The Summit League

to declare war on Germany, saying “The world must be made safe for democracy.” Wilson helped negotiate the Treaty of Versailles. The agreement included the charter for the League of Nations, an organization intended to arbitrate international disputes and prevent future wars. Wilson had initially advanced the idea for the League in a January 1918 speech to the U.S. Congress in which he outlined his Fourteen Points for a postwar peace settlement. The Senate voted on the Treaty of Versailles first…

The Civil War had some major impacts on the world, which shaped America to be as it is today, both good and bad ends. It changer American economics, created the start of migration and groups, such as the progressives, changed policies and enhanced new ideas. Yet, sadly enough, America had to get involved with the civil war to forego these changes, otherwise America may have turned out differently than it is today, whether that is a good stance or a bad stance. The civil war is conflicting…

After a period of attempted isolationism, America began to engaged the world more aggressively in light of threats from Japan and Germany between 1937 and 1941; inspiring this change in foreign policy were many factors, primarily the economics, national security considerations, and the desire to preserve democratic values. Economically, America was looking to make money off of the war; however, as America became more involved, the war effort would cost the country. Deals such as “Cash and Carry”…

The Kellogg-Briand Pact was an international agreement presented in 1928.It was the result of a duet between Briand and Frank Kellogg. Under this agreement those who signed agreed to not got to war. Among the signatories were France, Britain, the United States, Germany, Italy, Romania and Poland. The purpose of the pact was to ensure that the 16 nations that agreed would find another method of resolving their disputes. The significance of the Kellogg Briand Pact was that the very nations that…

The Poleis (city-states) in Ancient Greece persisted always on a tenuous basis since they were small, lacked stability, and were unable to form solid lasting alliances. Thus Athen’s dominance and wealth during its golden period (known as The Age of Pericles, 480 BCE-404 BCE) were more of an exception to the status quo of the times than otherwise. (Brand, n.d.) The end of Athen’s democracy can be attributed to several aspects of its environment including the fragility of its power, the…

attacked he looked upon the League of Nations for help. However, the League of Nations didn't help Haile Selassie and he said, " God and History will remember your judgement ....It is us today. It will be you tomorrow." To clarify in different terms, Selassie warned the League of Nations that they will be next and told them that they will regret not coming to assist Ethiopia. This was an opportunity to stop Mussolini and like Hitler, the opportunity was lost. In a way the League of Nations…

Previous poems and short stories regarding the war era have been similar for the most part. Authors all spoke through a voice different than theirs, used symbolism to represent larger war aspects, and simply soaked their literature with painful descriptions. However, after the war and with the entrance of postmodernism into American literature, authors such as Yusef Komunyakaa, Tim O’Brien, and Kurt Vonnegut were introduced as their literature targeted more personal war positions/experiences.…

In World War 1, the most important cause were alliances because the alliances felt threatened or feared that the other alliance were getting countries to join them. Alliances means countries could be able to work together with their allies to have a stronger group and come to their country to give a hand if the country was attacked. Before World War 1 started, there was two different alliances. One alliance was the Triple Alliance also called the central power. The Triple Alliance were Germany,…

Some of the most important parts of soccer are the history, the positions, the goal of the game, and how to play soccer. Soccer is a popular sport. There are eleven positions on a soccer field. There are a lot of rules to soccer. Have you ever wondered what the point in soccer is. Soccer is one of the most popular sports in Europe. People started playing soccer in china in the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC. During the Han dynasty people dribbled leather balls by kicking them into small nets. The…

The motivation for countries to enter WW1, were from recent attacks or rumors about attacking. Not only was it fear and attacks, but also joining for the safety of their own country. For instance the U.S joined because of the attacks from Germany. The Triple Alliance (also known as Central Powers) was Germany, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire and Austrian-Hungarian Empire. Then on the Triple Entente (better known as The Allies) was, France, Russia, Japan, Belgium, Serbia, Great Britain and Italy. When…