20‚000 Leagues Under The Sea‚ by Jules Verne is story about cooperation. The main characters include‚ Professor Annorax‚ Conseil‚ and Ned Seal (a canadian harpooner). The sum of this book takes place underwater as the group sets eyes on incredulous deep ocean wonders. They drift pass heart-stopping coral reefs‚ countless species of fish‚ and even encounter some terrifying creatures along the way. The problem is introduced when the group is held captive on a ship way ahead of time‚ at least for the
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things that can be said about the Treaty of Versailles is the formation of the League of Nations. This league consisted of many of the world nations‚ who met to solve world issues nonviolently. The purpose of this league was to prevent any further wars between nations. This was a precursor to the United Nations that we have today. “From our point of vantage we can be generous and thank them for giving us the League‚ and
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The Tenacious‚ Foolish Man - Woodrow Wilson The conflict between the Progressive liberal and old fashioned Conservatist was minuscule and insignificant when compared to the stupidity of Woodrow Wilson on the topic of the Treaty of Versailles. The president had lost his touch with the times and his refusal to cooperate with a mostly conservatist Senate left the US without a competent leader‚ which in turn made the country fail to pass such a crucial piece of legislature in history. Woodrow Wilson’s
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1.1 Research and describe the pastimes of the upper classes and landed gentry and investigate the reasons for their participation. Pre-Industrial Britain was made up of two classes‚ the upper class and the lower class. Prior to the industrial revolution Britain was largely agricultural and rural‚ with limited travel available meaning that only the upper class were able to travel and way to communicate with different parts of the country besides messengers. Britain’s upper class lived a very sophisticated
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full responsibility for starting the war. With this clause‚ Germany was also responsible for all the damage done by the war and was required to pay for all of the rebuilding. Most of the other clauses in the Treaty of Versailles were to establish a League of Nations that was there to keep peace in the world. The treaty also stripped Germany of most of the land it had acquired‚ and also set very strict restrictions on their military. With all the clauses in the treaty‚ it would almost bankrupt Germany
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of Versailles in 1919 and the refusal to join the League of Nations. The then president Woodrow Wilson was a keen believer in internationalism‚ and was responsible for the creation of the League of Nations because of his Fourteen Points which he pushed for at the Paris Peace Conferences. However‚ the American Public and Congress saw the League of Nations as a way to permanently attach the US to the affairs of Europe‚ and they believed the League would call upon America above the other member nations
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– Aggressive Expansion Phase 1: In 1933 Hitler withdrew Germany from the League of Nations after storming out of the Disarmament Conference where no conclusion was reached because no country really wanted to disarm especially to the level of German which was only allowed 100‚000 troops and 6 battleships and no air force. This meant that Hitler was free to do whatever he pleased and would not have to answer to the League of Nations. Also in the same year Hitler‚ in July‚ Hitler announced the German
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Following the Paris of Peace Conference in 1919‚ President Woodrow Wilson returned to America with the Treaty of Versailles. This treaty created a League of Nations that was meant to prevent future wars and ultimately create a better world. Americans favored the idea but the treaty was never ratified and the US did not enter the League of Nations. It was President Wilson’s actions and mindset that led to the defeat of the Treaty of Versailles. However‚ the Senate and popular opposition played a large
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PAPER 1 QUESTION ON THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS a) What were the aims of the League of Nations? (4) You need 4 points to get the 4 marks available or two well explained points The four main aims of the League of Nations were to encourage disarmament‚ to discourage aggression from any nation‚ to improve living and working conditions in all parts of the world and to encourage more countries to co-operate‚ especially in business and trade. As you see this pupil has clearly noted
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supposed to eradicate‚ crime‚ excess and corruption. But the question is why it was introduced in America in 1920 and to understand this issue‚ one has to look at the groups that campaigned against the American drinking culture‚ such as the Anti-Saloon League‚ as well as the general situation and the public opinion in America‚ including the fear of immigration. One of the groups that campaigned against alcoholic drinks in America were business executives. Including names as important as Ford and Rockefeller
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