Penang’s Changing Role in the Straits Settlementsi‚ 1826-1946 C.M. Turnbull Email maryturnbull@beeb.net ABSTRACT When the East India Company created the Straits Settlements (comprising Penang & Province Wellesley‚ Melaka and Singapore) as the Fourth Presidency of India in 1826‚ Penang was the capital‚ the most important of the settlements. While it remained the headquarters of the judiciary until 1855‚ Penang soon gave way to Singapore as the administrative and commercial capital in
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benefit”. The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty that was signed by the countries that were in war in World War I. The treaty had many different effects on Germany and many different conditions in it. Many people had hated the treaty and others had agreed with everything that the treaty had said. During World War II‚ the Treaty of Versailles impacted Germany’s government. First‚ the Treaty of Versailles was created for a variety of reasons. Secondly‚ there were many conditions in the Treaty Of Versailles
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Nez Perce Treaties of 1855‚ 1863‚ 1868‚ The Nez Perce’ Treaty of 1855 was signed by Chief Joseph‚ the father of infamous Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce’ Indian Tribe. In 1855‚ Chief Joseph ’s father‚ Old Joseph‚ signed a treaty with the United States Government that allowed his people to retain much of their traditional lands. In 1863 another treaty was created that severely reduced the amount of land‚ but Old Joseph Chief of the Nez Perce’ maintained that this second treaty was never agreed to
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World War I left Germany in economic despair and social unrest due to the Treaty of Versailles. This treaty held Germany liable for payment in restitution for the damages caused by the first World War. This payment and blame placed on Germany led to a decrease in the worth of money as well as frustration socially and politically. Most of the people of Germany did not feel they should be held responsible for the war. Furthermore‚ the economic struggles led to even greater animosity towards Germany’s
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While doing research it was found that “the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28‚ 1919‚” according to the website History.com‚ it was signed by the Allies. The Treaty wasn’t a fair agreement‚ because they lost a lot of important stuff‚ also they had to pay for the damage. What I don’t understand is why the other side didn’t have to pay anything? Doesn’t make any sense to me. The Treaty of Versailles wasn’t a fair agreement because of all the things that Germany had to put up with. Germany
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The Treaty of Versailles was signed in June 1919 by Hermann Müller and Johannes Bell after being written by the leaders of the Allied nations in the aftermath of the First World War. They needed a country on which to pin the blame for the war; a country which would need to accept its defeat by the Allied powers during the war and pay for reparations. The terms of the treaty affected Germany in many ways. For example‚ article 231 of the Treaty stated that Germany would be made responsible for all
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Treaty of Versailles Essay During World War One‚ there was massive devastation done to the Allies and the Central Powers and will be remembered for many years to come. The peace treaty that ended the war was called the Treaty of Versailles and its consequences would have far reaching impact. The Great War was fought using trench warfare and a stalemate was created. On the Western front France was fighting Germany‚ there were many casualties‚ 15 million soldiers were seriously injured‚ 7 million
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The Result of the Treaty of Versailles I. With the end of World War I‚ the old international system was torn down‚ Europe was reorganized‚ and a new world was born. The European nations that had fought in the Great War emerged economically and socially crippled. Economic depression prevailed in Europe for much of the inter-war period‚ and debtor nations found it impossible to pay their debts without borrowing even more money‚ at higher rates‚ thus worsening the economy to an even greater degree
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Wilson’s only purpose was to denationalize the U.S. By the time Wilson returned to the U.S. he was more surprised by the opposition he encountered in his home country. The treaty of Versailles failed and yet historians have asked whose fault it was. Obviously Wilson’s ineptitude and stubbornness let to the senate defeat of the treaty of Versailles. Wooldrow Wilson could have negotiate with the
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The Treaty of Kadesh was a peace treaty between the Egyptians and the Hittites. The treaty was created in 1269 BCE by Ramesses II and the king of the Hittites‚ Hattusilis. The whole entire treaty was not found but 2 parts of it. The tablet was written in The Akkadian language which was spoken in Ancient Mesopotamia. It was found in the capital of Hittite in Turkey in 1906. At the moment the tablet is in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum in Turkey. The Egyptian-Hittite Treaty was a solution to a
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