Southern League

there is no imperialism. The fourteenth point, to construct an organization of different nations for the purpose of stopping nationalist fuel of wars by creating friendly relations between different countries. This point was ultimately made into the League of Nations, which tried to keep peace in Europe. With his first point, Wilson suggests a ban on all secret alliances. By banning secret alliances, Wilson prevents countries from unknowingly getting into wars they can not fight. Militarism is…

The pursuit of national interest is always in the formula for the calculations of the rational decisions made by a nation. National interest is something each nation is thinking about when they go into war. World War I was the sacrifice of millions of lives to fulfill each nation’s national interest. William Kirby argues that, countries enter war because of their “rational calculations and national interests”. The source points out how the purpose of war is not irrational, it is rationalized by…

Fanatics The world consists of many different types of fans. Baseball, hockey, basketball, volleyball, softball, wrestling, cross country, track, tennis, racing, and many more. However, football fans happen to be the most entertaining to watch and interesting to know. Football is a roller coaster of a sport and it brings its fans along for the ride. The best fans are the die-hard fans, the jaded fans, and the band-wagon fans. Die-hard fans make football games entertaining because of their…

Assess the Athenians’ argument and actions from the standpoint of pacifism and just war theory. Which position do you find most compelling, and why? Just War theory portrays a practical look at the morality of war in comparison to pacifism, allowing the opportunity to form international procedures and protocol in an attempt to control conflict. During The Peloponnesian War the Athenians offered a valid and in-depth argument on their views of justice in war, over time this has developed into…

Skilled workers were more important to industry and some could secure safe assignments at home. Unskilled young males and junior officers paid with their lives the most. The generation conflict was also widened by the war as Veterens' disillusionment fed off of anger towards the older generation for sending them to the trenches.<br><br>Governments took on many new powers in order to fight the total war. War governments fought opposition by increasing police power. Authoritatian…

Marks presents problems within the League and the lack of strong, realistic, and solid European diplomacy which caused weak international agreements that fueled the illusion of peace and clouded the vision of Europeans. The first argument is that the illusion of peace was heightened by the actions of the League of Nations. Greece’s unwarranted invasion of Bulgaria and Bulgaria’s call for help initiated Briand to call an emergency session. The unanimity of the major powers on the course of action…

Though the United States Congress agreed with Wilson’s plan, and though his idea of implementing a league of nations that would work together for peace in the years to come, most of his “Fourteen Points” faced repudiation in favor of the expectation that Germany pay for the war. First, many of the representatives present at the peace talks in Paris were…

planning on allowing large American banks to utilize and increase the massive amounts of wealth that they had gained from the war. Wilson also achieved including some of his fourteen point in the treaty of Versailles, such as setting up the League of Nations. The League of Nation, even without American involvement, would become the hub of European power for the future. Another point he was able to include was the re-establishment of Poland 's independence. Unfortunately for Wilson, his successes…

international distrust. World War II could have been prevented if the Treaty of Versailles resolved the proper issues, if the League of Nation stopped Hitler before hand and by not imposing such impossible economic sanctions on Germany. Even…

Short Paper comparing the impact of WW I on the international relations of the Middle East to that of the Cold war During the administration of George H.W. Bush with the collapse of the Soviet Union a “New World Order” was proclaimed. I would put forth that there have been at least three major world orders: after World War I which was marked by increased colonialism. Major world order two, after World War Two and the rise of the super powers, third world order which we are in now- the collapse…