HIS103Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, Asiento, Letters Patent
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Outline of lecture 5: war of spanish succession, origins of the war, the war of the spanish succession (1701/2 1713/4, the peace of utrecht (1713/1714) 3 central issue that start to take place in the beginning of the war of spanish successions, an issue is the rise of england/ britain as a great power. Britain becomes a powerful naval power, they are willing to fight and willing to pay others to fight too. Other states either copy exactly or they find ways that suited their country best: such as england, frances predominate is at decline. Most important issue is the combination of both two; that is the purposeful and explicit application of the balance of power. The concept of balance of power was something that not only government official talked about but also ordinary citizen talked about as the guiding force of state policy. Balance of power is a concept, way of understanding international relation and how it works.
