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AnswerHistorians argue that after WWII "Peace broke out" largely as a result of the proliferation of nuclear weapons which gave rise to the "MAD" or mutually assured destruction among the world's super powers. World wars were replaced by multiple low intensity conflicts such as Korea and Vietnam where client states, often second and third world countries did much of the actual fighting while the U.S. or Russia supplied strategic and tactical support.The concern today is that a number of these smaller countries that do not align themselves with the superpowers seek or have acquired their own nuclear weapons.After WWI the profoundly flawed Treaty of Versailles so crippled the peace for Germany that a 'rematch' (WWII) was inevitable.When you think about it I say WW2 it was certain Germans were defeated after WW2 (if only this was accepted after WW1)Germany saw the attrocitys they had done and so they accepted defeat. True wars have happened since but there were mini wars after WW1
American pressure, financial as much as anything. Aid during the war was often contingent on the abandonment of empire after it. Also the perceived weakness of pre-war colonial powers during the war made the colonised peoples disinclined to accept the inevitability of colonial rule. Sometimes (eg the British in India) concessions were made to colonised peoples to secure their support during the war.
The original intent was referring to countries that did not align with either major power bloc during the Cold War. - However, the meaning has now apparently evolved to refer to poorly developed, less industrialised and politically unsophisticated countries.
Alsace-Lorraine was an area of France that was very prized and valuable, but was taken by Prussia (later becoming a unified Germany) during the Franco-Prussian War. France and Germany were enemies from here on until the end of World War II, and the Franco-Prussian War sent France into isolation. France wanted to take back Alsace-Lorraine eventually, which led it to align with Russia after Germany's Three Emperors' League with Russia and Austria-Hungary failed. Eventually, the UK aligned with Russia and France forming the Triple Entente and Italy aligned with Germany and Austria-Hungary forming the Triple Alliance. All Great Powers were now involved in alliances and if a war broke out (which it did), this would cause the war to be extremely deadly.
Valentine's Day, before it was called that, was originally a pagan festival in the Roman Empire. On this day, young men and women were paired as "partners" for the next year at random. This often led to the marriage of these young people. When Christians were being persecuted in later times, a man named Valentine would illegally marry people who wanted to be together. Because of this and the fact that he was a Christian, this champion of love happened to be executed on Valentine's Day. When the Church tried to convert pagans, they would align their celebrations with some of their holidays in order to make the transition easier. Instead of calling the Roman festival of love and fertilization (celebrated near Lupercal Hill in Rome where the mythological twin founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus, were said to have been suckled by a she-wolf), the Church changed the name to Valentine's Day, a tradition that is still carried on.
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It pays to have powerful friends. because if you don't have anything to do with them or are not friendly nations most likely you will have to pay
to align themselves with the idea of democracy to align themselves with the idea of democracy to align themselves with the idea of democracy To align themselves with the ideals of democracy as represented by those cultures, which included Greece.
to align themselves with the idea of democracy to align themselves with the idea of democracy to align themselves with the idea of democracy To align themselves with the ideals of democracy as represented by those cultures, which included Greece.
to align themselves with the idea of democracy to align themselves with the idea of democracy to align themselves with the idea of democracy To align themselves with the ideals of democracy as represented by those cultures, which included Greece.
to gain position on the world stage! the same reason people make alliances in games like World or Warcraft and such!
dogs usually align themselves with the north/south axis and how this is dogs have sensitive chemicals which allows them to sense the earths axis
Polar molecules align themselves in a field because they have a positive and negative end. When placed in an electric field, the positive end of the molecule will align towards the negative side of the field, while the negative end will align towards the positive side. This alignment helps to minimize the energy of the system.
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