What began in 1918 with the church bells of victory and the hopes of Versailles ended a year later with the appearance of Adolf Hitler and the beginnings of his fateful and fatal role.
"Beyond the Huddled Masses is a vivid look at the connection between the results of the Paris Peace Conference and the Immigration Acts of 1921 and 1924. Kristofer Allerfeldt brings new insight to the human history behind the immigration acts, arguing that the divisions created …
This work uncovers the human history underlying the state actions on immigration. It is a vivid and varied new look at some of the most shaping forces in American history and identity, and offers important new perspective on early twentieth century American-European relations. H…
Schülerinnen und Schüler sehen historische Quellen in der Regel nur in Form von Abschriften. Stempel, Unterschriften, handschriftliche Notizen und ähnliche optische Merkmale fehlen. Damit gehen nicht nur wichtige zusätzliche Informationen, sondern auch der Reiz des Authentischen…
Examines how the failure of the victors at the end of World War I to create a peace settlement based on reconciliation rather than a consolidation of their own powers led to the instability of the Balkans and the Middle East, which continues to the present day.
This study, a realist interpretation of the long diplomatic record that produced the coming of World War II in 1939, is a critique of the Paris Peace Conference and reflects the judgment shared by many who left the Conference in 1919 in disgust amid predictions of future war. Th…
Die 100. Wiederkehr des Versailler Vertrages hat das "Jahrbuch" zum Anlass genommen, grundsätzlich über das Verhältnis von Liberalismus und Frieden nachzudenken. Die Bandbreite reichte davon Kant über die Rezeption der Friedensordnungen von 1648 und 1919 bis zur beginnenden "Fri…