In the far past, I presume? Serfdom. The regressive system of working peasants to near-death while in-turn offering them basic necessities and protection on a set plot of land, owned by a feudal lord.
The founding of Lima (APEX class :)
After World War II, much of Europe was devastated and needed to be rebuilt. However the countries had no money because they spent it all during the war. No taxes could be collected because the people were poor and had hardly anything to eat. The United States at this time was the richest nation in the world. Although Russia was an ally during the war against Germany, the relationship changed after the war and it was feared that unless Western Europe rise quickly again, it would fall into communist hands. The United States came up with the Marshall Plan and offered to help the European countries to recover from the effects of the war. Russia and its allies turned down the offer of assistance. The Marshall plan was a success and all the countries who accepted help recovered.
The best answer for this question would be:
To form a lasting peace with just treaty terms
President Wilson established the Fourteen Points in order to obtain long lasting peace inside of Europe; so that people would be aware of his own principles of justice.
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