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    What is a nation-state? A nation-state is defined as a type of political organization in which a group of relatively homogenous people live in one area under one government, and its development actually traces back to the Middle Ages. Medieval Europe was unified by the Roman Catholic Church, a powerful, but corrupt, institution. This corruption, coupled with the Renaissance spirit, led to increasing dissatisfaction with the Church and sparked the beginnings of the Protestant Reformation. These revolutionary

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    illustrates the definition of localization in more solidified manner stating, " highlighting borders and intensifying the deep attachments to the land that can dominate emotion and reasoning". In other words, by implementing the concept of localization to a nation essentially the idea is to maintain a nation's ideas and concepts within its national boundaries. By doing this - it would eliminate the notion of having the nation's ideas and concepts contaminated by influential forces from the outside world.

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    The United Nations is one of the most well-known international organizations in the world. It tries to serve the task of maintaining international order by promoting international collaboration throughout its 193 member states and various agencies. The United Nations facilitates order by the coordination of international security, international law, economic development, human rights, social progress, and trying to maintain world peace. Overall, the United Nations has failed to deliver on its main

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    To what extent did the exclusion of the United States affect the legitimacy of the League of Nations? Samantha Martinez 18 December 2015 To what extent did the exclusion of the United States affect the legitimacy of the League of Nations? Plan of investigation: In the 1920s in France the League of Nations was created in order to end the first world war and establish relations between several countries. However, big countries were excluded such as Germany and

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    League of Nations was created after World War I to establish a body where the nations of the world could settle their disagreements and come up with solutions to help improve the world. The United Nations was created shortly after World War II and set out to achieve what the League of Nations could not. The League of Nations was not successful in helping the world achieve what was necessary at the time it was established. When viewed through society, the innovation of the United Nations had a greater

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    First Nation Rights

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    First Nation rights were inherent rights, this meant that they were rights passed down through the generations and have been in practice way before interactions between Europeans and First Nations. The rights of First Nations were also collective rights, which came from the use and occupation of an area. As such, First Nation rights aren't from an outside source, the crown or the government, but are from First Nations own use of territories, social structures, and political and legal systems. Because

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    The creation of the United Nations (UN), the largest organization in the world introduced a new reform for collective security around the world after the failure of the League of Nations. Such a reform is vital for the international community as it zealously promotes concord and security, which is the most important goal in the 21st century. Thus, has the UN been successful in promoting international peace and security? To an extent, they have been when it comes to certain economical, humanitarian

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    The League of Nations The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organization birthed in 1920 in Geneva, Switzerland as a result of the European powers that were seeking to maintain world peace. It was formed right after the World War 1 in a bid to avert any future situations that would cause the death and destruction of so many people and property again. This paper is a look at its general organization and why I think that it did not have a chance. One of the primary goals of the League

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    The Five First Nations

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    The numbered treaties are treaties negotiated between the First Nations and the government,these treaties are mainly targeted towards the aboriginal title in exchange for rewards.Treaty 7 was the last numbered treaties between the First Nations and the governments.This treaty was established on September 22, 1877 at the Blackfoot Crossing of The Bow River by the five First Nations group.The five First Nations contains: Siksika was also known as Blackfoot, Kainai also was known as Bloods, Piikani

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    Kofi Annan once said, “More than ever before in human history we share a common destiny. We can master it- only if we face it together.” The origins of the United Nations began seventy years, here, in the United States. “ In 1945, representatives of 50 countries met in San Francisco at the United Nations Conference. Each delegate deliberated on the proposals by the representatives of China, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States at Dumbarton Oaks starting in August of 1944. The

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