Antarctic Treaty System

Europe sees a new way of addressing the underlying causes of war in the attempt to prevent another: collective security. Collective security is when a large group of nations agree to not attack each other as well as preserve the provisions of their treaties and/or agreements. It is during both these postwar time periods that collective security is practiced. However, both time periods have differences in the way collective security is applied by their leaders. Between the Congress of Vienna and…

especially in terms of food and raw material shortages. In the middle of World War I the German economy felt immense pressures and women and the youth became a valuable part of the workforce. After the Germans ‘lost’ the war the harsh effects of Treaty of Versailles were felt. This involved the outcasting from international communities, especially from the Triple Entente, harsh land losses and other social and economic effects. From 1914 to 1919 Germany felt many effects from World War I, which…

Such events like the unfair treaty of Versailles, the seductive Nazi propaganda, the sheer speed of the events as well as Britain and France’s ignorance made such a disdained event possible. Some scholars argue that World War II was a continuation of the first world war and that it had been inevitable whilst others argue that it could have been evitable if the League of nations took action against Germany’s decisions and if the treaty hadn’t been so harsh.…

War One by all of the new improvements. The new radar technology to know if a plane was in the air around the base and detect messages by others. The V-2 rocket made by the Germans because they were fed up with the price they had to pay due to the Treaty of Versailles. This new rocket was more accurate in hitting its target than the previous ones. The Germans had tried to encode messages but people like Sergeant William F. Friedman decoded them. The United States had also encoded their messages,…

Following the abolition of the Confucian Examination system and the collapse of the Qing dynasty in 1911, China intrigued by the “rise of new republics, rise of women’s suffrage, and the devices of referendum, recall, and industrial democracy provided the stimuli.” China was opportunistic that the end of the Qing Dynasty in 1911 opened up for educational reform and democratic initiatives. However, Radical ideas would be non-existent in China following the overthrow of the Qing and the…

Wilson knows that his points are going to be a huge help overall to every country they applied to, and they were. “Wilson 's Fourteen Points won him acclaim around the globe. People from all walks of life welcomed Wilson 's vision of an international system based on shared mutual interests and collective security. The Fourteen Points became the moral standard to which liberals and Socialists rallied.” Leading to the forming of the League of Nations and eventually national tranquility, the…

Essay In 1919, Germany was presented with the peace terms of the Treaty of Versailles to end the gruesome World War I with two choices: to sign the treaty, or to be invaded and face yet another war. If they choose to sign, this would mean that they were solely “responsible” for the damage World War I had caused worldwide and would have to face the appropriate penalty for doing so. It was with great difficulty that Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles. Although a percentage from the German…

other, smaller, nations. To make this possible he had to remove the possible danger of Soviet Union retaliation. Despite underlying distrust, the opposing dictators were able to come to an agreement of peace for the sake of conquest, and signed the treaty of non-aggression in 1939. As unlikely as it may seem that these two dictators could have peace, they were men of political savvy and both had underlying motives for the…

academics opinions. 2.0: EU law is supreme It is essential for the EU legal system (being one of the biggest legal orders in the world ) to be supreme in order to ensure the uniform application and effectiveness of Community law within the MS. Though the principle of supremacy is not explicitly…

The European Investigation Order into Criminal Matters Collecting evidence is at the core of any criminal proceeding. It enables policing authorities to identify potential offenders, helping to demonstrate a perpetrators guilt or innocence. National borders are not a consideration when criminal activity occurs. Criminal cross-border activity investigation requires cooperation between prosecutors, judges and the European Union across the borders. Transnational criminal activity is on the…