State Peace and Development Council

World War I. Why did the U.S. get involved in World War I? Why was it a controversial war in America? Explain Wilson 's goals after the war. How successful was he? The United States entered World War I on April 6, 1917. The United States maintained the status of neutrality, and President Woodrow Wilson attempted to be an intermediary between the warring parties. The countries of the Entente conducted mass purchases of the American raw materials for military industry, food and weapons, thus…

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Abolition of Torture in Paris. The conference produced recommendations and proposals which the UN anonymously approves the resolution and denounce torture. Amnesty International is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977 for "having contributed to securing the ground for freedom, for justice, and thereby also for peace in the world" In 1980 the first campaign against death penalty was launched. It launches a second campaign against torture including the torture of abolition in 1984, and in 1986…

Connecticut declares that everyone should be able to have an opinion in the government. Finally, The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first elected body of representatives in the colony. The Magna Carta is a charter agreed to by King John, to make peace between the King and barons on June 15, 1215. Of all…

the general population’s civil liberties in the digital community through impact litigation, policy analysis, activism, and technology development (Electronic Frontier Foundation). While, the United Nation’s mission statement is to, take action on the issues confronting humanity in the 21st century, such as peace and security, climate change, sustainable development, human rights, disarmament, terrorism, humanitarian and health emergencies, gender equality, governance, food production, and more…

Constantine’s victory at the Milvian Bridge over the fellow but rival ruler of the Western Roman empire, Maxentius and his army, became a great triumph for the consolidation and growth of Constantine’s power and with it the development of Christianity. David Potter, author of Constantine the Emperor, argues that Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus, or more commonly known as Constantine, “is best known as the emperor of Rome who converted to Christianity and in doing so made it…

With the rapid development of the global economy, the world 's demand for oil continues to increase. When conventional oil resources cannot meet the rapid growth of oil demand, people turn their attention to unconventional oil resources, which is an important source of oil sands. By the sand, asphalt, mineral, clay and water in five parts of the oil sands is a kind of unconventional oil resources. It is distributed widely, and is rich in resources. At present, the world oil sand technology is…

Today’s global governance institutions were built around the emergence of the United States of America as a superpower in the mid-1940s. It was this mantle that caused the United States, for whatever reason, to assume responsibility for the reconstruction of nations both in the west and in the east following the devastating effects of World War II. A point largely dismissed by those too young to remember. That virtually uncontested assumption of responsibility combined with the need for…

attacks from the Native Americans, most diseases now have easily accessible cures, and the majority of America no longer has to live struggling with starvation. However, it is important to note the significant events that lead to the development of the modern day United States of America. Early settlers helped pave the way for several colonies to call America their…

The Rwandan genocide was a terribly brutal event in human history. The genocidal violence which occurred was against the Tutsi minority and nearly a million were slaughtered. There were multiple individuals responsible for these killings, most notably the perpetrators themselves. However, there is another group that can be held greatly accountable for its start and continuation: The United Nations. These countries were all responsible for the Rwandan genocide as they were aware that a genocide…