HIS103Y1 Final: Exam essay questions
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Balance of power as an instrument for peace (every time there was power in europe, a balance of power followed); international conflicts help with international order: westphalia. Sovereign states, no big wars after westphalia (relative peace) The key is that they are not european wide wards. Was seen as a diplomatic move and was commonplace after west. A rebuff to the 30 years war which was waged to regain control from the habsburg hegemony. This was connected to sovereignty of countries which involved all the great powers. Osnabruck and munster were the treaties referred to in the peace. Cardinal richeleu was instrumental in these negotiations as well as sweden. Convention and practice- decorum in ending a long conflict (the 30 years war: conducting a conference to meet and produce peace- was the first main conference among the powers, territorial results collective deliberations were
