S8811568F I. Introduction The United States of America has a long history of support for international criminal justice that can be traced from the Nürnberg War Crimes Trial through to the International Criminal Tribunals for Yugoslavia (“ICTY”) and Rwanda (“ICTR”).[1] Towards the close of the century‚ the United States proved itself as an ardent supporter for the creation of a permanent international criminal tribunal.[2] Yet in July 1998‚ when the vote on the adoption of the
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(countries allied with Germany)‚ joined the war on June 10‚ 1940. From July 10 to October 31‚ 1940‚ the Nazis waged‚ and ultimately lost‚ an air war over England‚ known as the Battle of Britain. 1941 After securing the Balkan region by invading Yugoslavia and Greece on April 6‚ 1941‚ the Germans and their allies invaded the Soviet Union on June 22‚ 1941‚ in direct violation of the German-Soviet Pact. In June and July 1941‚ the Germans also occupied the Baltic states. Soviet leader Joseph Stalin then
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It is often said that‚ In the first phase of the Second World War in Europe‚ Germany sought to avoid a long war. The German strategy was to defeat their opponents in a series of short campaigns. Germany quickly invaded much of Europe and emerged victorious for more than two years due to a new military tactic called Blitzkrieg (lightning war). Secondly‚ The Blitzkrieg tactic required the concentration of offensive weapons (such as tanks‚ aircraft‚ and artillery) on a narrow front. These forces managed
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That day came on May 9‚ 1945. Citizens of Prague had already been revolting against the Nazis for several months‚ with little success‚ when the Soviet Red Army came through Czechoslovakia and freed them from Nazi control. Unfortunately for the Czech‚ US General Patton‚ though as close by as Pilsen‚ had been ordered to stop there‚ and allow the Red Army to defend Prague‚ rather than advancing himself. Had Patton been the one to repel the Nazis‚ the Czech Republic likely would have taken a far different
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The civil war that occurred in the former Yugoslavia in the early 1990s saw the rape of tens of thousands of women‚ an accurate estimate has not been established. Serbian men attempted to impregnate Bosnian Muslim women in order to force them to have Serbian children while attempting to annihilate
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This article was a review of Samuel. P. Huntington’s thesis “The Clash of Civilization‚” where the thesis outlines a future where the "great divisions among humankind and the dominating source of conflict will be cultural" (Huntington‚ 22) and not primarily on the basis of ideology or economic. And the clash of civilization will dominate global politics. Conflict between civilizations will be the latest phase in the evolution of conflict in the modern world. Prior to the Treaty of Westphalia‚ which
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Palmer states the French Revolution began with democratic origins united against aristocratic societies that rapidly spread to a revolution of civilization. In the late 18th century‚ leadership used the war opportunity to enact heir own desires for religious‚ geographical‚ financial gain and in several cases to restore aristocratic ways. Burke has a similar approach to Palmer with the French Revolution but is more aggressive in elucidating the different factions with their particular agendas
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Apartheid An official policy of racial segregation‚ involving political‚ legal‚ and economic discrimination against nonwhites. Ex: South Africa Balkanization To divide (a country‚ territory‚ etc.) into small‚ quarrelsome‚ ineffectual states. Ex: Sudan Barrioization Defined by geographer James Curtis as the dramatic increase in Hispanic population in a given neighborhood Ex: Large Cuban immigration to Miami Dowry Property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage
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million American men lept on the continent confident fresh and ready to attack the german army November 11 1918 a cease fire was signed * Versailles treaty said nine new nations were established in Europe including Poland Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia * Germany was not aloud to have an army * Germany had to give Alsace and Lorraine back to france and pay them a huge amount of reperations money paid to repair war damage * The war guilt clause forced Germany to admit that WW1 was their
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but to a nation of people who share a common culture and history. 12. Nation-state: when a nation had its own government 13. The Balkans: This region includes all or part of present-day‚ Greece‚ Albania‚ Bulgaria‚ Romania‚ Turkey‚ and the former Yugoslavia‚ controlled by Ottomans. 14. Louis-Napoleon: Nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte won the presidential election. 15. Alexander II: Nicholas’s son‚ moved Russia towards modernization and social change. 16. Russification: Forcing Russian culture of all
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