The Treaty of Versailles By Alex Cox Block 1/A October 28/13 The Treaty of Versailles is one of the most important documents to ever be signed by world leaders. The document was signed June 28th at the Palace of Versailles near Paris‚ France after the end of WW1. It was an agreement made between the Allied forces after many long months of negotiations as to what should happen to Germany after the Great War. Woodrow Wilson of America‚ David Lloyd George of Britain‚ Clemenceau of France
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The Impact of the Treaty of Versailles Germany had to sign a war guilt clause stating that they had started the First World War. This made Germany look weak as they gave in easily. The German public didn’t support the government from the start and found that their surrender was a stab in the back. However as the Treaty of Versailles was signed on the 28th June 1919 accepting full responsibility the citizens of Germany felt that the government stabbed the army in the back even more. They did not
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on who you are‚ but all identify her as the Virgin of Guadalupe‚ perhaps the most recognizable icon to emerge out of post-conquest Americas. La Virgen of Guadalupe has evolved throughout history as a cross-cultural and multi-generational icon of virginity‚ femininity‚ purity‚ and maternal love. Her presence can be seen everywhere‚ on clothing‚ jewelry‚ car windows‚ and even on coffins. This essay charts the evolution of La Virgen de Guadalupe in Chicano art‚ from religious icon to feminist mascot;
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INTRODUCTION: Euthanasia: a Greek name which means "Good Death". N.M. Harris provides with a definition of the term which says that euthanasia is a deliberate intervention undertaken with the express intention of ending life‚ to relieve intractable suffering.1 Euthanasia has been classified as voluntary‚ non‐voluntary and involuntary. These three types can be further divided into active and passive euthanasia. Active euthanasia entails the administration of lethal substances to kill while Passive
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6. Q. What were the successes and failures of the Treaty of Tordesillas? A. In the Treaty of Tordesillas‚ they were many successes and failures. One of the successes that the Treaty of Tordesillas did was to divide the world. The west part of the world belonged to Spain and on the other side of the line‚ it was Portugal which was where Brazil was located. Brazil was never seen by the Europeans. 7. Q. How did the encomienda system exploit Indian laborers? A. The encomienda system exploits Indian
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Pinckney’s Treaty (174)- It was a treaty between the United States and Spain. Thomas Pinckney represented the United States at the signing of the treaty. It gave the Americans free navigation of the Mississippi River. It gave the land north of Florida (Mississippi and Alabama) to America that had been in dispute. It required Spanish authorities to prevent the Indians from raiding across the border along the 31st parallel. It also gave western farmers the right of deposit in New Orleans‚ making it
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Canadian Treaties In modern society the question of why the aboriginal population receives benefits often arises. Much of today’s youth does not understand that the Native American people were often stripped of their rights in the past in order to gain these advantages. Two main incidents were established in the Aboriginal history‚ the first was the treaties that spread across Canada and the second incident was the Indian Act of 1876. The main difference between the Indian Act and treaties were
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jhfjehfsjhfjshdjshfjshfjsfhjsfhjsfhsjfhThe main cause for the Second World War is the Treaty of Versailles‚ which was written on June 28‚ 1919. This treaty‚ drafted by Woodrow Wilson‚ caused many economic‚ social‚ and political issues that eventually led to World War II. Without this treaty‚ Germany would not have had to assume the war debt‚ the people of Germany would not have become angry‚ and the rise of dictators would not have been an issue. Thanks to the Treaty of Versailles‚ many terrible events are a part of the twentieth
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TREATY OF VERSAILLES a)Which terms of the peace settlement of 1919 directly affected France? -France gained territory such as Alsace Lorraine and the Saarland (which were important industrial areas) -Also‚ german colonies become mandates ruled by the League of Nations and France would be able to make use of them. -The league of nations menat that France’s safety would concern other countries as it woul act as an international police force. -France’s safety was assured by the terms of the
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The Treaty of Versailles was passed in order to end WWI and addressed the condition of the economy post-war. The decisions contrived during the treaty were without Germany’s input‚ such as the full blame being on them and the amount of reparations due. This caused anger and resentment towards the Allied Powers‚ which only helped Hitler wiggle his way to the top. For the Allies‚ the treaty only created what they thought was a type of peace that weakened Germany‚ secured the French border against
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