All throughout the course of history, governments have faced.... problems! Such problems have been of all shapes and sizes, and there have been some that require international action and/or cooperation in order to be solved. The examples we studied in class often dealt with nations feuding over borders or getting caught up in wars, and it is here I will focus my examples.Over the course of World War I, nations were forced to work together towards a common goal: their collective victory in the war (ie. the Allies). This required discussion and cooperation to some extent, but the real deal came after the war, when they were settling issues. When the war was ended, there was the need to settle disputes in order to prevent any future wars, which didn't work, by the way.... but in the time being, they were able to sit down, and discuss the matter and draw up and agree to the Treaty of Versailles (albiet unwillingly on Germany's part), as well as set up the League of Nations, a prime example of international cooperation. Another example lies in Japan. When they set out to modernize their country, they couldn't do it alone. They needed to contact and cooperate with western governments, in particular that of the United States, in order to stand a chance of reaching their goal.
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