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    who disagreed with the State’s military actions were not thought of as merely having a different opinion, they were “un-American” (754). Such dissenters suffered for their dissenting beliefs at the hands of vigilantes like the American Protective League, who considered it their duty to spy on other citizens. This behaviour was explicitly addressed by Bourne: “Every individual citizen...becomes an amateur agent of the Government in reporting spies and disloyalists…” Anti-government or anti-war…

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    The League of Nations became weak from the core when they abandoned Ethiopia on its attacks from Italy. "He asked for military sanctions but the League of Nations' response was ineffective (Document 2)." This was the immediate moment where the Big Four rose above the League and took admirable action to make an agreement with Hitler. "it took the Big Four just five hours and twenty-five minutes…

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    Athens, Greece, was considered a cultural, political, and philosophical hub of the known world during the Classical Period of Greece, which stemmed from 508 BC-322 BC. Several notable Philosophers rose to fame and notoriety in this time period, including Socrates, one of the founders of modern western philosophy. Socrates was born in 470 BC and would go on to have several notable students, including Plato, who was born in 428 BC. Socrates frequently found himself to be a lightning rod for…

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    Why The United States Got Involved In The War World War 1 was also known as The Great War also. The war took place in Europe and it lasted until July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918. The war was a dangerous thing back then because lots of people were getting hurt or killed and also they fought over an assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Woodrow Wilson put the United States into a lot of drama, which led to more tragedies. Woodrow got the United States in WW1 for a reason and i'm…

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    Propaganda During World War II In 1917 during the events leading to World War I the United States of America created an organization that had one sole purpose which was to persuade the American people to agree with the government policies. This is one of many examples of the times that propaganda was used by the U.S.A. My primary focus is to address the key role that propaganda played in World War II before, during, and after. During World War II propaganda was the reason behind people’s…

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    to declare war on Germany, saying “The world must be made safe for democracy.” Wilson helped negotiate the Treaty of Versailles. The agreement included the charter for the League of Nations, an organization intended to arbitrate international disputes and prevent future wars. Wilson had initially advanced the idea for the League in a January 1918 speech to the U.S. Congress in which he outlined his Fourteen Points for a postwar peace settlement. The Senate voted on the Treaty of Versailles first…

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    The Civil War had some major impacts on the world, which shaped America to be as it is today, both good and bad ends. It changer American economics, created the start of migration and groups, such as the progressives, changed policies and enhanced new ideas. Yet, sadly enough, America had to get involved with the civil war to forego these changes, otherwise America may have turned out differently than it is today, whether that is a good stance or a bad stance. The civil war is conflicting…

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    After a period of attempted isolationism, America began to engaged the world more aggressively in light of threats from Japan and Germany between 1937 and 1941; inspiring this change in foreign policy were many factors, primarily the economics, national security considerations, and the desire to preserve democratic values. Economically, America was looking to make money off of the war; however, as America became more involved, the war effort would cost the country. Deals such as “Cash and Carry”…

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    The Kellogg-Briand Pact

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    The Kellogg-Briand Pact was an international agreement presented in 1928.It was the result of a duet between Briand and Frank Kellogg. Under this agreement those who signed agreed to not got to war. Among the signatories were France, Britain, the United States, Germany, Italy, Romania and Poland. The purpose of the pact was to ensure that the 16 nations that agreed would find another method of resolving their disputes. The significance of the Kellogg Briand Pact was that the very nations that…

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    The Poleis (city-states) in Ancient Greece persisted always on a tenuous basis since they were small, lacked stability, and were unable to form solid lasting alliances. Thus Athen’s dominance and wealth during its golden period (known as The Age of Pericles, 480 BCE-404 BCE) were more of an exception to the status quo of the times than otherwise. (Brand, n.d.) The end of Athen’s democracy can be attributed to several aspects of its environment including the fragility of its power, the…

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