IB 20th Century World History- Weeks 7-10 Background Information President Roosevelt heavily supported a declaration of war with Germany to preserve the European balance of power. Wilson aimed towards American isolationism Wilsonian Idealism World War I 1914-1919 World War II 1939-1945 The Treaty of Versailles “The Big Three”- Clemenceau of France‚ Woodrow Wilson of the United States of America‚ and David Lloyd George of England‚ along with Orlando of Italy Reduction of national armaments
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Violence against women is an everyday reality act now‚always and forever before its too late. I was told Indian women don ’t think like that about equality. But I would like to argue that if they don ’t think like that they should be given a real opportunity to think like that." -- Amartya Sen …gender equality is critical to the development and peace of every nation." -- Kofi Annan "…there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women." -- Kofi Annan "women themselves
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World War One ended at 11am on 11th November 1918 and a few months later‚ the “Big Four” (Prime Minister David Lloyd George‚ President Woodrow Wilson‚ Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau‚ and Prime Minister Vittorio Orlando) met at the Paris Peace Conference to discuss what would happen to Germany considering the citizens plight. Britain was very eager to punish Germany‚ but Prime Minister David was worried that if they treated Germany harshly then it would result in chaos. Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau
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Herrieden‚ Germany‚ was a quiet town. Houses in the neighborhood were never the same color. It was as if someone dumped all the shades of color onto this town. The Germans that were living in this town never had a frown on their face when outside. They always greeted their neighbors and gave each other gifts. The German community around my family and other families knew that we were Americans‚ but they never treated us with disrespect.When my family moved into the town‚ our neighbors came over to
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Religion is one of the ways we can show our personalities and express ourselves. Imagine a world where you have to follow a specific religion and you get punished for not obeying the law. That was the issue in 16th century Germany. The issues that cause groups of people or countries to come to the conflict was the revolts against the church and higher power. The church was put down by Martin Luther and his reform against the obscured ways of the Catholic Church. Martin Luther was a German professor
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Bismarckian Germany has undergone extensive transformation‚ as historians have had access to a wider variety of sources and evidence‚ and have held differing social and political presuppositions influencing their portrayal of the German unifier. The changing historical interpretations can be seen over time‚ as differing contexts and sources influence the portrayal‚ as early interpretations of Bismarck from the 1870s to the 1920s portrayed Bismarck as a man in charge and as a necessity for Germany to move
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think of would be from the 18th century when women at work meant women working in the household. The work that women did adhered to the patriarchal structure‚ such as cooking‚ cleaning and making clothes. Around the time of World War II work for women began to mean something different. Women were entering the paid labour force specifically during 1939-1945 when they were needed the most to help men in the war. When World War II started‚ Canadian men and women stepped up to help the British Empire during
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VAWC‚ nature and root causes of VAWC‚ battered woman syndrome‚ violence within lesbian relationships‚ violence committed against marginalized women‚ rehabilitation of VAWC perpetrators and documentation of good practices as bases for policy formulation and program development. Since the passage of the Law‚ the Inter-Agency Council on Violence Against Women and Their Children (IACVAWC) member agencies have made significant accomplishments in the areas of public information and advocacy‚ policy development
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JiaMin Leong Ms. Kavytha Humanities 11th March 2011 United States Of America’s Great Seal (I1 - United States) Germany’s Flag (I2 - Germany) Germany’s Great Seal (I3 – Germany Seal) United States of America’s Flag (I1 - United States) United States of America and Germany: Friends For Real? The United States of America‚ also known as USA‚ is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly
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Although Germany ultimately became a powerful nation and yearned for European peace‚ Otto von Bismarck developed alliance mechanisms and he maintained Germany’s leadership in national affairs‚ previously Bismarck was fired by William II Germany began a pursuit to expand which angered other European countries‚ once shot was fired‚ alliances tightened and the First World War began. Otto von Bismarck’s methods to keep peace in Europe‚ impacted the power of Germany as a nation. Young Emperor William
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