POL208Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: World Politics
Document Summary
Making and remaking the world for ir 101: a resource for teaching social. Began 20th century w/ a few waning empires and a growing # of nation- states. Until 1945, europe"s history was one of constant rivalry and war. Ended 20th century as the eu w/ a single market + currency. Today, it"s considered by many to be a zone of peace + cooperation. Why the change: union of western euro states explained by presence of soviet. Empire as a threat: realism: claim that rivalries haven"t disappeared and eu will soon demise, liberalism: eu will persist b/c of the benefits to its members, apartheid. Was legal in usa til 1960s and in south africa til 1991. Took a stand ats apartheid in s. a + delegitimized it. Noxious gases were used by all in wwi. Today, it is considered unthinkable by most states.
