Why did the League of Nations fail in the 1930s? CAUSE OF FAILURE | MANCHURIAN CRISIS | FAILURE OF DISARMAMENT | ABYSSINIAN CRISIS | The self-interest of leading membersThe League depended on the firm support of Britain and France. During conflicts‚ they were not prepared to abandon their own self-interest to support the League.Economic sanctions did not workLeague members would not impose them since they were worried that without America they would not work. When sanctions were imposed they
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diseases‚ such as measles‚ smallpox‚ hepatitis‚ etc. by injecting a weakened version of the infectious organism into the human body. When they are administered‚ the body produces antibodies against the foreign substance‚ creating a defense mechanism for immunity to the disease. Now I understand that the decision making process for a parent when it comes to their child’s health is a tough one‚ and this has become a sensitive matter. As of late‚ there has been research into the adverse effects of vaccinations
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MacArthur and the Allied Forces‚ bringing an end to the war that shook the earth‚ World War II. While the Allied Forces were fighting against the Nazi threat in western Europe‚ another part of the war was being fought in eastern Asia against the Japanese. This part of the war was known as the Pacific Ocean theater‚ and was mainly fought by the US‚ led by General MacArthur‚ against the Imperial Japanese Army. MacArthur’s victory in the Pacific Ocean theater would cause him to be hailed as a war hero by the
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Why did Reconstruction Fail for freedmen? After the Civil war‚ Congress wanted to change america so that another Civil war won’t happen again‚ so they started the Reconstruction era in the south. From 1865 to 1877‚ Congress had made new laws and programs that had helped freemen from being enslaved again. Laws such as ratifying the 13th‚ 14th ‚and 15th amendment and creating the Freedmen’s bureau who help freed men learn to read and write and give freedmen plantation land for them to make money off
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While the above delineates why the United States began to support britain and wage economic war on the Germans‚ it does not explain fully why the United States actually entered World War II as a combative power. However‚ an analysis of the goals and strategies of major powers at this point can help supplement the above information to provide an explanation as to why the United States fought in Europe. First‚ Germany’s geopolitical goals (as seen completely separate from their “moral” goals of creating
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Why did Hitler become Chancellor in 1933? There are many factors which explain why Hitler and the Nazis came into power in 1933‚ for example; the great depression and the weaknesses of the Weimar Government. These reasons and others will be explored further and explained in greater detail why these reasons helped Hitler to become Chancellor in 1933. One factor to explain why Hitler became Chancellor was the Depression. In October 1929 the stock market in the USA collapsed‚ causing America
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History Essay: Why Stalin Not Trotsky Stalin’s race to become the all mighty ruler fully started after Lenin died of a stroke on the 21st of January 1924. With Lenin gone‚ Stalin started to eliminate the other members of the Communist Party: Trotsky‚ Zinoviev‚ Kamenev‚ Rykov‚ Tomsky and Bukharin. He very cleverly switched between the left wing and the right wing‚ by making alliances with one wing the suddenly breaking with them‚ only to join the other wing‚ going against everything that they had
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Why Did War Break Out In 1914? There are several reasons why war broke out in 1914. Reasons such as revenge and jealousy influenced the outbreak of war majorly and in the important events leading up to the war such as the Moroccan crises‚ the Bosnian crisis and the Balkan Wars‚ the concepts Nationalism‚ Militarism‚ Imperialism and Alliances were seen. These events could either be categorised into short term or long term causes. An example of a short term cause that led to the outbreak of war in
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the North did not see a legitimate reason for secession. (Civil War Trust 1). The two sides had also been drifting apart because of their cultural and economic differences. ( Guelzo 1 ). The North was advancing industrially and the South was growing agriculturally with their entire economic system relying on agriculture and slaves. ( Civil War 1 ). However the North wanted to abolish slavery because they did not need slaves or agriculture for their economy. Some of these reasons are why one of the
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Why did the Liberals lose the 1874 elections? There are of course several main reasons why the liberals lost the elections. Opinions of historians vary on this topic. Some historians see the defeat as the result of unpopular domestic and foreign policies‚ like Alabama Arbitration‚ however they cannot agree on which policies contributed the most. Others see this defeat as the consequence of poor election campaign by Gladstone; his promise to cut income tax simply did not appeal to people. On the
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