Essays Tagged: "League of Nations"

Woodrow Wilson and His Ability To be an Effective President

g he was trying to do. His last years of his life were dedicated to convincing the U.S. to join his League of Nations.Woodrow Wilson was born December 28, 1856. Through his childhood he was often sick ... r in the future. This proposal was called Wilson's 14 Points. In these 14 points he suggests that a League of Nations be formed. The League of Nations would have members from several countries come to ...

(5 pages) 158 0 3.9 Mar/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Why the US failed to ratify the treaty after WWI

les was unable to be ratified by the US because President Wilson was unwilling to compromise on the League of Nations.The US sent President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen-Point plan for consideration. Afte ... of Versailles was sent to the US to be ratified. One of Wilson's Fourteen-Points was the idea for a League of Nations, which was included in the original Treaty of Versailles sent to the US. This "lea ...

(2 pages) 64 0 3.7 Aug/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

World War II

ch stated that it would not recognize any territorial gain made byforce. Lastly, Japan had left the League of Nations, and began building up its navy.During these events, the United States attempted t ...

(2 pages) 72 0 5.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Peace settlements as a cause of WWII

Both the League of Nations and the Treaty of Versailles were peace settlements that were set up to prevent wa ... aty, for most of the rules in the treaty were unfair and Germany lost a great amount of wealth. The League of Nations was international organization, established by the peace treaties that ended World ... dical ideas with Adolf Hitler, and would eventually wage war on Britain, France, and many othersThe League of Nations formally came into existence on January 10, 1920, the same day as the Treaty of Ve ...

(3 pages) 49 0 3.8 Jan/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Events that led to the start of WWII.

ill to use military aggression.Another reason that led to the start of WWII was the weakness of the League of Nations. To prove this weakness, the Japanese attacked and gained Manchuria. Even though m ... nd gained Manchuria. Even though many members protested, this was the first direct challenge to the League of Nations. The United States did not join the League but had members from all major democrac ...

(5 pages) 187 4 4.1 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

An assesment of the United Nations and why it has failed in its duties.

The UN is meaningless, weak, completely ineffectual and doomed to the fate of its forerunner, the League of Nations.After the Gulf War, the UN imposed conditions on Iraq that demanded full cooperati ...

(2 pages) 210 1 4.6 May/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government > United Nations

United Nations.

y that it is able to accommodate the problems that arises from it.Obviously the organization of the League of Nations failed to gain cooperation of nations due to the inability to accommodate the thei ... failed to gain cooperation of nations due to the inability to accommodate the their interests. "The League of Nations ceased its activities after failing to prevent the Second World War." (http://www. ...

(7 pages) 200 2 2.5 Jul/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Show how by 1938 Hitler had kept his promise to rid Germany of the 'shackles of Versailles.'

was blamed as being the sole cause of the war, which resulted in harsh measures brought upon by the League of Nations through the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler regarded the stipulations of the Diktat a ... one hand Hitler managed to write off most of the war debt and secure the country's position in the League of Nations, but on the other hand the restrictions on Germany's military and naval affairs st ...

(3 pages) 40 0 5.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Foreign Policy(germany).

ecretly under way since the early 1920s, be stepped up. Later in 1933, he withdrew Germany from the League of Nations to reduce possible foreign control over Germany. In 1935 he announced that Germany ...

(3 pages) 47 0 3.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies

A bit about how Walt Whitman may not be the writer everyone says he is. He may qualify to be in the justice leage of writers, but if he does, he's Hawk Man.

s with out mentioning Walt Whitman. However, only in the same way that it is hard to talk about the League of Nations without mentioning the United Nations. (That, or the Justice League of America wit ... entioning the Super Friends. {By the way, what where Hawk Man and Wonder Woman doing in the Justice League of America? They weren't American. Hawk Man wasn't even wasn't human. Yeah, Superman wasn't a ...

(2 pages) 48 0 2.6 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

The league of nations was a success.

The League of Nations managed to keep a lot of items going and introduced co-operation between countries ... p a lot of items going and introduced co-operation between countries in the 1920'sIn my opinion the League of Nations was a success I will discuss my reasons in this essay.The aims of the League of Na ... encourage co-operation, disarmament and to improve working conditions for everyone in the world.The League of Nations was set up because after the First World War everyone wanted to avoid war happenin ...

(2 pages) 33 2 3.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > International Organizations & Conflicts

The league of nations.

The League of Nations managed to keep a lot of items going and introduced co-operation between countries ... p a lot of items going and introduced co-operation between countries in the 1920'sIn my opinion the League of Nations was a success I will discuss my reasons in this essay.The aims of the League of Na ... encourage co-operation, disarmament and to improve working conditions for everyone in the world.The League of Nations was set up because after the First World War everyone wanted to avoid war happenin ...

(2 pages) 31 0 0.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Essay on the aftermath of world war II

years.Immediately after World War II, the United Nations was formed. This organization replaced the League of Nations. The United Nations, like the League of Nations, strives to keep the international ... peace. Today the UN continues to meet and discuss international issues. It is possible that as the League of Nations and Concert of Europe ended, so will the United Nations on day cease to exist.Afte ...

(1 pages) 45 0 3.8 Dec/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

How successful was the league of nations in the 1920's? This essay analyses the problems and difficulties of the first attempt of a world security organization

How successful was the league in the 1920's?The League of Nations main aim was in: "stopping wars, improving people's lives ... in the peace Treaty of Versailles."If we consider the above statement to judge the successes of the league, we may say that when the League was called to settle a quarrel in the 1920s, it has always b ... study it was formulated that the island belonged to Finland - both countries accepted this.When the League rejected Turkey's claim to the region of Mosul in Iraq (which was a British mandate), Turkey ...

(3 pages) 45 0 4.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > International Organizations & Conflicts

The League of Nations study notes which has a lot of info on the League and answers questions about it: why it was set up, the structure of the league and more.

The League of NationsThe structureThe league was based on a covenant, a set of 26 articles or rules whic ... structureThe league was based on a covenant, a set of 26 articles or rules which all members of the league agreed to follow.The home of the League of Nations was in Geneva in Switzerland.The league wa ... d bring around peace and improved people's lives.What effect did the USA not being part have on the league?The USA not joining the league had a serious effect, because the US was a big super power, wi ...

(3 pages) 52 1 5.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

The League of Nations

even though some of his points were rejected, the most important one which consisted of creating a 'League of Nations' was accepted. The League was formed on 1920, the aims of the League where to main ... ing together to stop war, this was called collective security. Some of the world powers were in the League since the beginning and that included: Britain, France, Japan and Italy. The USA never joined ...

(3 pages) 40 0 0.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The Orgins of the Cultural Revolution. Talks about how the Cultural Revolution in China came about. May need some grammatical work.

e any origins or causes to the Cultural Revolution, some historians do. One Historian felt that the League of Nations criticizing China's education system was one cause of the Cultural Revolution. She ... r the Cultural Revolution.Suzanne Pepper mentions that one cause of the Cultural Revolution was the League of Nations. The new Chinese government, established in the late 1920s by the Nationalist Part ...

(6 pages) 133 0 4.1 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Was the Treaty of Versailles Fair? - by Laura Aberle

en Germany. Many of Wilson's peaceful Fourteen Points weren't accomplished, but he had faith in the League of Nations to sort things out later. Clemenceau had wanted nothing but revenge on Germany, an ... n was disappointed with some parts of the treaty, but one of his most important ideas, setting up a League of Nations, had been achieved. He signed the treaty because he had a lot of faith in the Leag ...

(4 pages) 62 2 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I

Imperialism: Breif overview of 20th century imperialism

perialism. For a decade after World War I the great expectations for a better world inspired by the League of Nations put the problem of imperialism once more in abeyance. Then Japan renewed its empir ...

(3 pages) 201 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

How did the Treaty of Versailles punish Germany?

disputed land in Alsace-Lorraine was returned to France. The Saarlands and Danzig were placed under League of Nations control, with France given the right to mine coal in the Saarlands for the next fi ... or when Germany had taken over the coalfields in Northern France. German colonies were placed under League of Nations mandates. This meant that the winning powers had control of the countries, but wer ...

(2 pages) 41 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > German History