Already disheartened by the major embarrassment they experienced when they were defeated in World War I‚ Germany was only further degraded by the Treaty of Versailles. Germany was forced to take full responsibility for the devastating war and had to pay immense reparations for it. In response‚ the entire country took a turn for the worst‚ with their economy in shambles‚ significant territorial losses‚ and their military a mere fraction of its original size. Germans felt they had been mistreated and
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After World War I was fought the Treaty of Versailles was created and signed. Several things were accomplished with this treaty; the main accomplishment‚ in my opinion‚ being the economically crippling reparations placed upon Germany. The first step in economically damaging Germany was by using this treaty to assign sole reasonability of causing World War I on the shoulders of Germany. By allocating the blame to all of Germany the victors could force Germany to accept responsibility for all the damage
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Critically examine the proposition that small allies have exploited ’ large allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Comment on the proposition that prospective gains for producer groups prove more important than assessment of gains to nation states when explaining international collaboration? The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) expanded by three new members in 1999 and thus now has nineteen members. Although most people view this to be a benefit for the future of NATO as
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consideration the Concept of National Sovereignty and the Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty. The Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is an international treaty that aims to contain and bring an end to the spread of nuclear weapons and technology. It also aims to boost cooperation and collaboration in ensuring the peaceful and proper use of nuclear energy‚ and to fulfill the goal of nuclear‚ as well as general disarmament. This treaty guarantees its signatories the right to develop nuclear technology for peaceful
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They say that misery loves company. In the years leading up to the Treaty of Union‚ Scotland’s otherwise reasonable steady existence began to deteriorate fast. Misfortune after misfortune kept hitting the nation‚ sending them into desperation and almost pushing them over the edge. Several factors play a role as to why Scotland agreed to sign the Treaty of union. Those reasons being the Seven ill years with various elements‚ the Darien scheme and lastly the French and English protectionism. Starting
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multiple ideas and acts of aggression that the axis power had. First‚ The axis power or the germans‚Russians‚ and Japanese thought they were the superior race.They thought that jews were the problem of the world. After that the germans thought the treaty of the versailles was unfair. Then‚ they thought they had to rebuild their military to make it better.Finally the axis power thought that they need to take the rhineland Next‚ there was responses to those ideas and aggression. The first thing to those
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One of the most momerable moments in my life is my trip to Paris. In 1989‚ I was twenty one years old. My mother decided to visit Paris for some reasons. Since she was illiterate‚ she decided to take me with her. I was a student at that time. I was studying English at the Univesity of Constantine‚ a city situated in the north east of Algeria.It was my first trip outside Algeria and it is still engraved in my memory because of the story my mother told me while we were in the sky over the Mediterranean
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I agree with this statement to a certain extent. The treaty of Versailles only provoked revenge from the German nation. The humiliation of war guilt and the reparations charges were a bitter end to the Germans exit from World War One. A proud military country that was brought to its knees‚ ordered to disarm and hand back hard fought land. The fourteen points were unfair and written in British and French anger at the upsetting loss of life. A way of ensuring a long-term peace‚ better relations but
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As the cities in the nineteenth century grew and expanded‚ more and more people moved from the countryside to said cities. With an increase in the size and population of the city an individual’s anonymity increased as well. Both the Paris Morgue and the novella Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde‚ written by Robert Lewis Stevenson portray the anonymity of modern city life. While middle class men often appreciated the anonymity of the city‚ because it allowed them to escape social class restrictions‚ they also
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Woodrow Wilson‚ President of the United States of America‚ was a key influencer of policy regarding Germany at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. Without Wilson‚ reparations paid by Germany to Britain and France would have been much more punitive and the consequences all the more severe. Wilsons ideals were made clear in his “Fourteen Points” speech were he states that‚ “We do not wish to injure her or to block in any way her legitimate influence or power.” Wilson’s intention is to reduce tension
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