Palace of Versailles

In January 1918, Woodrow Wilson gave a speech to Congress that laid out Fourteen Points for peace after World War I. Those fourteen points went into the formal armistice with Germany. However, in negotiations with the Treaty of Versailles, Wilson had to compromise away many of these points so he could save the capstone, the League of Nations. The League of Nations became the main line of contention when Wilson attempted to pass the treaty in the Senate, and there were three factions in the…

Japan and Europe Feudalism is both a political and social system that first begun in Europe. Feudalism started because the kings were too weak to drive out the invaders and because of that the roman empire fell and the middle age began, and because of the breakdown of law in society. later on Japan developed a feudal system that was similar to the European system. The emperor in Japan also became weak, regional landowners gained power, therefore Japan became lawless and dangerous! The…

Several of the events that occurred in the time leading up to World War I suggest that Germany, although not solely responsible, played a large and significant role in starting World War I. Germany’s desire for a dominating empire appeared to be the main factor to fuel the events which led up to the war. “People in Germany felt that they needed and deserved a ‘place in the sun,’ by which they vaguely meant some kind of acknowledged supremacy like that of the British” (Palmer, 690). The British…

To remain strictly neutral, Wilson initially refused to trade with belligerent nations; however, this definition of neutrality made the nation prone to a recession. As a result, the U.S. turned to an alternative way of staying neutral: trading with all nations despite their political status. From 1914-1917, the U.S. restricted their involvement in WWI to economic relations. However, European military operations began to fight for control of the seas, prompting both Britain and France to violate…

It is argued by many historians that Albert Speer was one of the leading figures of Nazi Germany, impacting how Germany was recognized by foreign countries during the reign of Adolf Hitler. Speer was an apolitical architectural technocrat who was of significant importance during Nazi Germany. Speer was given the title of ‘the first architect of the Third Reich’, and was in charge of the design and structure of several propaganda based structures that contributed greatly to the rise of Adolf…

After World War I, the United States adopted a policy of isolationism; neutrality became the prominent factor in foreign policy. The United States felt that it was safe in its position in the world and wanted to uphold the status quo, a reflection of the attitude of President Roosevelt, who saw no use in war at the time. Even after the invasion of Poland, which led to the start of World War II, the United States remained neutral and wary of war, passing a system of cash-and-carry arms. This…

Edward House was born into a wealthy family in Texas. He had a cotton plantation that made him financially independent for life; however, he devoted himself to Democratic politics. He was given the nickname of “Colonel” by the Texas governors whose election campaign’s House had managed. Most importantly, House had become President Wilson’s closest confident. House and Wilson started becoming close friends during the 1912 Presidential election. House helped Wilson obtain the crucial support…

June 28, 1914. What began as a day meant to be a simple visit to a province of Austria turned into one of the darkest days our history has ever seen. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Este and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenburg, were being driven through the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the town of Sarajevo. Earlier in the day, before the fateful incident, Nedeljko Čabrinović had actually attempted to get the deed done before anyone else could, throwing a grenade…

Lithuania declared independence from former Russian Empire as after became new country in 1923. Germany lost land mostly to poland because of than of non-Polish minorities on areas claimed by Poland and the ongoing civilian. Treaty of Versailles was important and made conflicts of Germany, Europe, Middle East. Germany wasn't very happy of what went down over the ears which was one of the main conflicts. Marne,Verdun and Gallipoli were one of the important battles in the first world war…

Samuel Bowles’ opinion piece titled Warriors, Levelers and the Role of Conflict in Human Social Evolution (2012) discusses the role of conflict in human history. His outlook is that intra-group conflict catalyzed major societal developments. The developments that Bowles focuses on are “democracy, the rule of law, and a propensity to help others and to abhor injustice” (p. 876). The formation of democracy, Bowles contends, was dependent on the culmination of a single national entity that…