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… Four years later it had become a superpower in every sense of the word. After the First World War, the European nations assumed that the United States (US) would continue to involve itself in international matters, particularly in helping to reconstr…

… Four years later it had become a superpower in every sense of the word. After the First World War, the European nations assumed that the United States (US) would continue to involve itself in international matters, particularly in helping to reconstr…

… one, desdigned to reconcile." How far does this description of the Treaty of Versailles explain why it contained the seeds of the Second World War? In 1919, the major world powers met at the Paris peace conference to determine the fate of Europe…

… most bloody, as well as the most pointless wars of all time. The conflict ultimately arose in 1914 from the assassination of a mostly nameless and unknown Archduke Franz Ferdinand, who was the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The "Great…

… liberal and conservative, rather than the ineptitude and stubbornness of President Wilson that led to the Senate defeat of the Treaty of Versailles. Assess the validity of this statement. *** The statement above is quite incorrect. President…

… guilty of the crimes he is accused of. He is not corrupting the youth of Athens and he does indeed believe in gods. His manner is uncommon and because of that he is feared by his accusers (Meletus, Anytus, Lycon, et al.). Justice will be miscarried…

… the Civil Right Division of the Justice Department, and empowered the federal government to seek court injunctions against obstruction of voting rights.1” The same month, President Dwight D. Eisenhower federalized the Arkansas National Guard to…

… those that don’t no explanation is possible.” -graffiti on a ‘peace’ wall in Belfast Prologue My interest in the conflict in Northern Ireland dates back to 1994, when Gerry Adams was granted a visa to visit the United States. The fact…

… arising from groups of people identifying themselves as nation, with unalienable rights to govern themselves. This concept of national self-determination is a product of the Enlightenment, a movement that began in Europe and spread throughout the…

… men from Macon County, Alabama were lied to, untreated for syphilis and then left to die, all in the name of science. Or was it really done for a scientific purpose? It took nearly fifty years for out government to realize that this experiment was…