POL S 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Chinese Century, Crimean War, France 2
6 Aug 2018
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Rise of modern state system, 1815-1890 (part 2) 3/31. Current events: changed the rules of engagement, less oversight, quicker action in strikes-not necessarily in iraq or syria, but sped up rules=leads to more civilian casualties intensification . Isis using civilians as shields to keep us from bombing (deterrence)-example wwii, Response for napoleon"s failed campaign, all the great powers signed england, russia, austria, Prussia and france?? (containment even though they had just been beaten) Created to maintain balance of power: weak france couldn"t balance against other states (the only thing worse than a strong. France is a weak france: russians said the succession wouldn"t fall to other continental powers, but to the power that commands the sea (gb) C. crimean war (1854-56: ended the concert of europe, war between france and gb and the ottoman empire vs. russia, showed that france was back after losing at waterloo, major player again vs. beaten.
