POLS 3313 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Alcide De Gasperi, Victor Emmanuel Ii Of Italy, Huns
5 Sep 2018
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Uni ed as a kingdom in 1861 under vittorio emanuele ii. Republic established in 1946 under alcide de gasperi. Founding member of eec (1957) and eu (1993) Contains two of the world"s three enclaved nations. Enclaved nation country surrounded on all four sides by another country. Western empire fell to barbarians in 476, under romulus augustus. Pushing against other empires from expansion causes con ict. End of wwi = shattering of the empire. Money we bring in is used to fund our navy. Treaty of westphalia establishes the modern nation-state system: If state is sovereign, no one else has power over them. Fall of spain sparks con ict between french, english, and dutch. Industrial revolution starts in great britain and spreads. New ways to grow economically without conquering new land. Put money into expanding upward and not outward. Defeat of france makes britain the global hegemon. Eventually unable to balance against a growing germany.
