Treaty of Waitangi

Grace v Minister of Land Information [2014] Facts: Mrs Patricia Grace, the objector, owned a block of land that had Maori freehold status. On 6 June 2013, the Minister of Land Information, the respondent, signed a Notice of Intention to take a section of Grace’s land to enable the construction of the Kapiti Expressway. Grace then filed a Notice of Objection to the Environment Court. In an attempt to protect her land, she applied to the Maori Land Court to set aside her land as a Maori…

cheap Much cheaper than our priceless land But promises can disappear Just like writing in the sand. Verse 2: This land was never given up This land was never bought and sold The planting of the Union Jack Never changed our law at all. However, “Treaty” as James Jun Wu has suggested, did its part to mitigate the local and national tensions by offering a way of reconciliation (101). It explores the possibility of union between the indigenous and non-indigenous Australians by employing water…

Influenza Pandemic of 1918 to 1919 contributed to this defeat more than most people are aware of. The influenza had an effect on Germany’s military offense that may have been the cause of their defeat. Specifically, it contributed to the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, a peace settlement that was imposed on Germany and affected them negatively. The effects the Influenza Pandemic of 1918 had on Germany’s defeat during World War I are not analyzed and talked about very often by the simple…

signed the Treaty of Versailles. After the signing of the treaty, Germany had a major downfall. This treaty affected the economic, social, and political overview of Germany. During this time, Hitler took his chance to come to power. He used his Nazi-propaganda, powerful words, and harmful actions in order to take his beloved country back to the top. Due…

The Treaty of Versailles is a prime example. This treaty put one country responsible for the damages of World War I and causing the war. This countries name was Germany. During the war a president name Woodrow Wilson made a bill named the fourteen points. This bill was supposed to be used for world peace. At this time America was allied with Great Britain and France. They didn’t agree with the bill. He didn’t want to anger his allies so the idea was disbanded but not forgotten. The Treaty of…

Articles 232 and 233 defines the financial cost the the Treaty of Versailles will impose of Germany in order to “repair” the damages caused to France dating back to World War I. Both articles state, “..[Germany] will make compensation for all damage done to civilian populations of the Allied and Associated Powers……

Nations was very important because he believed that it would prevent future wars from occurring. The League of Nations was later to be seen as a failure as well as the Treaty of Versailles. It was later that the United States signed a separate peace treaty with Germany. This Treaty mimicked the language and privileges of the Treaty of Versailles all except the mentioning of the League of Nations. Which, the United States never formally joined. It is very apparent that the main important powers…

WWI was caused by Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism, Industrialism, and Alliances that were governing powerful countries across the world. These drove the globe into its first World War and in return led to World War II as well. Secondly, the Treaty of Versailles, as established by the League of Nations, intended to make Germany pay reparations for the war. This did not go as planned, as it led to the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party. Immediately…

War” the United States had decided to enter the war to defend herself and broker peace and stability in Europe. World War I began in 1914 when Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated (Silbergeld, 2002). Then Europe began forming alliances based through treaties amongst themselves…

result of the Treaty of Versailles, had a great loss of territory, and went through disarmament. A similar atmosphere existed in Germany after WWII. As a result of the Potsdam Conference in 1945, the nation experienced demilitarization, the economy was struggling due to the widespread industry restrictions, and Germany was split into four. The similarities of these two time periods are obvious when…