HIST 3155 Lecture 30: World Since 1945 In class notes
28 Dec 2017
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Banish secret diplomacy, pull down empires, peace, security. Them, violence against outsiders or those deemed to be weakening the society: wwi strengthens nationalism and a flash of internationalism which was overtaken by nationalism again, wwii: nationalism and internationalism. International law (human rights and humanitarian law: everyone must play by the same rules. If we are all trading with each other then we are less likely to go to war with each other: collective security last resort. Empires: creation, 17th-18th century, settler colonialism: subjects of the metropole (center of colonial power, ex. Imperial preference: who it can sell and purchase from. Not knowing creates insecurity in the international community: commonalities, denounced, costly military rivalries, accumulation of colonies, repression of popular sentiment, approved. Imperialism fosters monopolies/financial oligarchies: ultra-exploitative (more so than just capitalism) Increase the tension between labor & capital: bring workers to revolution.
