Maastricht Treaty

The damage and trauma of the first world war had devastating impacts for countless individuals all across the world. It caused the destruction of entire cities and claimed the lives of millions. Joseph Boyden’s Three Day Road focuses on the stories of three Cree-Canadians and their experiences during the great war both on the battlefield and the home front. In order to shed light on the often historically disregarded sacrifices and contributions of First Nations people during the first world…

In the early 20th century, the First World War made a significant impact on numerous Europeans’ lives, especially the soldiers. The imperialism and expansionism that gained momentum in the mid-19th century, as well as the growing sense of nationalism among Europeans, fueled Europe’s first total war. However, the motive of fighting for one’s country soon diminished and left the soldiers with nothing more than a sense of hopelessness, thereby exhausting their mental well-being. In Erich Maria…

CASE NOTE: Inco Europe Ltd & Ors v First Choice Distribution & Ors I. INTRODUCTION This case bears a great importance on II. THE CASE A. FACTS Inco Europe was a dealer in non-ferrous metals traded on the London Metal Exchange. It had previously done business with Steinweg, owner of an approved LME warehouse for metals being traded on the exchange. The two have been in business together for at least three years preceding this collaboration. Inco Europe and Steinweg usually dealt on the terms…

‘Social Exclusion’ theory can be understood through many perspectives. With its origins in France in Europe it is important that this theory be better understood and analysed as it is paramount in shaping public policy that deals with exclusionary issues impacting some of the most vulnerable people in society today. This essay will first outline the origin of this theory. It will then move on to explain the various concepts of ‘Social Exclusion’ and the resulting impact this can have in…

The 20th century was dominated by World War I, World War II, nationalism, decolonization, the cold war, post-cold war. Although this century has witnessed many wars and invasions but it also witnessed developments on so many levels, in transportation, communications, technology, world population. One of the major issues in the 20th century that this research will examine is racism and ethnic relationships. IT is commonly assumed that racism is as old as human society itself. Since the Beginning…

Why did Hitler wait to invade Dunkirk? Hitler waited to invade Dunkirk for all the following reasons; he was being “sporting” to the British, his forces were worn out from the Blitzkrieg, and fear of a counter-attack from the British, but the main reason was he had misplaced faith in the Luftwaffe. First off, there were numerous failed counter attacks that were terribly unsuccessful, but each one did manage to slow down the German advance and cause casualties and damages to vehicles and other…

Primary Source Analysis Austrian-Hungarian ultimatum to Serbia and Serbian response I was convinced that Serbia would not accept many of the terms in Austria-Hungary’s ultimatum, specifically 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 9 because those demands compromise Serbia’s freedom and independence from Austria-Hungary. Terms 2, 7, and 10 are reasonable because they are standard requests of a country investigating the death of their monarch. Terms 1 and 3 interfere with a free press. Austria-Hungary is defining…

The battle of Verdun occured in Verdun, France. The Germans code-named this battle ‘Judgment’. The forces involved in the battle were the Germans fighting against the French armies. This is the longest single battle during the entire World War I. It lasted for ten months. On February 21, 1916 a German Krupp gun was set off. This thirty eight-centimeter long-barreled gun hit a cathedral in Verdun, France. This caused the firing of many guns around an eight-mile perimeter. This shot from Germany…

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 The German produced film by Robert Wiene, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) hit American shores with a thunderous bang—albeit a divisive and tumultuous one. Though reaction was polarized, from a purely critical perspective, Caligari’s slick and surgical artistic precision exposed a glaring staleness in the air of American cinema, prompting a veritable arms race to match it’s creative force. In his book The Monster Show, author David J. Skal writes, “Caligari built up a…

The League of Nations was borne out of collective desire of the nations around the world to prevent war, promote world peace and stability. Not to mention, the unprecedented destruction and death caused by World War I spurred the victorious nations into establishing a system of collective security in the form of League of Nations. The primary motive of the League of Nations was to prevent/deter or address any aggression by a state through collective response from other states, thereby ensuring…