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There were many people who supported the Treaty of Versailles, but there were also many people who opposed it. The one major person who opposed the treaty was Henry Cabot Lodge. He was a Republican Representative in Congress.
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Which peace process was more effective in attempting to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict: the 1993 Oslo Accords or the Middle East Peace Summit at Camp David in 2000? Libby Liang Kiana Yau Word Count: 1999 History Internal Assessment International Baccalaureate Programme Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School Mr. R. Picard May 2011 Table of Contents Section A: Plan of Investigation .............................................................. Page 1 Section B: Summary of Evidence ............................................................ Page 2 Section C: Evaluation of Sources ............................................................. Page 6 Section D: Analysis .............................................................................. Page 8 Section E: Conclusion ...........................................................................Page 11 Bibliography ...................................................................................... Page 12 Section A: Plan of Investigation This investigation seeks to determine which peace talk was more effective in attempting to resolve the Palestinian-Israel conflict: the 1993 Oslo Accords or the Middle East Peace Summit at Camp David in 2000. To complete this investigation, related primary sources, secondary historian accounts, and biographies from a variety of perspectives will be analyzed and
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