Harold Wilson

There were four main causes of World War I: Militarism, Nationalism, Imperialism, and Treaties and Alliances. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was only a short-term cause of the war and therefore caused the countries to declare war on other countries without much background knowledge or historical events. The four main causes had been seen throughout the years leading up to the war. Prior to the start of World War I, many European nations had been building up their military…

Colonel Lambert was back on the train heading north as fast as it could take him the news from General Clayton and SFC Harris shook him. He had no reason not to believe what they told them about Colonel Magnus. Colonel Lambert had meet Colonel Magnus a few times over his career and knew of his very conservative views and did his best to steer clear of him. As far as Colonel Lambert was considered the Military should be apolitical because they will have to serve a commander-in-chief from one…

The Progressivism started in the nineteenth century, more specifically in 1900 to 1920 the was a reform movement complex and fascinating political movement. Its goal was a greater democracy, honest, efficient and active government making more justice for the society and regulating the business. The purpose of the government was to expand the power so government can play more positive role in the society and its principal role was to use the government as an agency of human welfare. The…

Throughout the years, African Americans have always wanted to live the American Dream. Fences by August Wilson is a play about a man, Troy Maxson, who never gets his chance to play in the major league simply because he is African American. Throughout the story, Troy uses baseball as an analogy for his life. Troy is very reluctant to let his son, Cory, play football in college while his wife, Rose, just wants what is best for her only child. In this story, the character’s can be classified by the…

Woodrow Wilson was known as one of the best presidents that we have had and I would have to agree with that! Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president who served in office from 1913 to 1921. Wilson led America though World War 1 (1914-1918); he was an advocate for democracy and world peace. Wilson was a college professor, university president, and a democratic governor of New Jersey before becoming the president of the United States. He even received the Noble Prize for his peacemaking efforts.…

President Wilson declares that Germany’s imperial government can affect whether we live in a world of peace and democracy or conflict and autocracy. The imperial government of Germany did not give the German rights like the United States and other countries had. Wilson believed that in order to have peace, democratic countries had to be partners. This proved to be impossible because the government of Germany sent spies all over the nation. As long as Germany was run by an autocratic government,…

Despite President Woodrow Wilson influencing and starting up the League of Nation the United States of America not being apart of the organization was a huge deficiency because the legitimacy and power the United States had. Why was the United States not apart from the League of Nations? President Woodrow Wilson would have had to convince the Senate to approve of the U.S. joining the League of Nations and at the time the United States practiced a policy of isolationism, the belief that they…

Troy Maxson and Levee are both characters from August Wilson plays. Troy was the Character from Fences and Levee was the character from Ma Rainey’s black bottom. “Fences is a story of Troy Maxson and his family who struggle to cope with the changes” (BEŞE). In America, in the late 50s, August Wilson created these characters to reflect on how difficult things were for African American males and their families. Wilson also creates a narrative structure which dramatizes each character role in…

Wilsonian Doctrine is a direct reflection of early 20th century Progressive idealism invading the traditional American ideal of non-interventionist foreign policy. Although non-intervention is not reflected in the actual actions of the United States during the 19th century, it is still an overarching, albeit impotent goal of Middle-American and non-Eastern Elite political ideology. Eastern Elites during the early 20th century, with their strong Anglophile tendencies and receptiveness toward…

First and foremost, the United States government attempted to remain neutral during the war for as long as possible. The United States was growing more diverse due to immigration and entering war would only alienate those said immigrants. President Wilson made his stance on the issue clear, that “the people of the United States are drawn from many nations, and chiefly from the nations now at war. It is natural and inevitable that there should be the utmost variety of sympathy and desire among…