Week 1 Flashcards
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Peace of Westphalia
1648, 1st instance of IR. Sovereignty of states established. Ended the 30 and 80 year war
1492
Columbus sailed the ocean and discovered the Americas
Concert of Europe
1815, agreement between great powers to meet to discuss peace, threats to it etc
1914
WW1, states on the offense , illusion of quick war.
1917
Russian revolution + US joins WW1
Treaty of versailles
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
Appeasement
One state tries to reduce conflict by accommodating to the demands of the other.
1929
Great Depression, rise of socialism and fascism
1939
WW2
Bretton woods system
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
1949
Nato was created
1962
Cuba crisis
1973
Collapse bretton woods because of oil crisis
2001
9/11
1992
European union is created
2016
Brexit, election of Trump
2020
Covid-19
Mercantilism
a policy focussing on wealth trough trade surpluses dominated early-modern europe
State
Defined territory with an goverment which has the monopoly of violence ackknowledged by other states.
Nation
a group of people that share the same culture. Multiple nations can exist within the same state
Sovereignty
Has to be legitimised by something elections or absolute power for it to be recognized
Non intervention
states do not intervene with each other
Hegemony
Centre of power, option to dictate the rules
Balance of power
collaboration of states to dominate a different state
