POL SCI 20 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Mikhail Gorbachev, Austria-Hungary, J. P. Dutta
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The emergence of international relations: the mercantilist era: before 1500, most major societies existed in practical or complete isolation from everyone beyond their immediate borders, change began in 1492, with a wave of explorers, conquerors, etc. by. Ottoman empire while russia expanded: led to crimean war (1853-1856) where russia was restrained, prussia created a german empire after the franco-prussian. War (1870-1871: free trade, leaders also agreed on ending mercantilist policies in favor for a reduction of barriers to trade among nations, first done by the british, partially due to the industrial revolution occurring in. Europe divided into two hostile camps: central and southern europe: germany, austria- Germany and italy: communist movement became successful in russia, the war"s aftermath made the u. s. "s economic and military predominance very obvious to europe ix. U. s. senate did not agree to american entry in the league of. Nations a permanent international security organization formed in the aftermath of the war.
