Chapter 5 Social 20-1

What are Treaty Negotiations in France?

WWI was fought over sovereignty and territory, economic secruity and nationalism etc. Also dominated the discussions at peace talks in Paris 1919-1920

• Victorious Allies wanted to punish Germany

• Treaty of Versailles rewuied germany to reduce military strength, pay war reparations, give upi territoy in Euopre +colonies and accept responsibility

What is Arctic Sovereignty?

5 countries claim sovereignty to islands and seabeds

2 factors highlight importance for Arctic soverignty

• Climate Change: ice melts —> may open Northwest Passage (connect Atlantic to Pacific)

  • Claimed by Canada, US says international

• Discovery of Extensive OIl, natural gas, gold, tin and diamond: depositsi in arctic seabed

What are the Types of Policy?

Policy: plan of actions that has been deliberalty chosen to guide or influence future decisions

• Foreign policy: guides decisions about official relations with other countries. Involing UN maybe, treaties, trade relations, human rights, world health

• Domestic Policy: guides decisions abotu what to do within country. Federal laws, Aboriginal land claims, tax

  • Long term or short term effects for both

What are Peacekeepers and Peacemaking?

Peacekeepers: armed forces that maintain peace by keeping enemies apart until a crisis can be resolved through diplomacy and negotiation

Peacemaking: allow soldiers to use force for reasons otehr than self defence

What are changing views of national interest?

Events inside a country or outside a country may change peoples opoinion on national interest

What are the Aspects of National interest?

May focus on individuals or communites

• ecnomic prosperity: stable employment, standard of living

• secruity/saftey: maintian protection in laws for in country and intruders

• beleifs/values: affirming citizen values, culture etc

What is national interest for peace settlement in WWI?

Much of the origin of the war was based on the desire of the slavic peoples in Bosnia and Herzeogivna to no longer be part of Austria-Hungary, but instead to be part of Serbia. IN this way, nationalism led to war

In a more general way, however, the nationalism of the various countries throughout Europe contrinbuted not only to the beggingin by the extensions of war in Europe.

• Each country tried ot prove dominance and power

What was the Assasination Spark in WWI?

Austria Archduke Franx Ferdinand was killed in Bosnia by a Serbian natioanlist who believed Bosnia should belong to Serbia.

1. Austria blamed Serbia for death —> declared war on Serbia

2. Germany pledged support for Austria Hungary

• Pan Germanism

3. Russia pledged support for Serbia

• Pan Slavicism

4. Germany declares war on Russia

5. Rance pledged support for Russia

6. Germany declares war on France

7. Germany invades Belgium on way to France (Schieffer Plan)

8. Great Britian supports Belgium —> declares war on Germany

What is Imperliams in WWI?

European conquest of Africa

What is Nationalism in WWI?

Pan Germanism: movement to unify the people of German speaking coutnries (germanic)

Pan Slavism: movement to unify all of the Slavic people

What are the Alliances in WWI?

Triple Entente: Great Britain, France and Russia

Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria Hungary and Italy

What is Militarism in WWI?

Total defense expecditures of great powers in millions of pounds

What are the causes of WWI? `

MANIA

• Militarism: policy of building up strong military forces to prepare for war

• Alliance: agreemetns between nations to aid and protect eachotehr

• Nationalism: pride in or devotion to ones country

• Imperialism: taking over anotehr country (political/economic)

• Assasination: murder of Sutrain Archduke Franz Ferdinand