INR 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Treaty On The Non-Proliferation Of Nuclear Weapons, Warsaw Pact, Truman Doctrine
Document Summary
The peace of westphaliaended religious wars, 1648; this is where the model for the modern int. system emerged; this is where the model for the modern int. system emerged; sovereignty was established. This was the idea of full on war, total war and nationalism. Concert of europe also known as congress system or vienna system; balance of powers; loose alliances between great powers to ensure no state got the upper hand; ended napoleonic wars in 1815. League of nations proposed by woodrow wilson, but us never joined; international organization created as a result of the. Its intentions were to resolve disputes without force, and to use military force against aggressors. Nations weren"t too fond because of the collective security clause (one v. all) Cold war was waged between us and ussr. Us domino theory; socialism would spread like wildfire if not contained; containment of communism. Us bombed hiroshima and nygasaki in 1945, ussr tested atomic bombs in 1949.
