Week 1

Question 1

Peace of Westphalia

Answer 1

1648, 1st instance of IR. Sovereignty of states established. Ended the 30 and 80 year war

Question 2

1492

Answer 2

Columbus sailed the ocean and discovered the Americas

Question 3

Concert of Europe

Answer 3

1815, agreement between great powers to meet to discuss peace, threats to it etc

Question 4

1914

Answer 4

WW1, states on the offense , illusion of quick war.

Question 5

1917

Answer 5

Russian revolution + US joins WW1

Question 6

Treaty of versailles

Answer 6

Established after WW1, league of nations stems from it, body of nations form alliance to solve conflict without war. Made german pay unrealistic fees for starting ww1

Question 7

Appeasement

Answer 7

One state tries to reduce conflict by accommodating to the demands of the other.

Question 8

1929

Answer 8

Great Depression, rise of socialism and fascism

Question 9

1939

Answer 9

WW2

Question 10

Bretton woods system

Answer 10

created in 1944, to encourage progressive trade liberalization and a stable economy between countries of the world. Dollar was tied to gold prize, therefore somewhat stable

Question 11

1949

Answer 11

Nato was created

Question 12

1962

Answer 12

Cuba crisis

Question 13

1973

Answer 13

Collapse bretton woods because of oil crisis

Question 14

2001

Answer 14

9/11

Question 15

1992

Answer 15

European union is created

Question 16

2016

Answer 16

Brexit, election of Trump

Question 17

2020

Answer 17

Covid-19

Question 18

Mercantilism

Answer 18

a policy focussing on wealth trough trade surpluses dominated early-modern europe

Question 19

State

Answer 19

Defined territory with an goverment which has the monopoly of violence ackknowledged by other states.

Question 20

Nation

Answer 20

a group of people that share the same culture. Multiple nations can exist within the same state

Question 21

Sovereignty

Answer 21

Has to be legitimised by something elections or absolute power for it to be recognized

Question 22

Non intervention

Answer 22

states do not intervene with each other

Question 23

Hegemony

Answer 23

Centre of power, option to dictate the rules

Question 24

Balance of power

Answer 24

collaboration of states to dominate a different state

Question 25

Collective security

Answer 25

Nato, when one state is attacked others must help

Question 26

Triple Alliance + Triple Entente

Answer 26

Two alliances Pre WW1, heightened tension, contributed to it’s outbreak
Triple allaince: Prussia, austria- hungary and Italy
Triple Entente: UK, France and Russia

Question 27

League of nations

Answer 27

1920 after WW1 to promote peace and cooperation between countries

Question 28

Truman Doctrine

Answer 28

An US policy pledged to support countries resisting communism

Question 29

Marshall plan

Answer 29

American iniative after WW2 to save it’s economy

Question 30

Perestroika and Glasnost

Answer 30

Economic restructuring and openness aimed to modernise the soviet economy and society done by gorbatschov