INTS10001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Authoritarianism, Opendemocracy, Free Trade
26 Jun 2018
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INTS10001 – European Empires, from World War to the Cold War:
How ‘Social Darwinism’ Legitimised Imperialism:
-‘Social Darwinism’ Survival of the fittest
-Legitimised colonial power
-European powers believed themselves to be superior to less-developed countries,
hence legitimised their right to colonise
Expansion of European Empires:
-Berlin 1885 conference:
oEuropean imperial powers negotiate to ‘carve up’ Africa
oConsensus established that several European imperial nations would colonise
several sections of Africa
oLiberia and Ethiopia only African countries not colonised
World War I:
With the ‘Balance of power’ established in Europe, how did European states fail to prevent
WWI?
Immediate causes:
-Assassination of Austrian Archduke Ferdinand and his wife in Sarajevo by Serbian
nationalist
-Conflicting accounts of this event heightened tensions in Europe
WWI a ‘Total War’:
-The War engulfed whole societies (economy became a war economy)
-Conscription (forced armed forces service)
WWI & Empire:
-European empires more fragile as a result of the War
-Rise of nationalism amongst colonies
-Loss of faith in the power of European empires to adequately govern the colonies
-The War resulted in two major European empires disintegrating Austro-Hungarian
Empire & the Ottoman Empire
The Russian Empire 1917:
-The Russian Empire falls as a result of the 1917 Revolutions
-The Soviet Union replaces the empire (the beginning of the end of empires?)
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Document Summary
Ints10001 european empires, from world war to the cold war: European powers believed themselves to be superior to less-developed countries, hence legitimised their right to colonise. Berlin 1885 conference: european imperial powers negotiate to carve up" africa, consensus established that several european imperial nations would colonise several sections of africa, liberia and ethiopia only african countries not colonised. With the balance of power" established in europe, how did european states fail to prevent. Assassination of austrian archduke ferdinand and his wife in sarajevo by serbian nationalist. Conflicting accounts of this event heightened tensions in europe. The war engulfed whole societies (economy became a war economy) European empires more fragile as a result of the war. Loss of faith in the power of european empires to adequately govern the colonies. The war resulted in two major european empires disintegrating austro-hungarian. The russian empire falls as a result of the 1917 revolutions.
