SOCI 265 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Crimean War, Treaties Of The European Union
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Soci 265 war, states, and social change. Huge escalations and some periods of relative calm in europe. 30 years war/napoleonic wars/2 great wars in the 20th century = high escalation. These were enormous jumps in between times. Crimean war in the 20th century lower death rates, lower fiscal extraction, more preparation for war, more anarchic structures of countries etc. Principle consideration is that realism expects something much smoother easier adjustments. If you can"t win a war, you should accommodate. High escalation in the 17 th century (crisis of the 17 th century): The breakup of religious unity leads to enormous amount of conflicts. Mary in england had no problem with murdering people of the wrong faiths. The king of spain, philip the 2nd, tried to control protestants he wants to control them in holland because they have rebelled against spain. Victoria supported the dutch, the enemy of my enemy is my friend .
