FCS195H1 Lecture : New Century, New Movements

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9 Feb 2012

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New century, new movements the third republic was the longest-lasting political r gime since the. French revolution and, as such, would last into the new century and, in fact, all the way up to the beginning of the vichy government in france (1940) Britain and russia, as well as the extensive empires which each controlled: the central imperial alliance, first composed of germany and the. Austro-hungarian empire and their dependencies this alliance was strengthened when the ottoman empire joined them on october 1914, followed a year later by the bulgarian empire by the end of the war, only the netherlands, switzerland, spain , American troops, when the united states entered the war in 1917 it was georges clemenceau (nicknamed the tiger ) who led france to victory in 1917-1918 seconded by p tain and foch, he succeeded in getting the better of the. France"s part, and germany was accepted into the league of nations.

Related Questions

QUESTION 1

The tragic cost of war was clearly demonstrated in the combined death toll of World Wars I and II, which was roughly ________.

		five million people
		sixty million people
		fifty million people
		ten million people

QUESTION 2

The combined cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are estimated between ________.

		$7 and $8.5 trillion
		$1.5 and $2.2 trillion
		$3.7 and $4.4 trillion
		$600 and $800 billion

QUESTION 3

An example of successful collective security is/was ________.

		Operation Desert Storm against Iraq
		the war on terrorism
		the prosecution of the Vietnam War
		the U.N. PROFOR operation in Bosnia

QUESTION 4

A type of agreement among states that aims to protect each state from aggression by other signatories to the agreement is called a ________.

		third-party security treaty
		mutual defense pact
		collective security agreement
		peacekeeping agreement

QUESTION 5

According to the authors, which of the following statements would likely be true about a new international balance of power?

		It would probably be multipolar.
		It would likely be bipolar.
		It would probably be hegemonic.
		None of the above

QUESTION 6

Which of the following is an example of postâCold War genocidal behavior resulting in the killing of over half a million people?

		Chechnya, Russia, in 1999
		Kashmir, India, in 2002
		West Bank/Gaza/Israel in 2001 to 2002
		Rwanda in 1994

QUESTION 7

In which of the following countries during 2011â2012 did the leader Bashar al-Assad conduct a brutal campaign against his countryâs citizens?

		Syria
		Saudi Arabia
		Iran
		Iraq

QUESTION 8

In which of the following countries was apartheidâthe official government policy of separation of the racesâpracticed?

		South Africa
		Angola
		Zimbabwe
		Egypt

QUESTION 9

What is considered the primary reason that human rights often take a backseat in American foreign policy?

		National security interests override human rights interests.
		Public opinion will not support risky human rights policies.
		There is no monetary payoff from human rights policies.
		Congress sees little value in a strong human rights policy.

Case Study #2

WHO OWNS THE ART ANYWAY?

* Moscow recently announced that the so-called Priam's Treasure (which was excavated on the site of ancient Troy between 1873 and 1890 by the German amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schlieman and then looted by the Red Army from Nazi Germany) is still in Russia at the Pushkin Museum and went on public view in early 1996, for the first time since the Second World War.

The public admission by Moscow of the Treasure's existence raises questions about the 30,000 to 100,000 other stolen works of art that the German embassy in Moscow estimates are still in Russian Hands. Whose property are they? The Germans say they are stolen and should be returned. The Russians say the Germans stole thousands of artifacts during the occupation of the Soviet Union, many of which have been disbursed into private and public collections in Europe and the United States and are impossible to trace. The Russians state that while many journalists call it theft, it is really reparation for the damages inflicted on their country in World War ll.

How can one argue with that, given the loss of millions of Russian lives during the long war and the flagrant and wanton destruction of the Russian Royal palaces during the retreat of the Germans from Leningrad (now St. Petersburg)? Who has the moral high ground here? Who has the right to the property now, 50 years after the war? Whose property is it anyway?

If the treasures had been excavated under today's standards, the Treasure would have had to remain in Turkey. It would never have gotten to Germany in the first place. Shouldn't the Turks be brought into the negotiations between the Germans and the Russians since they could have a claim on the objects taken to Germany by Schlieman 50 years before?

* What about the heirs of Frank Calvert, the British field archaeologist and diplomat, who preceded Heinrich Schlieman as excavator of Troy? They are planning to file a claim to a portion of Schlieman's Trojan treasures that were found on his land in Hisarlik, Turkey. Frank Calvert owned the eastern half of the Hisarlik mound, site of the ancient city, and the Turkish government the western half. If during the 1873-90, excavations, Schlieman recovered artifacts on Calvert's land, Calvert's heirs might have a basis for claiming a share.

In the morality of determining ownership of archeological materials, who has priority: the country of possession or the country of origin? Modern day Turkey would have a tough claim to make if it said it and Ancient Troy are in any way one and the same.

If the country of possession should have priority, then wouldn't Russia have just as much of a claim as Germany since it has possession and promises to exhibit it in 1996?

IF YOU ARE THE JUDGE, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE TREASURE?