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Week 1 Flashcards

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Peace of Westphalia

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

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1492

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Columbus sailed the ocean and discovered the Americas

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Concert of Europe

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

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1914

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

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1917

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Russian revolution + US joins WW1

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Treaty of versailles

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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

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Appeasement

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

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1929

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Great Depression, rise of socialism and fascism

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1939

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WW2

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Bretton woods system

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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

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1949

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Nato was created

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1962

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Cuba crisis

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1973

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Collapse bretton woods because of oil crisis

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2001

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9/11

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1992

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European union is created

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2016

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Brexit, election of Trump

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2020

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Covid-19

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Mercantilism

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

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State

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

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Nation

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

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Sovereignty

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

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Non intervention

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states do not intervene with each other

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Hegemony

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Centre of power, option to dictate the rules

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Balance of power

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collaboration of states to dominate a different state

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Collective security

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Nato, when one state is attacked others must help

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Triple Alliance + Triple Entente

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

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League of nations

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1920 after WW1 to promote peace and cooperation between countries

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Truman Doctrine

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An US policy pledged to support countries resisting communism

29
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Marshall plan

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American iniative after WW2 to save it’s economy

30
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Perestroika and Glasnost

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

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