Under the massive stress and pressure of wars like the various conflicts in the Middle East, the structures of society and the political groupings that have held the country together begin to buckle and break and people begin to lose their bearings. ... Once the empire collapses a vacuum is created and new political alliances and new countries eventually emerge. ... The history of both countries illustrates very clearly how the creation of national boundaries based on political horse trading and ignoring the wishes of the people involved can sow the seeds of future disaster. ... We are seeing ...

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Although, the United States suffered comparatively minor financial losses, huge war debts threatened the economic and political stability of Great Britain and France. ... The old aristocratic political order was dead. ... Boundaries of parts of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa had to be redrawn on maps. ... The political picture was as joyless as the economic one. Many political parties competed for votes. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Aside from ancestral [genealogical] and political camaraderie with many countries that were involved in World War I, Europe was a vital economic trading partner, as well as a crucial loaner. ... By parading the Big Stick in the Caribbean and Latin American countries and sending troops when deemed necessary, America secured its geographical and political boundaries. ...

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It was the strength of the opposition forces, both liberal and conservative, rather than the ineptitude and stubbornness of President Wilson that led to the Senate defeat of the Treaty of Versailles. World War One introduced a new and terrifying concept to a nave and unsuspecting world: total war...

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While the penny press was expanding it's boundaries in Canada the telegraph and telephone was starting to capture a hold of the American population. ... This holds true whether it be religion, education, politics or the news media. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate