HIS103Y1 Lecture 5: HIS103Y Lec. 5
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War of the spanish succession (origins & fighting) The war of the spanish succession (1710/2-1713/4) Growing challenge to french power in europe: france not broken, but other states copy france or find their own way achieving similar power (france dominance in decline) Balance of power: way of understanding international relations (not a law or rule, peace achieved by balance/equilibrium of state power. When states strong enough to defend themselves and not defeat another: originally an english concept, england/britain become balancer , use english money and british power to adjust scales of power in. Europe: not always peaceful (can result in wars, difficult to maintain when state system changes (new power enters, britain enters, but has a specific goal in balancing therefore doesn"t change much whereas other states have other national interests. Louis xiv still king of france: not someone who wants to go to war solely for glory.
