1. In March 1920 the US Senate finally killed the treaty. The United States did not ratify the Treaty of Versailles and we did not join the League of Nations. Wilson considered this a great failure and it plagued him until his death. Disgust was deepening.
Part of the Peripherals glossary: An abacus is a manual aid to calculating that consists of beads or disks that can be moved up and down on a series of sticks or strings within a usually wooden frame. The abacus itself doesn't calculate; it's simply a device for helping a human being to calculate by remembering what has been counted. The modern Chinese abacus, which is still widely used in China and other countries, dates from about 1200 A.D.
Modern Times: The Suan-pan, the Soroban and the Schoty are from the period c. 1200 A.D to the present. Abacus is a Latin word that has its origins in the Greek words abax or abakon (meaning âtableâ or âtabletâ) which in turn, possibly originated from the Semitic word abq, meaning âsandâ.The abacus is an instrument, a manual tool invented by the Chinese 2000 years ago.bacus is a Latin word that has its origins in the Greek words abax or abakon (meaning âtableâ or âtabletâ) which in turn, possibly originated from the Semitic word abq, meaning âsandâ 1.