HST 540 Lecture 2: HST540 - Week 2 - Notes

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: History
• Course: HST 540
• Professor: Arne Kislenko

Document Summary

***this course is about how intelligence agencies react to threats and economic activities. Nationalisms - intellectual phenomenon where people talk about a nation identified by a common objective or goal. Nations are products of nationalism, but nations themselves do not define nationalisms. Imperialism - a policy of extending a country"s power and influence through diplomacy or military force. Militarism - the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests. Redesign military and the economy to become tense and prepared for war against other countries, this usually leads to war. This also leads to using alliances and alliance structures. Alliances are dangerous as they can lead to alliance members to do things that they do not want to do. Social darwinism - applying the theory of natural selection with people and races.