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A feeling of doubt regarding the future for the West consumed the lives of some intellectuals. French write Paul Valery expresses his concerns and mood of disillusionment felt after the war. This feeling is illustrated in two different forms, one written by Valery in 1919 and as a speech from 1922, which were both later published in Variety, a collection of some of Valery works. We first look at his writing from 1919 to uncover the underline message behind it. This excerpt stresses his concern…

I feel that the way Kissinger approached the French and British appeasement was certainly appropriate. Kissinger writes that France had an “overwhelming psychological dependence on Great Britain” which he concluded was why France made no military preparations. In the wake of a devastating war on both France and Britain, they adopted a policy of peace at any price, which essentially is appeasement. Kissinger describes how Great Britian was afraid to confront Germany and risk war, which Hitler…

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 Senate who had differing opinions on it. One group, the internationalists, led by Woodrow Wilson…

her dream to become a mathematician but there is some obstacles she has to accomplish first. It is currently the year of 1962, the era where women have no rights in the world. Women cannot vote, have minimal rights, they are not allowed in many Ivy League colleges, are not allowed any professional jobs, and are getting poor pay. Beth was an activist herself against these things. She always puts her “foot down” and demands that she will have the rights that they will not give her just because she…

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…

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…

World War 1 was one of the most important wars.You will be reading about causes,battles,problems that happened around the world.Why was it important or facts.World war 1 was from 1914-1918. Marne,Verdun and Gallipoli were one of the important battles in the first world war. All mostly occurred on the western front.They did have a good amount of combatants to worry about in their battles. First,Marne was fought by the Marne river near Paris France.By Germany had attacked both battles.Fought…

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…

World War I was a global war that initiated in Europe in 1914 and lasted until 1918. What activated this war was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the duke of Austria-Hungary. Since a Serbian nationalist named Gavrilo Princip was the one who killed the duke, this triggered many European allies to form together to attack their enemies. The allies during the war was Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States vs. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria. Although the…