Entente cordiale

Chapter 2 U.S – U.S.S.R Summits (1945-1990) Maintaining Détente The Evolution of US Policy Towards Arms Control Until the 1950s, the discussion of strategic nuclear policy was embryonic at best, and many strategic developments went largely unrecognized. The post second world war era started with a US monopoly on nuclear weapons, however the Soviets soon broke this and both sides developed hydrogen bombs. In the early 1950s, the US followed the policy of massive retaliation. However, by the late

Since the First World War of 1914-1918, historians have argued which events leading up to the war; some as far back to the end of the Napoleonic period in 1815, or which of the Great Powers were to blame. After the war, Germany were made to sign Article 231; or the War Guilt Clause, thus accepting all blame for the war, this presented an easy target to blame, which some historians accepted and believed. However other historians argue that various other nations or events were actually at the root

only assuring protection within their armies, countries sought protection through alliances with other countries as well.By 1914, the six major powers of Europe were split into two separate alliances. One of the alliances was referred to as Triple Entente, which consisted of Great Britain, France, and Russia, while the Triple Alliance included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. The map above shows European alliances in 1914. Many Historians today put less emphasis on these alliances dragging countries

affairs and put most of its energy into its colonial empire and world trade. Britain would not enter into an alliance with another nation until its agreement with Japan in 1902. It would not have an alliance with another European nation until the Entente Cordiale with France in 1904" (THE CRIMEAN WAR.). This consequence is extremely important because Britain wouldn't ally with anyone. Britain was a strong nation and anyone with Britain would be feared. Also after the war within 15 years, Russia would

Introduction: The Treaty of Versailles was a treaty created and signed to bring peace to the world after the war. The Treaty started being written in January 1919 at the Paris Peace Conference, and was authored by ‘The Big Three’. ‘The Big Three’ was an allied group who consisted of France, Britain and the USA. The French President was George Clemenceau, the British Prime Minister David Lloyd George and the American President was Woodrow Wilson. All three leaders were influential men who wanted to

chancellor of Germany, considered France as a threat to the newly founded country of Germany. Thus, in order to create his own alliances. Bismarck wanted to ensure that France was completely isolated from other countries (WHKLMA). In 1904, the Entente Cordiale was created, and France gained the

On July 28, 1914, World war One had begun when Austria declared war on Serbia due to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. This apparently small conflict between the two countries rapidly spread out and eventually had; Germany,France,Britain,Russia, and many more involved with the war. This is mainly because the majority of those countries were involved in treaties that obligate them to defend the other country. In 1914, not a single world bellwether had anticipated the outbreak of a war

In 1837 Messers, Basevi, Blore, Burton, Cockerell and Smirke called upon Barry to enter the competition to design the Reform Club, although he had some reservations about designing a similar Italianate style building, but of a larger calibre adjacent with the Traveller’s Club, his earlier design, he entered regardless. The judges almost without opposition chose his design for the club. However, over the years it has been noted that the Reform Club’s exterior façade bears a distinct, some might deem

When hearing the British Empire we often relate terms such as colonies, dominions, and mandate. The British Empire was prosperous throughout its reign in the countries that it conquered. Although the British Empire came into Egypt to help stabilize the region and protect them from outside attackers; nevertheless they were also the attackers to the Egyptian government, because of reasons such as business deals with the cotton, gaining shares of Suez Canal, putting British government officials in the

War and Risk in 1914 The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife on the 28th June 1914 began what has since been termed the July Crisis, a month or so of intense diplomatic wrangling and military preparation. The crisis ended in early August 1914 with all five major European powers at war, a European war that ultimately escalated into World War I. During the war itself, aggressive premeditation by each power was seen as its primary cause but these arguments