History Revision Notes: What was the treaty of Versailles? The Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed after World War One had ended in 1918 What was the League of Nations? International organisation designed to stop wars in future. The Paris peace conference was: On 1919 Peace Conference was held in Paris to discuss the post-war world. Leaders of 32 states attended. However‚ negotiations were dominated by the five major powers: the United States‚ Britain‚ France‚ Italy and
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This movement was sparked by women’s participation in WWI‚ by the changing society of the 20’s‚ and by the public movement of the person’s case. The women’s movement initially started with the role that women played in WWI. For example‚ working in factories for war production allowed women to become more involved‚ while having full time jobs for the first time. Women were also encouraged to become on site nurses overseas in the war zones. These nurses were called “bluebirds”. This was often encouraged
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Historical Economics Society Conference‚ 9-10 September 2005‚ Historical Center of the former Imperial Ottoman Bank‚ Istanbul. WHY DID THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS FAIL? INTRODUCTION The economic and political instability of the interwar period and the rise of authoritarian regimes are often seen as extensions of World War I and the Great Depression. The League of Nations‚ in turn‚ is usually seen as an organization that failed to act adequately during the various political crises of the period‚ beginning
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(Unit 1.2) Factors that contribute to the League of Nations’ weakness (Point) Limited membership (Eg/Evidence) USA did not want to join (most Americans were isolationist)‚ Russians refused to join (they were Communists and hated Britain and France) and Germany was not allowed to join until 1925 (Elaborate) USA was the strongest and most powerful country in the world and commanded great respect and political clout. Its inclusive in the League of Nations would have enhanced the league’s credibility
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Christian Temperance Union. This group was lead by Francis Willard. The goals of the Women’s Christian Temperance union were to lobby for federal aid for education‚ free school lunches‚ unions for workers‚ an eight-hour workday‚ work relief for the poor‚ municipal sanitation and boards of health‚ national transportation‚ strong anti-rape laws‚ protections against child abuse and of course prohibition. The root of Willard’s argument for female suffrage was based on the platform of "Home Protection"
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TOPIC: WHY DID THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS FAIL? What was the League of Nations? The League of Nations was an organization founded because of the peace conference in Paris which put an end to the World War One. It was the world’s first international organization and its goal was to maintain world peace and was active from 1919 until 1946. Its primary function was to prevent the outbreak of another war amongst the world’s great powers. It was however unable to fulfill this hence the outbreak
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The main reasons that the League of Nations was originally set up was to prevent war‚ encourage disarmament and as a way to settle international disputes through negotiation and arbitration. As stated by Wilson‚ ’This treaty is nothing less than an organization of liberty and mercy for the world’ (Foley 1969:129) The intentions of the League appealed to many countries‚ especially as they were still raw from the war and favourable towards pacifism. With the benefit of hind-sight it is easy to criticise
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Mr. Hinds Brief Revision Booklet: How Successful was the League of Nations? 1 What were the main aims of the League of Nations when it was set up in 1920? * To maintain peace. * To discourage aggression from any nation. * To encourage countries to co-operate‚ especially in trade. * To encourage nations to disarm. * To improve living and working conditions in all parts of the world. * To encourage international co-operation. * To encourage collective security. 2 What part
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Which was more important as a reason for the failure of the League of Nations in the 1930’s? Both USA’s absence and Britain and France’s self interest were important factors of the Leagues failure in 1930’s. In this essay I will tell you the problems caused by each of these reasons and why. USA was the most powerful country at the time and without it‚ it meant that the League didn’t have any troops‚ money‚ equipment and weapons. Without all of these items it meant that the League couldn’t send
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Europe into a state of turmoil and disarray. The collapse of the German and Austro-Hungarian empires‚ along with the revolution in Russia‚ left territorial boundaries relatively uncertain. In January 1919‚ representatives from the victorious Allied Nations met in Paris to devise a treaty that might somehow make sense of the chaos and restore some measure of order to the European continent. 1 Each member of the peace conference approached the task at hand with his own agenda‚ reflective of his country’s
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