CAS IR 271 Chapter 2: Essentials of International Relations
31 Jan 2017
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Two revolutions ushered in the nineteenth century: the american revolution (1773-1785): against british rule, the french revolution (1789): against absolutist rule. The aftermath of revolution: core principles: two core principles emerged in the aftermath of both revolutions, legitimacy: absolutist rule is subject to limits imposed by man, nationalism: wherein a people comes to identify with a common past, Peace at the core of the european system: following the defeat of napoleon in 1815 and the establishment of peace by the. Because the energies and resources were concentrated on the struggle to form single contiguous territorial states, and because the precise impact of the newly unified states on the. European balance of power was unknown, a wider war was averted: the complex and crucial phenomenon of imperialism-colonialism. Each state maintained an interest in managing crises so conflicts of interest would not escalate to all-out war. Balance of power: colonialism was underpinned by another factor as well: a balance of power.
