Unit 1 Flashcards

1
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Democracy (classical)

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  • Direct
  • Supreme power vested in people and exercised by them directly
  • inefficient,expensive
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Democracy (contemporary)

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  • representative (indirect)
  • supreme power vested in people and exercised by them indirectly through a system of representatives in which people choose their representatives
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3
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Nationalism

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  • patriotic feeling

- feeling of superiority over other countries

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4
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Militarism

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-spirit which exalts military virtues and ideals and pursues a policy of aggressive national interests

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Imperialism

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  • extension of empire by acquirement of new territory

- extending countries power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

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6
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Perspective

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-ability to view events of a particular era without imposing own value system on those times.

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7
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Darwinism

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-Charles Darwin ideas proposed that new leaders in society would be secular rather than religious.

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8
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Secularisation

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-separation from church and state

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9
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Decadence

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  • decay of moral standards

- morality changing rapidly

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10
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Autocracy

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-one person, or group with a single strong leader has political power without legal constraints and is not answerable to elections or any other group

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11
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Empire

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-collection of territories ruled by one authority (headed by an emperor empress)consisting of an imperial state and independencies such as: colonies-dominions-provinces

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12
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Hegemony

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political domination of one state over others

-tool used to carry out European hegemony = imperialism

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13
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Motives for Imperialism

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  1. economic - greed, resources
  2. agressive-power,confidence
  3. strategic - another source for resources, access to ports, men
  4. missionary - religion
  5. colonizing- more room to live/expand
  6. humanitarian/leadership
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Origins of Imperialism

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  • after European industrial revolution , produced more than they could consume. colonies would:
    • consume products of factories
    • supply raw materials for industries
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15
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White man’s burden

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  • morally justify harsh treatments of natives

- claimed that reason for imperialism was to bring natives the ‘benefits’ of European civilization

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Significance of imperialism

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  • Europe had technological superiority, able to force their system onto rest of world
  • increased squabbles
  • de-colonization
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17
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Monroe Doctrine (America)

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-no European involvement in American affairs

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18
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Gold standard

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-currencies were worth the same amount

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19
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Two-power standard

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-Britain navy had to be at all times as powerful as any two other navies of the world combined

20
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Splendid Isolation

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-remained disentangled from messy European affairs

21
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Entente Cordiale

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  • British +French

- to settle outstanding imperialistic disputes between F+B , particularly the Fashoda Incident

22
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Fashoda Incident 1898

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  • B+F both had claims to Egypt which stemmed from construction of Suez canal
  • British +French forces met in the Sudan
  • French got region west of watershed, British confirmed position in Egypt
23
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Triple entente

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-British, France,Russia

24
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Otto Van Bismark

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  • leader of Prussia united German states through series of wars.
  • united under motto “Blood and iron”
25
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Franco-Prussain wars

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  • Germany defeated France
  • took Alsace-Lorraine from France
  • made a long term enemy of France
26
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Mercantilism

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-colonized countries had to buy from mother country for inflated prices

27
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Dual Alliance 1879

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  • Germany +Austrie-hungary

- prevent encirclement

28
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Triple alliance 1882

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-Italy joined

29
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Re-Insurance Treat 1887

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  • Russia + Germany
  • assured Russian neutrality In a Franco German war
  • new emperor Wilhelm II failed to renew treaty
30
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Weltpolitik (World empire)

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  • Germany wanted colonies (had to improve navy for this)

- threatened british , started arms race

31
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Schlieffen plan

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  • plan where germane could win a two front war
  • part of army defeat france and then transfer to Russian-German border (assumed Russia would take long to mobilize troups)
  • Germany violated belguim’s neutraility bringing in Britain
32
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Eastern Questions

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-What is going to happen to eastern Europe when ottoman empire falls?

33
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Pan-slavism

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-slavs in eastern Europe looked to Russia as the big-brother of their independence hopes

34
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Russo-Japanese war 1904-1905

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  • Japan attacked Russian fleet in port Arthur

- defeated russia

35
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Revanche

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-Wanted loost provinces of Alsace-lorraine

36
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Plan 17

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  • French equilvalent to schlieffen plan

- overload French +german border to get into germany

37
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Italia irreidentia

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  • provinces still under Austie-Hungary’s control which is why Italy did not support A-H when war broke out
  • joined triple entent who promise her those territories
38
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Causes of World War 1

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  1. Nationalism
  2. Imperialism-German desire for empire,making it the enemy, A-H against Russia in Balkans
  3. Militarism-arms race
    dreadnoughts: warships
  4. Alliances - turned it from a war between two countries to a world war
  5. Industrialization-more advance weaponry=more confidence
  6. Navel rivalry
39
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First Moroccan Crisis 1905-06

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-Entente Cordiale promised France free hand in Morocco
-Kaiser announced Morocco remain independent =direct challenge to France
-at meeting in Spain German’s lost (B sided with F)
Significance:
-B+F closer
-B-G relations worse

40
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Second Moroccan Crisis 1911

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-Germany again threatening war over Morocco
- Deal: G accepted France’s control in exchange for part of French Congo
Significance:
-G increase naval strength
-G-B completely estranged

41
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Austrian Annexation of Bosnia 1908

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-Russian only consent if G agreed to Russian warships in Mediterranean
-G supported A-H if she and Russia went to war
-B-F unwilling
Significance:
-Victory for Triple Alliance over Triple Entente
-Serbia(Serbs in Bosnia) + Russians didn’t get what they wanted

42
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Balkan wars 1912-1913

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Significance:

  • Serbia stronger more of a threat to A-H
  • Bulgaria +Romania went over to T alliance side
  • Increased preparedness for war
43
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Balkan wars 1912-1913

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Significance:

  • Serbia stronger more of a threat to A-H
  • Bulgaria +Romania went over to T alliance side
  • Increased prepardness for war
44
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Sarajevo Crisis June 28 1914

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  • Archduke of Austria , Ferdinand assassinated in Sarajevo,Bosnia by Princep a member of Black Hand (Serbian terrorist group)
  • Germany gave A-H a Blank Cheque
45
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Sphere of interest

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  • Care who controls it but doesn’t need control of it

ex: British in Morocco

46
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Sphere of interest

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-Care