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A Decision to Abstain: Labour vs. Hitler, 1936-7, Part 1 Between 1935 and 1937, a major transformation took place within the Labour Party regarding its policies toward rearmament, Appeasement and Hitler. During this time, the Party jettisoned its prior policies of disarmament and collective security through the League of Nations and instead, by 1937, accepted the fact that rearmament was needed if Britain were to stand up to Hitler. Part I of a two part series. england • government • pre world ward ii • appeasement • hitler
A Decision to Abstain: Labour vs. Hitler, 1936-7, Part II Between 1935 and 1937, a major transformation took place within the Labour Party regarding its policies toward rearmament, Appeasement and Hitler. During this time, the Party jettisoned its prior policies of disarmament and collective security through the League of Nations and instead, by 1937, accepted the fact that rearmament was needed if Britain were to stand up to Hitler. Part II of a two part series. league of nations • rearmament • appeasement • hitler • 1936
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A League of Nations, For Nations? Part I Part I of a two-part series about the pivotal 1935 Labour Party Annual Conference, held at Brighton, England, where the parliamentary leader, George Lansbury, an absolute pacifist was ousted from leadership, and pacifism was thoroughly rejected as party policy. labour party • great britain • politics • 1935 • george lansbury
Labour and Hitler's Rise to Power, 1933-34 Hitler's rise to power in Germany and the consolidation of his regime between Jan. 1933 and July-Aug. 1934 was a source of much consternation among left parties and political organizations throughout Europe. This article examines the impact Hitler had on the British Labour Party, and how it led to, regarding the party's foreign policy and outlook, some movement away from pacifism.
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From Normalcy to Great Depression While most Americans eagerly anticipated a return to "Normalcy" after WWI, the economic prosperity of the 1920s was a mirage that camouflaged the coming economic crisis t presidency of warren harding • presidency of calvin coolidge • presidency of herbert hoover • the great depression • warren harding and normalcy
Harry Truman's First Term Harry S Truman, remembered today as a generally great President, made a number of very memorable decisions during his first term, including that to use "the bomb." harry s truman • world war ii • death of president roosevelt • atomic bomb • victory in europe
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The Arab League The Arab League was formed in the aftermath of the Allied defeat of Germany in response to calls for increased Jewish immigration into the area of the Palestinian mandate. Arab leaders, particularly the Egyptians, perceived that their interests in general and the Palestinian Arabs in particular were to be sacrificed to make up for European anti-Semitism and the Holocaust. arab • israel • arab league • palestine • mandate
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The Inconvenient Palestine Facts Understandably emotional arguments about Israel and Palestine ignore or obscure indisputable facts. Acceptance of the truth might promote accommodation. dispute over palestine • claims to holy land • descent from abraham • holy land to both sides • historical facts about israel-palestine
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Century in Review: 1900-1999 For the century part of this three-part pre-millennium thing, every decade will be talked about separately. canadian history • 1900-1999 • thirties • century • 1910 |
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