IAFF 1005 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Unification Of Germany, Italian Unification, Crimean War
26 Mar 2020
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Europe and the peace of westphalia (1648) Treaty ended wars of religion and hegemony. Ended thirty years war in central europe. Ended eighty years war between spain and dutch republic. Sovereignty: states are recognized to have legal authority within their borders. Non interference in a state"s internal affairs. 1652 naval war between dutch and britain. 1789-1799 french revolution: nationalism, ideological/political threat to other monarchies. Another order-building juncture of the great powers after defeating napoleon. Called the epoch of peace in europe. No general war involving the great powers. Austria, britain, france, prussia, russia, and later italy. France was re-integrated into the great-power relations. Approximately equal in power (britain ruled seas) Diplomacy, multilateral summits helped to manage conflicts. Fluid alliances maintained an overall balance of power and great power stability. Revolutions in austria, denmark, france, german states, etc. Russia vs ottoman empire, britain, france (localized) Russian invasion of ottoman lands in europe. Congress of berlin, redistribution of ottoman holdings.
