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=**World War 1**=
 * 1914 - 1918**

A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. World War 1 put many countries in debt. Plus, the Treaty of Versailles, which ended it,punished Germany heavily. When the Stock Market crashed, and Europe could not pay its debt, the Great Depression occured. When Germany started to resent the treaty, Hitler was elected because he promised to end Germany's suffering.

Germany lost the Eastern front only because of Stalins determined efforts of sending of Russian troops to their doom. This blood thirsty tactic worked in stopping the German advance on Moscow and in Stalingrad. As well as the bravery of Russian troops near Lenningrad and Murmansk.

They got involved in Vietnam because they wanted to stop the spread of communism (domino theory) and after France left Vietnam the US felt they needed to take matters into their own hands.

The ruling government has a vital role to play in the economy. They make the policies that govern the way people live in a country which in turn directly affects the economy.

For example, If the government levies heavy taxes then it would have a direct negative impact on the economy because of reduced spending by the people.

Some people might give you an arguement as to whether we were really any help at all, but we provided over a million fresh troops, large amounts of supplies and monetary aid at a critical time which tilted the balance in the allies favor.

The Treaty of Versailles (1919) was the peace treaty which officially ended World War 1 between the Allied and Associated Powers and Germany. After six months of negotiations which took place at the Paris Peace Conference, the treaty was signed as a follow-up to the armistice signed in November 1918 in Compigne Forest (which had put an end to the actual fighting). Although there were many agreements to the treaty, one of the more important and recognized agreements required that Germany accept full responsibility or causing the war and, under the terms of articles 231-247, make reparations to certain members of the Allies.

Terms imposed by the Treaty incluided Germany losing a certain amount of its own territory to a number of surrounding countries, being stripped of all its overseas and African colonies, and its ability to make war again was limited by restrictions on the size of its military. Germany also acknowledged and agreed to respect the independence of Austria. Germany's foreign minister, Hermann Miller, undersigned it on June 28, 1919. The treaty was ratified by the League of Nations on January 10, 1920. In Germany, the treaty caused shocked and humiliation that contributed to the collapse of the Weimar Republic in 1933 and arguably, Adolf Hitler's rise to power.

The Treaty of Versailles, signed by all the major Western European powers in 1919, determined the aftermath of World War 1 Europe.

- Palestine (Mandate) - Iraq (Mandate) - Lebanon - Syria

Some people may include Austria and Hungary, but taht really doesn't make sense, as these countries were already in existence.