HIS103Y1 Lecture : Topic 3
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Title: the legacy of the thirty years war and the. Looking at how diplomacy can be achieved through negotiation. Could best be achieved through an international organization, that remains unbiased. It is following rules that are still practiced today. Every major decision must be signed on an international basis. Any international conflict was resolved with a major international conference. Precedent set by peace treaty of westphalia (1648) Peace treaty of westphalia = watershed (event/period marking a turning point in course of action/state of affairs) Also important because territory borders lasted for 150 years. Europe thanks treaty westphalia for obtaining goals, diplomacy. 30 years war preceded treaty westphalia. German population suffered casualties of: 15 m people, 5 m died; 1/3 total. 2 factors: schism/separation/breakdown church into protestant & catholic, military technology/revolution: gunpowder. The thirty years war- proportionately speaking more devastating than ww2. 17 century europe: indulgence widespread (what guaranteed people into. Heaven by pope; indulgence was sold during middle ages)
