Chartism was a campaign in support of a people’s charter it came about in 1838. Its main demand was a vote for all men and was launched by a radical group known as London Working Men’s Association (LWMA) and some radical MPs. It was supported by working classes and some middle classes. The Chartism movement grew out of its own possible success because it tore itself apart and there were many reasons behind its failure. It never managed to obtain parliamentary support for the Charter. In July‚ 1839
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Sub-questions (Give explanations for the original concept of the League and it’s members. Name countries that were not permitted to join and the reasons why. Pinpoint other factors that contributed to the failure of the group by naming one or two cases which they did not acknowledge correctly.) The League of Nations was an international police force‚ which was originally part of Woodrow Wilson’s "14 points". It had four main parts all of which relate in someway to encourage peace‚ trade and to
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How successful was Woodrow Wilson in achieving his aims in foreign policy in the years 1912 to 1920? Democrat Woodrow Wilson was elected as president after Republican William Howard Taft who favoured interventionist foreign policy in 1912. The aims of Wilson in tackling foreign affairs were to maintain isolationism by peaceful and ethical approaches‚ which were achieved almost successfully until the American intervention into the World War One in 1917. One of Wilson’s success in keeping isolationism
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The 1920s was a decade of innovation and inspiration. From monumental changes in everyday life‚ to the new sense of freedom that infected the younger generation‚ the 20s changed how Americans thought‚ acted‚ and lived. The music of this decade was no exception. As the music industry entered the Jazz Age‚ it brought with it a wild‚ carefree mood that influenced Americans in every way possible. The powerful and distinct music popularized in the 1920s embodied the acceptance and celebration of new
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Peacemaking 1918-1919 and the League of Nations Key issue: how did the treaty of Versailles establish peace? a) The Paris peace conference The war against Germany ended with an armistice on 11th November 1918. The war had been a disaster for Europe. Millions of soldiers on both sides had been injured. Large areas of France and Belgium had been destroyed. Even the victorious powers were almost bankrupt from the cost of waging war for four years. The leaders of the victorious countries met in
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Why did the League of Nations fail to keep international peace in the 1930s? – Joel Surdhar The League of Nations was created to avoid international conflicts and maintain peace throughout the world‚ however the league of nations was not quite as successful as it intended. One of the main reasons why the League of nations was considered to be a failure was the Manchurian Crisis. The Manchurian Crisis was the invasion of a country in southern China‚ Manchuria‚ which was invaded by the Japanese.
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How successful was Woodrow Wilson in achieving his aims in foreign policy in the years 1912 to 1920? (24 marks) Although Wilson had primarily been elected to reform national politics and initiate new progressive policies in Washington‚ he spent the majority of his time as President dealing with foreign policy rather than domestic. Wilson’s predecessors‚ including McKinley‚ Theodore Roosevelt‚ and Taft‚ had viewed the United States as an emerging power that needed to extend its influence throughout
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manufactured with the development of quicker and for less money‚ and the Canadian demand for products grew. The economy started to boom‚ all due to jobs‚ price cuts and manufacturing opportunity. The 1920s saw the development of the car industry. Industries developed mass production during the 1920s products could turn out more quickly for less money‚ this changes of manufacturing process meant that cars and trucks could produce more cheaply. As price dropped‚ more people could afford them. By 1927
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The 1920’s was a time of great social change with new prosperity‚ new ideas but most importantly a time of heroes. These so called heroes defined the era and were the role models for the people of this time period. They brought on hope and enlightenment after the horrific times that they had gone through with the depression and the war. The role of women changed‚ sports and entertainment stars were celebrated and modern technology changed America’s landscape. The twenties were a time when
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period was known as the Hellenistic Age. During this time the Greeks influenced many countries. Philip of Macedon created a league called Corinthian League‚ which was designed to make the Greek people think they were going to avenge Xerxes’ invasion1. The opportunity for revolt didn’t happen until the assassination of Philip. This is when Alexander III of Macedon‚ known to us as Alexander the Great‚ stepped in and assumed the throne. Alexander was only twenty at the time. Although he was young he
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