D. (A paradox is a statement that contradicts itself which makes it D)
<span>The League of Nations had proud aims but was doomed because it was based on the Treaty of Versailles which most nations signed but disliked.</span>
Answer:
The Christmas truce (German: Weihnachtsfrieden; French: Trêve de Noël) was a series of widespread unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front of the First World War around Christmas 1914. The truce occurred only five months into the war. ... Soldiers were no longer amenable to truce by 1916.
Participants: Soldiers from; Austria-Hungary; F
Date: 24–26 December 1914
Outcome: Unofficial ceasefires across Europe
Explanation:
Considering that the original 13 colonies were founded in the eastern seaboard of the country and that until the post WWII period the major population centers shifted from the East to the West of the country it is only natural and logical. Indeed, the eastern seaboard was the most industrialized and populated area of the USA for a long time and most immigrants entered the country through New York. Pennsylvania was also heavily industrialized and a major mining area.
With more immigrants pouring in every year, the potential for more criminal acts increased and to keep up, more prisons were necessary. There is also the huge factor of labor rights activism, which was criminalized by employers and judges in order to keep workers docile and submissive. Many strikers and labor unions were incarcerated as well and more prisons were needed for that purpose.
