Nationalism, militarism, imperialism, and the system of alliances were four main factors that pressed the great powers towards this explosive war." ... Militarism: a philosophy that bases one's organization purely on the strict ideas of strong military, control over aggression, and mass production of weaponry and any other military supplies. ... Imperialism: a philosophy stating that, to create or reform a country into a powerful country, it must take over all means of political, economical and military status of another country through aggression. ...

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Georges Clemenceau, the French premier, came representing the majority opinion in France that Germany should pay for the damages of the war, that Germany be made so that it can never be a threat towards France, that Germany give back the land it once took from France, and that Germany claim full responsibility for the war. Clemenceau's main objective at the peace discussion was to ensure the future safety of France against any renewed German aggressions. ...

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Some would put the blame entirely on the Soviet Union and argue that the Cold War was the result of its aggression - that is the Orthodox theory. Others supported the revisionist view and would claim that it was not an aggression but a self - defence policy and that the American involvement in the South America and therefore its Imperialism resulted in the Cold War. ... This occupation was in many ways responsible for much of the Soviet paranoia towards the West. ... He wanted to build up Russian control of the Eastern Europe that was seen by the west as an act of aggression. ... However, the ...

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Many Brits and Americans felt that the Treaty of Versailles had been too harsh and therefore felt the need to compensate for this in many ways leading to Britain's own policy of appeasement towards Hitler in the 1930s. ... Therefore by letting Germans regain what they rightfully believed was there's it would remove German aggression and also lead to Anglo German friendship. France was also weak in its defence towards Nazi Germany. ... Russia as the inevitability of war dawned controversially in 1939 signed a non-aggression pact with Hitler. ...

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The key article that threatened American sovereignty was Article 10, which read,The Members of the League undertake to respect and preserve as against external aggression of the territorial integrity and existing political independence of all Members of the League. In case of any such aggression or in case of any threat or danger of such aggression the council shall advise upon the means by which this obligation shall be fulfilled.? ... These reservations by Lodge would only benefit one nation and not mankind, which was what President Wilson, was striving towards and would not compromise on. ...

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The future would show that U.S. involvement and Wilson's efforts towards standardizing diplomacy would pave the way for world government as we know it today. ... This account seems to be stated as a typical account of the unrelenting aggression the Germans were capable of. ... Some points were directed towards nation building, such as the establishment of Poland in number thirteen. However, many points were directed towards establishing "covenants of justice and law and fair dealing". ... The Fourteen Points was an unprecedented politically idealistic view towards peace in the modern wo...

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Hitler aimed to restore Germany to a position of international prestige with force and aggression being necessary components to implement this. ... It went against the international relations Stresemann and Weimar Germany implemented and irrevocably steered towards war in Europe....

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Like President Wilson said in his 14 points, "the world be made fit and safe to live in...and fair dealing by the other peoples of the world as against force and selfish aggression" (9). ... This is extremely offensive and rude to say while directed towards a particular group of people. ...

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World War 1 was caused by a number of issues, like leader's aggression towards other countries. This was backed by the rising nationalism of the European countries. Economic and imperial power, fear of war urged military alliances and arms race. This would further increase the tension contributing t...

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However, it was not only Germany, for the rest of Europe, recognising the growing threat of Germany and its aggressive foreign policy also began to take steps towards militarising their countries, the British budget for armaments more than doubled in the years running up to the war despite their championing of appeasement, and, one of the main incentives for Russia in the Nazi-soviet pact was that it would afford her time to reorganise her military. Consequently, militarism was a cause of WWII in that it was a strong illustration of the increasing aggression of German foreign policy, a factor ...

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The responsibility of the League was to act as an arbitrator in disputes between nations and to provide effective collective security against any form of military aggression. There were mixed opinions towards the League. ... Under the treaty of Versailles the Rhineland was declared a demilitarised zone, this can be looked upon as an act of aggression as it breaks the terms of the treaty of Versailles, and also the Locarno agreement. ... These statements clearly act in favour of appeasement, expressing that military action against Germanys actions was not necessary as she is clearly r...

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The covenant set out the League's aims which included, to discourage aggression from any nation, to encourage countries to cooperate, especially in business and trade and to encourage nations to disarm. ... France felt that at last it was being given some guarantee of border security and Germany had shown more goodwill towards France than ever before. ...

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Though the United States contributed significantly towards ending the war, Wilson's main concern was peace, not annexing German colonies or holding them responsible for war debt. ... Clause 231 of the Treaty of Versailles, also known as the "War Guilt Clause", was particularly humiliating to the Germans: The Allied and Associated Governments affirm and Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of the war imposed upon them by the a...

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This trait that allowed him to use circumstances to help attain his goals was seen in 1920 with Italy, and would continue after he had formulated his program with such decisions to intervene in Spain and sign non-aggression pacts with hereditary enemies in Poland and Russia.(9) The Italian alliance by itself did not amount to very much, but it at least provided a basis for an outline of foreign policy. ...

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Is War Necessary? There are many reasons why a country or several countries could go to war. Some of these reasons are just, however many of them are not. There are many movies made illustrating many different aspects of American wars, good and bad. The American Revolution was mainly a political movement; however there were some social and economic factors. ...

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