Interpretation of President Woodrow Wilson’s 14 points I. Open covenants of peace, openly arrived at, after which there shall be no private international understandings of any kind but diplomacy shall proceed always frankly and in the public view. The purpose of this point is to forbid arrangements, segments of settlements or indulgences that are formed in secret with making it available to the members of the public. The expression "openly arrived at” was used by the president to disclose to
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was the vietnam war worth the lives and limbs of our soldiers? The Vietnam War was a fight to liberate those that were being held under the rule of communism within North Korea as well as end the communist ideals. The Vietnam war was an un-just war that caused numerous problems and very few solutions and of those solutions they were wrongfully conducted. Although some will say the war was intended to help promote economic growth, this was not ever accomplished. In reality, the war contributed to
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Arab-Israeli conflict started way back after the end of the Second World War. Since then, it has become one the most violent regions when viewed in a global scope. The conflict has been characterized by some catastrophic inter-state wars within the region, and it has been a matter of concern for most global powers. The conflict is one of the most profound and prolonged conflicts in the recent times and has been the major cause of wars in the Middle East. Though most people view it as an Arab-Israeli conflict
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History Germany’s Economy According to the authors of Germany's complaint, how will various provisions of the treaty hurt Germany's economy? At the very end of WWI (World War I), the Treaty of Versailles was signed. Once this was done it made Germany take the fall for the initiation of the World War I. That was apart of the “War Guilt Claus” and Germany was also held responsible for all the material costs in damages. Germany was made to pay a debt for which they were not responsible. Germany was also
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* They had similar economic problems * Even oil rich states had unequal distribution of wealth among rich and poor * But above all else they hated Israel Palestine 1923-47 * British Mandate from 1923 * Promises made during World War I led to Arab expectations * Also led to Jewish hopes for a homeland * Theodore Herzl (Viennese Jew) started the Zionist Movement * 1896 First Zionist Congress – he proposed a national home for the world’s Jews * The Balfour Declaration
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Vladimir Lenin was best known for being the founder of the Communist Party of Russia. Lenin was born in Simbirsk, Russian on April 22, 1870. His mother and father were both well educated and his dad was a professor. During his childhood, Lenin was a very gifted and intelligent student. He became fascinated with the studies of Karl Marx and was convinced that the teachings of “Marxism” were used to model the idea of a perfect government. In the year 1917, Lenin and the Bolshevik Party overthrew the
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World War I was caused by competitions for power and resources by the empires, and the conclusion of the war resulted in the destruction of the empires, particularly the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary Empire. The dissolution of the Ottoman Empire allowed many Middle East countries to be self-governed, while the West such as Great Britain and France had more interest in Europe than in the Middle East enabled the former to play a dominant role of colonization in the region. This seeded confrontation
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Imperialism during the 1800s was the main cause that led to World War 1. European powers were rising and trying to expand their territories. The only way to expand was to come in and take over weaker territories. For protection, territories created alliances. There were different alliances between countries, which people thought would make peace. Imperialism was the main cause of World War 1 because European powers were trying to overrule smaller countries, they were competing for land and money
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Prior to the second Punic War, I believe the Empire of Carthage didn't predict its outcomes neither did ancient Roman Republic, though Rome ultimately managed to conjure a victory through a series of protracted struggles, but both sides were affected badly by successive years of warfare, especially the loss of life that has caused terrible sufferings to innocent civilians, no one really know how many people were killed in those bloodthirsty battles. As a defeated country, Carthage was forced
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decision to lead the United States into World War I” (history.state.gov). On February 3rd 1917 President Wilson went before Congress to address his issues with Germany but refrained from the declaration of war on them because he feared that the public would not support him without sufficient evidence of Germany attacking our naval ships and planning
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