Chapter 1

Question 1

mercantilism

Answer 1

doctrine that states that military power & economic influence complement each other; military/wars bring up the economy

Question 2

peace of westphalia (1648)

Answer 2

treaty that ended the 30 years war; solidified idea of sovereignty and nonintervention; established borders of existing European countries; created modern state systems

Question 3

sovereignty

Answer 3

principle that states have authority & can make and enforce laws for their own territory

Question 4

hegemony

Answer 4

dominance of one state over another/others

Question 5

cold war (1945-1990s)

Answer 5

-period of military and political tension between USSR and USA; both countries competed for global influence and engaged in proxy wars.
-impact: formation of military alliances and collapse of soviet union in 1990s

Question 6

decolonization

Answer 6

a colony or territory gaining independence from another country