Treaty of westphalia Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

LUOA World History II - Module 4: Absolutism, Reason, & Revolution 2023When was the Enlightenment? - correct answer in the 17th and 18th centuries What best defines the Age of Absolutism? [Choose all that apply.] - correct answer - Kings believed they answered only to God. - Kings believed their rule was not subject to the people. - Kings ruled without a system of checks and balances. Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of royal authority in the Age of Absolutism? - correct a...

1648 correct answers Signing of the Treaty of Westphalia, ending the Thirty Years' War () and beginning the modern state system of sovereignty. 1919 correct answers The year of the Versailles Peace Conference in Paris, France and the establishment of the League of Nations. Abyssinia correct answers Better known as Ethiopia since WWII, this state in east Africa was invaded and conquered by Italy in 1935 in defiance of League of Nations orders. Actor correct answers A country (state), or...

Critical Theories (Critical Theory)- Aim to free individuals from modern state systems and economic systems - Argue the world is interconnected - Emphasis on the individual, as opposed to the states - Normative and Emancipatory Relationship between the state and individual (Critical Theory)- Traditional theories argue that society makes the state and the state is inherently good for people (stemming from idea of modern state from French Revolution, Treaty of Westphalia, and supranati...

Degeneration - Answer-Adding variables to a theory to try to extend its explanatory coverage is generally considered to weaken a theory. Parsimony - Answer-IR Theories seek to explain as much as possible with a single variable, making a theory stronger. Sovereignty - Answer-All states are defined by their political and territorial integrity. This concept guides the international system. Theory V. Policy Debate - Answer-Joseph Lepgold notes that there is a solution to which potential probl...

GVPT 200 Midterm 1 Latest 2023 Graded A State A territory that has some sort of central government. States are sovereign, meaning the central government can do/ make laws as they please in the boundaries of those states. Ex: United States, India, Pakistan. Nation A group of people that share some sort of common history, ethnicity; Ex. United States, India, Germany; lots of people from different backgrounds. Nation-State The idea that a group of people who have a common identity, or share a sen...

Mercantilism correct answers Economic doctrine based on belief that military power and economic influence complement each other (applied especially to 16th century colonial empires). Mercantilist policies favored the mother country. Peace of Westphalia correct answers Ended the Thirty Years War in 1648. said to have created the modern state system as it included a general recognition of the principles of sovereignty and nonintervention. Sovereignty correct answers States have political sup...

Political Science Mid-Term Albert Kim GOVT 132 GMU 45 Questions with Verified Answers Hobbesian - CORRECT ANSWER States are enemies Realism - CORRECT ANSWER sovereign states are international actors pursuing their individual interests Anarchy (survival and security) - CORRECT ANSWER no hierarchy, there is no appeal to higher authority to address grievances, self help environment Major asset of realism - CORRECT ANSWER power: goal and means to achieve states interests, to protect inte...

Realism - Answer-state seeks material power and economic power Neorealism - Answer--States are rational unitary actors -States seek security not power -Relative Power and zero-sum Liberalism - Answer--Cooperation -Critical theory - realism and liberalism are not logical -absolut gains Neoliberalism - Answer-institutions matter Constructivism - Answer-based on an ideational ontology, rather than a material ontology. Thus constructivism is posed against both realism and liberalism Alexan...

Exploration and Absolutism Test 2023 with complete solution Prince Henry the Navigator Founded a navigation school in Sagres, Portugal; had idea to sail around Africa to reach Asia Bartholomeo Dias Portugese, reached Cape of Good Hope (tip of Africa) in 1488 Vasco da Gama Portugese, reaches India in 1497 Ferdinand Magellan Spanish, First voyage to circumnavigate the globe, Hernando Cortes Spaniard who conquered the Aztec Empire Francisco Pizarro Spaniard who subdued the Incas and ...

Current event: China correct answers This country helped to build and pay for the railroad between Ethiopia and Djibouti that just opened. It is already planning to build another, longer railway in West Africa Current event: Egypt correct answers Women in this country created a Roller Derby team in the aftermath of the Arab Spring to demonstrate their strength Current event: Gambia correct answers After 22 years of dictatorship, this country just chose Adama Barrow as its new president in ...