On this day in 1919, President Woodrow Wilson attends the Paris Peace Conference that would formally end World War I and lay the groundwork for the formation of the League of Nations.
Wilson envisioned a future in which the international community could preempt another conflict as devastating as the First World War and, to that end, he urged leaders from France, Great Britain and Italy to draft at the conference what became known as the Covenant of League of Nations. The document established the concept of a formal league to mediate international disputes in the hope of preventing another world war.
Once drawn, the world’s leaders brought the covenant to their respective governing bodies for approval. In the U.S., Wilson’s promise of mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike rankled the isolationist Republican majority in Congress. Republicans resented Wilson’s failure to appoint one of their representatives to the peace delegation and an equally stubborn Wilson refused his opponents’ offers to compromise. Wary of the covenant’s vague language and potential impact on America’s sovereignty, Congress refused to adopt the international agreement for a League of Nations.
At a stalemate with Congress, President Wilson embarked on an arduous tour across the country to sell the idea of a League of Nations directly to the American people. He argued that isolationism did not work in a world in which violent revolutions and nationalist fervor spilled over international borders and stressed that the League of Nations embodied American values of self-government and the desire to settle conflicts peacefully.
The tour’s intense schedule cost Wilson his health. During the tour he suffered persistent headaches and, upon his return to Washington, he suffered a stroke. He recovered and continued to advocate passage of the covenant, but the stroke and Republican Warren Harding’s election to the presidency in 1921 effectively ended his campaign to get the League of Nations ratified. The League was eventually created, but without the participation of the United States.
Germany<span>, </span>France<span>, </span>Great Britain<span>, Netherlands, </span>Belgium<span>, </span>Portugal<span>, and </span>Spain<span> were all considered to have a future role in the </span>imperial<span> partition of Africa. The United States was invited because of its interest in </span>Liberia<span> but did not attend because it had no desire to build a colonial empire in Africa.</span>
Colonialism refers to a government policy in which a country establishes its power over other regions and territories. Imperialism is a similar practice, which occurs when a nation extends its rule over another country and people, most often through military, political and economic control.
The practices of colonialism and imperialism have led to a great variety of consequences, both positive and negative.The negatives usually included the death and abuse of indigenous people, or the depletion of natural resources. However, the positive ones often included growth and development.
For example, colonizers often brought new practices to the indigenous people they conquered. These practices often allowed for the development of more organized, more efficient or more stable communities. An example of this could be found in the Roman Empire, which spread Roman law over its conquered territories.
Another consequence is that of improved standards of living for most or some of the population. For example, the British government made some changes in India that improved the life of a large percentage of the population, such as the introduction of the railroad, schools, and better sanitation.
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Marthin Luther - posted Ninety-Five theses on a church door.
John Calvin - is French theologian in Geneva, Switzerland
John Foxe - The Book of Martyrs
Patrick Hamilton - martyr of the Scottish reformation.
Peter Martyr Vermigli - martry Italian Reformer
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Marthin Luther - in 1517 and posted Ninety-Five theses on a church door in Germany enumerating various critiques of the Catholic Church, notably those concerning indulgences.
John Calvin - (1509-1564) is French theologian notably known for his theory of predestination, and credited to have founded a theocracy in Geneva, Switzerland.
John Foxe - (1516 -1587) is widely known for his book titled The Book of Martyrs, which gives an account of various individuals who suffered for the cause of Protestantism. He is otherwise known as a Preacher.
Patrick Hamilton - popularly known as a first preacher and considered as a martyr of the Scottish reformation.
Peter Martyr Vermigli ( 1499 – 1562) - known for his Eucharist doctrines, is an Italian religious reformer. His early work, influenced many Italians to convert in accordance to his doctrines.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
<span>Martin Luther King, Jr. was the instrumental leader of the
civil rights movement; he believed in non-violence and civil disobedience; he
was head of the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) and then the Southern
Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC); was born in Atlanta, Georgia to the
Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr. and Alberta Williams King. (King was born Michael
but in 1934 his father—Rev. Michael King, Sr.—returned home from Europe where
he had toured the site where Martin Luther had begun the Protestant Reformation
and upon returning home he changed his name as well as his sons.) He graduated from Morehouse College in 1948
at age nineteen and earned his Ph.D. in Theology from Boston University in
1955. King married Coretta Scott on June
18, 1953 and they had four children.
While at Crozer Theological Seminary, King first became acquainted with
the ideas of Mohandas Gandhi, which influenced him greatly in his future years. In 1953, King became the pastor of the Dexter
Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.
He was selected to lead the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott. He was then instrumental in the founding of
the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). King led the SCLC in several
triumphs over racial injustices and became a symbol of the Civil Rights
Movement. His is probably most
remembered for his famous “I have a Dream” speech which came at the conclusion
the Civil Rights March on Washington which he had spearheaded. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in
Memphis, Tennessee while he stood on his hotel balcony. James Earl Ray was arrested and convicted of
the crime. In 1986. </span>
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