Was Washington to blame for the X‚ Y‚ and Z affair? In my opinion yes‚ Washington was partly responsible for this affair. Throughout his presidency‚ Washington got rid of many problems with foreign affairs by establishing a treaty. When they needed Spain to give us navigation of the Mississippi river‚ he created Pinckney’s Treaty. Also‚ when Britain’s army units remained in America and causing havoc‚ Washington made Jay’s treaty. The main focus that Washington was making was the need to have peace
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Othello is a victim who runs ahead of his tempter Othello is a powerful and thought-provoking play because it demands its audience to contemplate the very nature of humanity. The concept of mankind’s inherent evil is explored primarily through the character of Othello. The audience is often left confused as to whether Othello’s downfall can be blamed on his character or rather the inescapable evil of man. Of course‚ in Othello‚ Iago acts as a catalyst for the disastrous chain of events and can hence
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Who is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death? In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet‚ most of the events that happened‚ led up to the death of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. Many‚ if not all‚ of the characters played an ultimate role in the tragic death of the ‘star crossed lovers’‚ but Friar Lawrence was certainly the biggest contributor. At first glance‚ one may look over Friar Lawrence and dismiss him as only a minor character in this story. However‚ upon closer examination‚ it becomes
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important‚ is Germany wanted to be big and have a bigger empire and provide raw materials for industry and to show it was as powerful as Britain. Britain’s response to this was to be defensive‚ because they felt threatened and try to protect its title of having the biggest Empire. Its first instinct was to get more countries and build up its Empire like Germany were doing at the time. This was a cause‚ because Britain felt threatened by Germany and would have done anything to protect itself and its status
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The two lovers Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet were found dead on Thursday‚July‚18. The two lovers were already married by friar Lawrence behind their families backs. Both of the families are devastated that Friar Lawrence did not tell them anything about him marrying their children. the two families find it kind of suspicious that friar Lawrence would give Juliet a simple solution instead of telling her to do the right thing and tell her parents. they think that maybe he did to protect
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It’s a challenging task to point the finger of blame at one sole country for starting a war. Although there is never one country entirely responsible for starting warfare there is commonly one country that is more at fault than the other. In the case of the Revolutionary War‚ I believe the British were to blame for igniting the flames of revolution due to their overtaxing of the colonists and practice of mercantilism. The war itself though was completely unnecessary and should never have taken place
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AP US History Unit 9 Test: WW1 to the Great Depression 1) What caused American entry into World War I‚ and how did Wilson turn the war into an ideological crusade? A: Although America did not want to enter WW1‚ once German submarines sunk the American ship Lusetania‚ it killed American sailors. Instead of his original idea to spread peace‚ Wilson now wanted revenge. In his war message to Congress‚ he said that if America did not act quickly‚ the Western hemisphere’s ideals would be destroyed
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America’s Foreign Policy Post WWI and Its Results Indisputably the United States failed to join the League of Nations‚ because the US senate refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles. Despite Wilson’s extensive 1919-1920 campaign to achieve Senate approval for the treaty‚ he failed in part because he did not attain consensus among the Democratic and Republican parties. When peace negotiations began in October‚ 1918‚ President Wilson Woodrow played a significant role. The focal point of his arguments
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Among the outstanding plays of ancient Greece‚ Oedipus the King‚ which was created by great tragedian Sophocles and won second prize at the Dionysia festival in 427‚ is a monumental one. It is even used by Aristotle as his model for tragedy in the Poetics and has always been considered to be one of the greatest tragedies(Feder 292). In the play‚ Oedipus‚ the king of Thebes‚ swears to find out the murderer of the former king Laius‚ in order to save his people from an terrible plague hanging on the
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War 1 was a military conflict lasting from 1914 to 1918 which involved nearly all the biggest powers of the world Fact 2 - World War 1 involved 2 opposing alliances - the Allies and the Central Powers Fact 3 - The countries of the Allies included Russia‚ France‚ British Empire‚ Italy‚ United States‚ Japan‚ Rumania‚ Serbia‚ Belgium‚ Greece‚ Portugal and Montenegro Fact 4 - The countries of the Central Powers included Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Turkey and Bulgaria Fact 5 - World War 1 was triggered
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