cover the origins of the Cherokee‚ The Trail of Tears and some interesting cultural differences and rituals

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    A Nation at Risk

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    A Nation at Risk Part 1: A Nation at Risk was and is a document that in essence gave/gives a call to arms to wake up the American nation in regards to mediocrity within education. The report changed high schools to include more necessary core classes for the American high school student and brought about other forms of changes for American schools. It has brought about both negative and positive results in the reform towards successful education of all students. It was imperative to bring

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    Seminole Nation

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    The nation that my group was assigned was the Seminole nation. My part of the presentation was to talk about the brief history of the nation and the interactions it had with other native nations. While I did not find this part necessarily difficult‚ I did learn a lot of new information. For example‚ while researching the Seminole nation‚ I learned how it all started due to pressure from the Upper Creek nation‚ which forced multiple other nations to move to Florida to start a new life (Weisman). Also

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    Cafeteria Nation

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    Cafeteria Nation In One Nation‚ Slightly Divisible‚ David Brooks breaks down the country into two groups. Blue America‚ or the city‚ and Red America‚ the rural area. Brooks discusses the vast differences between each group as well as the stereotypes of each. For example‚ in his article he says‚ "We sail; they powerboat. We cross-country ski; they snowmobile. We hike; they drive ATV ’s. We have vineyard tours; they have tractor pulls. When it comes to yard work‚ they have rider mowers; we have illegal

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