More generally, this means that a country declares itself to be on NEITHER side of some conflict.
Some historical examples were the US in 1793 when it declared itself neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain
The economic wealth of Calicut, Mogadishu, and <span>Venice in the 13th century was primarily dependent on their fertile soil, but of course there were other factors as well. </span>
Yes, lack of foreign conflict for close to 100 years until world war 1 which is a sign of its success.<span>
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The United States did not sign the Treaty of Versailles because two groups of U.S. senators opposed some of the treaty's conditions and prevented the Senate from acquiring the two-thirds majority vote needed for its passage. One of their main objections was that the treaty compromised U.S. autonomy.
