TOPIC 2 (Critical Junctures) Flashcards
When did agricultural trade and diplomacy occur between Nomads?
Approx. 4000 yrs ago
When was the age of discovery?
Between the 15th and 16th century
When was the treaty of Westphalia?
1648
What began with the Treaty of Westphalia?
International law and Inter-Governmental organizations.
What does Imperialism mean
To create an empire and control it through force
What is it meant when a state is colonized?
The state that is the colonizer gains direct political and economic control
When did Colonialism and Imperialism begin?
in 1413 with the “European age of expansion”.
What was the scramble for Africa?
the division and colonization of Africa by European colonizers
When was the Berlin conference?
1884-1885
When was WW1?
1914 TO 1918
Who was allied in WW1?
UK, French and Russia vs. Germany, Austria Hungary and Italy.
What formed in 1918 following the First World War?
The league of nations
What took place in the 1930”s
The great depression
What caused/was caused by the great depression?
Huge increases in unemployment
Caused the Keynesian global economic system
Strengthened the appeal of Facist communist regimes.
When did World War 2 begin?
1938-1945
What ended after WW2
colonialism
What formally formed after WW2
The United Nations
The Bretton woods institutions
What happened in World War 2? Who was against whom?
Japan, Germany and Italy vs. the US, UK, and the Soviet Union. Europe’s power declined and a bipolar world order occurred.
When was the cold war?
1947-1991
What is a Proxy war?
A proxy war is a war in which a war is initiated by a major power that does not have any involvement in that actual war.
When was the UN formed?
In October of 1945, the charter was ratified by 29 states.
what ended the Cold War?
Europes discontent with the USSR, the economic decline of the U.S.S.R
when was the Bandung conference?
1955
Which states were a part of the Bandung conference
Asia and African countries, to ensure they were not impacted by taking sides in the Cold War.
