In the UK there was still a lot of bitterness over the war – the huge memorial at Thiepval had been started in 1928 and was not finished by the time the Young Plan was signed. The Menin Gate in Ypres was only finished in July 1927. So the scars of World War One were still very raw in the UK and with an election due in 1929 no one political party wanted to be seen as being ‘soft’ on Germany. However‚ the persuasive pull of the USA was strong – hence why the plan was adopted. 1) 12 million people
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1930’s but the general nature of the GB public at this particular time was one of approval towards Chamberlains ‘Active Appeasement’ policy. There are many good reasons why Chamberlain chose appeasement as his way of tackling the nation’s problems but was appeasement the right decision? Could we maybe have prevented the terrible consequences that came about as a result of appeasement if Chamberlain had gone down a different path? One of the key arguments for using appeasement at the time was because
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The League in Abyssinia By 1935‚ most countries did not think that the League could keep the peace. When Hitler began to break the Treaty of Versailles in the 1930s‚ the League was powerless to stop him. The League failed‚ and the only way to stop Hitler was a Second World War. The Dispute Mussolini got ready to invade Abyssinia (Ethiopia). He wanted war and glory. Abyssinia asked the League to help. What the League did: The League talked to Mussolini – but he used the time to send
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about the small eastern-European stated such as Poland and Czechoslovakia‚ which gives him a free way to get what he wants without making too much noise. Britain had showed its self-interest many times‚ both directly‚ and indirectly. When Austen Chamberlain‚ the British Foreign Minister said at the time of Locarno that no British government would ever risk the bones of a single British grenadier in defence of the Polish Corridor‚ it seemed to Germany that Britain had turned her back on eastern counties
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can help them move their game to a higher level. In 1949‚ the National Basketball Association (NBA) was formed and this was a major turning point for basketball. The NBA displayed its top stars and fan interest took off like crazy. Wilt Chamberlain at seven feet one‚ could not be contained and led the league in scoring on
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Versailles. When Neville Chamberlain became British Prime Minister in May 1937‚ he gave appeasement new drive. He believed in taking the initiative. He would find out what Hitler wanted and show him that reasonable claims could be met by negotiation rather than by force. The policy was thought essential to avoid war. Many also felt that Germany had genuine grievances as it had been treated too harshly at Versailles. Since‚ the League of Nations seemed to be helpless‚ Chamberlain believed that only way
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Matt Roca In 1939 the world was plunged into World War II because of the Munich Agreement. The Munich Agreement was an agreement regarding the Sudetenland Crisis between the major powers of Europe after a conference held in Munich in Germany in 1938. The Sudetenland was an important region of Czechoslovakia. The Treaty of Versailles was the peace treaty created as a result of six months of negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919‚ which put an official end to World War I between
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was a rich industrial area‚ Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany demanded for Sudetenland. After knowing the German’s demand for Sudetenland‚ the British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain arranged the Munich Conference in order to avoid a general war. The Munich Conference was held in Munich in Germany in September 1938. Except Chamberlain and Hitler‚ the French Prime minister Eduard Daladier and the Fascist leader Benito Mussolini were also present at the Munich Conference but Czechoslovakia was absent.
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The liberal’s victory in the 1906 was a very significant one due to how they won it with such an overwhelming majority; it was the biggest electoral victory since 1832. In the 1890’s the liberals were suffering from a crisis identity and they were lacking in money and morale. In the 1906 election the liberals won 49.4% of the vote and that amounted to 399 seats which was such a large margin compared to in 1900 where 45% of the vote was only 183 seats. There are four main reasons arguably why the
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Michael Jordan 10 all NBA first team nomination‚ 10 championship scoring titles‚ the highest career scoring average in the regular season and play-off and he has over 32 games scoring 50+ points. How can Michael Jordan not be considered the greatest player in NBA history? Michael Jordan is the Best player ever. he has 9 all defensive team‚14 NBA all star‚ and 10 championship scoring titles. Michael is considered the greatest because of his defense. in 1987-1988 Michael had a total of
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