POLS 2950 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Pax Britannica, Robert Engels, New Lanark
24 Nov 2016
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Russian via to industrialization: no capitalism, no democracy - autocratic framework. Democracy and industrial capitalism is not a natural link as usually thought. 1871 - uni cation of germany - changed the balance of power within western europe - large land mass and large population. Bismarck - built powerful war machine defeating many powerful enemies. Powerful country located in the centre of europe - challenged the supremacy of great britain. Pax britannica (1815-1914) - but with uni cation of germany, pax brittanica changes signi cantly - no longer the key player. Key issue of how to maintain peace. Diplomacy seen as key way of maintaining peace in europe following uni cation of germany. Web of alliances seen as a way of preventing wars and maintaining peace within western. Wanted to control some parts of serbia. Invades serbia and a serbian separatist assassinates an austrian diplomat - triggers series of events leading to war.
