HISB31H3 Lecture 20: Lecture 20
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arbitration (diplomacy should not revolve around force and power, but collectivism) Liberalism = arbitration on the idea that it will lead to a succession on hostilities or provide a security based on collectivism. After wwi, more dependence on collective security toward what wilson wanted (move away from big power politics towards idea of working together) Based on bismarckian idea that force and power is the motive of diplomacy & only thing that matters. As of first world war, resulting carnage/psychological damage to the people who had constructed the 19th century system -- led to want to try to create an alternate shift. * based on balance of power (that no one nation would be stronger than another) Trying to ensure that the problem won"t arise in the first place. Block alliances, security was kept on the basis of threat. Safeguard was supposed to be equal disadvantage - not advantage. No state was allowed to build up arms.
