slavery were in jeopardy with the election of Republican‚ Abraham Lincoln. However‚ the election of Lincoln was not a mandate for the abolition of slavery in the United States. Lincoln’s primary platform while running for president was to stop the spread of slavery‚ not to abolish it. His Republican principles were the foundation for his disapproval of slavery. However‚ Lincoln realized that slavery was protected by the constitution and that he did not hold the power to abolish slavery. The popular votes
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Why did the treaty of Versailles cause so much bitterness in Germany? The Treaty of Versailles caused so much bitterness in Germany because they thought that the treaty was harsh. One of the reasons was because they didn’t feel that they should take the majority of the blame for starting the war (clause 231) Germany had to accept blame ‘for causing all the loss and damage’ of the war. They also had to accept the loss of territories and colonies; this was a major blow to Germany’s pride and to its
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The Treaty of Versailles was made after WWI in Paris 1919 there was a representative from America‚ Great Britain‚ France and Italy. American Woodrow Wilson‚ Great Britain’s David Lloyd George‚ Frances Georges Clemenceau and Italy’s Vittorio Orlando were known as the ’Big Five’. The Treaty was drawn up so Germany who was responsible for the war was to pay reparations to the allies and their associated powers. The Treaty consisted of Territorial Settlements‚ a war guilt clause‚ reparations and restrictions
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DBQ: How did the Treaty of Versailles help cause World War II? Ralph Waldo Emerson once said‚ “Our greatest glory is not in never failing‚ but in rising up every time we fail.” This was Germany’s philosophy after losing the war. WWI began on July 28‚ 1914‚ with the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a secret group of people who originated from Serbia. Austria’s anger sparked World War I by declaring war on Serbia. This led to a chain reaction in which countries from all over Europe
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To what extent was German policy responsible for the outbreak of WWI? Without a doubt‚ German was one of the most important European powers that were responsible for the outbreak of WWI. Before Bismark was fired‚ he built a great web of alliances for Germany with all possible effort he could make. The Three Emperors’ League joined Germany‚ Russia and Austria-Hungary into an alliance in 1873. In 1879‚ Bismark made a separate treaty with Austrians. The Triple Alliance between Germany‚ Austria
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To what extent was Jinnah responsible for the partition of India? The partition of India in August 1947 was a highly controversial event and has led to widespread speculation regarding its causes and consequences. Orthodox historians credit the creation of Pakistan to Muhammad Ali Jinnah‚ the leader of the All India Muslim League‚ and his determination to create a sovereign state for Indian Muslims. However‚ this view has been contested by a number of historians‚ who place responsibility for
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Describe the terms in the Treaty of Versailles which caused the most bitterness in Germany. The treaty of Versailles was very harsh on the Germans and they hated it. There were several different terms in the treaty which affected different people in different ways. The first was Clause 231. This was the guilt clause. This was important because it meant that Germany had accepted responsibility for the damages caused in the war. By accepting this they also accepted punishment that came with it
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To what extent was the rise of the Nazi Party due to Hitler’s personality? Explain your answer. [12] I agree that Hitler’s personality contributed to the rise of the Nazi Party‚ but there were other factors that caused the Nazi Party to become such a success. Hitler appealed immensely to the German public as he was a very good orator‚ and his speeches were almost always extremely persuasive. Hitler was extremely charismatic and put much effort into his speeches‚ punctuating them with plenty of hand
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To what extent is the USA’s superpower status threatened by the emergence of the BRICs (15) A superpower defined is a very influential and powerful nation. Currently‚ we live in a unipolar world and the USA is the only superpower. Factors such as economy‚ population‚ military strength and geographical location determine a nations superpower status. It is debatable whether the USA is currently being threatened by the emergence of NICs such as the BRICS‚ Brazil‚ India‚ Russia and China. China may
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out in the treaty of Versailles. Our men and women have fought hard to defend this country against the likes of Germany and I felt it was extremely important to ensure that these conditions in the treaty honoured those people‚ especially those who gave their lives. Germany has been punished! But I have also had to protect you and your children from what Germany could do in the future. You must appreciate how difficult it was to set out these conditions. All of you know that Germany was to blame for
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