At it’s founding‚ international relations (IR) focused heavily on the role of imperialism in world politics. Imperialism generally refers to a practice or policy of preeminence or dominance with respect to foreign countries. Imperialism has long been associated with colonialism and the forceful acquisition of territories. Yet some scholars argue that a new form of imperialism has emerged where capitalist states use their powers to take advantage of weaker states both militarily and economically.
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The First World War (Revision) The rise of Germany upset the balance of power in Europe The Old Balance of Power - a balance of power was established between Russia‚ Austria‚ Prussia and France‚ with Britain holding the scales. The rise of a unified Germany upset this balance. Germany was unified not only by ‘blood and iron’ but also by ‘coal and iron’. Rapid industrialization‚ concentrated military power‚ a young and dramatically increasing population (43% increase between 1880 and 1910)
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Ch 18 Sec 1 Reasons U.S. was imperialistic “White Man’s Burden” How U.S. annexed Hawaii Sanford DoCh 18 Sec 1 Reasons U.S. was imperialistic “White Man’s Burden” How U.S. annexed Hawaii Sanford Dole Ch 18 Sec 2 Jose Marti U.S.S. Maine Yellow Journalism Rough Riders Treaty of Paris Ch 18 Sec 3 U.S. & Philippines after S-A War Emilio Aguinaldo Open Door Policy Boxer Rebellion Ch 18 Sec 4 The Platt Amendment Panama Canal Roosevelt Corollary “dollar diplomacy” Ch 19 Sec
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Introduction Did you know that you probably used an electric motor today? Yes‚ that’s right. If you put on clothes that were washed in a washing machine‚ rode in a car‚ ate food from a fridge‚ warmed up lunch in a microwave‚ or played a video game‚ you used an electric motor! Try this science fair project and you’ll learn how to make a simple electric motor by having two magnets "talk" to each other. As they interact‚ they will alternate between "liking" each other (being pulled together)‚ and "disliking"
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Origins of WWII - understanding the outbreak of the Second World War requires keeping a perspective on interplay of and convergence of several factors…many historians are tempted to see WWII as a continuation of WWI‚ and call the period 1914-1945‚ the Thirty Years war 1) Legacy of WWI and its Peace Treaties - the “politics” of Versailles very nearly destroyed Weimar in the early 1920’s‚ contested territorial settlements and state power (especially for Germany and to a lesser extent for Italy)
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World War One or The Great War’ as it became known‚ occurred due to many causes‚ some of which still remain unexposed today. The obvious trigger for the war was the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie on 28th June 1914. The assassination occurred during the Archduke’s visit to Sarajevo‚ the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Archduke was targeted due to the general feeling amongst Serbians that‚ once appointed to the throne
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Causes of World War One There were many reasons why World War One broke out: imperialism was taken into effect‚ nationalism and unification of nations was very popular‚ alliances all over Europe were established and glorifying one’s military rapidly rose. World War One started in July of 1914‚ and lasted until November 1918. The primary cause of WW1 was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand; however‚ alliances developed prior to the war and the glorification in country’s military made
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Assassination at Sarajevo the most important cause of World War 1? WW1 was announced on 28th July 1914‚ it was one of the most devastating wars ever to take place with over 16 million deaths. But how could a group of 7 young men known as the Black Hand‚ cause a war that effected millions of people around the globe. My aim is to find if there are any more causes that may have been overlooked‚ and in order to do that I must start at the very beginning… The world in the early 1900s was dominated by European
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How far was Adolf Hitler the cause of World War II World War II (WWII)‚ the deadliest conflict of human history‚ stems from the following major causes—Adolf Hitler‚ appeasement‚ the Treaty of Versailles‚ the weakness of the League of Nations‚ and world economic depression. All of such factors stand amid heated historical debates between two sets of conflicting schools of thought—structuralism‚ otherwise known as functionalism‚ against intentionalism‚ and orthodoxy against revisionism. Although all
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World War I was an event that caused almost 10 million deaths in Europe‚ therefore killing off almost a generation of Europeans. It ended empires in Russia‚ Germany‚ and Austria Hungary and caused Russia to turn to communism and become a totalitarian state with Stalin in power. It created more rights for women and changed the social perspective of life to gloomy and pessimistic. The Congress of Vienna of 1814‚ created a long-lasting peace in Europe completed with regular peace meeting which proposed
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