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    From the Thirty Years War to the Outbreak of World War 1 can be summarized as follows: [1] Major conflicts like the Thirty Years War and establishment of the Treaty of Westphalia led to the modern international system of sovereign states and non-interference in other countries' affairs. [2] Over subsequent centuries, European powers and later countries like the US and Japan colonized parts of Asia, Africa and the Americas. [3] Rising tensions in Europe set the stage for World War 1, though the exact causes that triggered it are still debated.

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    From the Thirty Years War to the Outbreak of World War 1 can be summarized as follows: [1] Major conflicts like the Thirty Years War and establishment of the Treaty of Westphalia led to the modern international system of sovereign states and non-interference in other countries' affairs. [2] Over subsequent centuries, European powers and later countries like the US and Japan colonized parts of Asia, Africa and the Americas. [3] Rising tensions in Europe set the stage for World War 1, though the exact causes that triggered it are still debated.

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    From the Thirty Years War to the Outbreak of World War 1 can be summarized as follows: [1] Major conflicts like the Thirty Years War and establishment of the Treaty of Westphalia led to the modern international system of sovereign states and non-interference in other countries' affairs. [2] Over subsequent centuries, European powers and later countries like the US and Japan colonized parts of Asia, Africa and the Americas. [3] Rising tensions in Europe set the stage for World War 1, though the exact causes that triggered it are still debated.

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    From the Thirty Years War to the Outbreak of World War 1

    Thirty Years’ War (1618)


    - Europe was a powerhouse and was the Beyond Europe (18th-19th century)
    center of the world in terms of - Japan and the USA also colonized other
    advanced agriculture, transportation, countries aside from Europe
    and trade - Colonization mainly happened because
    - Territorial borders were not respected of the thirst for economic power,
    - Countries rose in replace of empires national pride, and glory
    and principalities CHINA
    - Small principalities proved insufficient - had a fairly sufficient economy because
    to support themselves in war and of trading
    compete for foreign markets - Fell to the hands of Britain, when it was
    - Independent countries made way for forced to trade Opium. This sparked the
    stability and peace within the people Opium War.
    inside a nation but paved the way for - Fell into continuous incursions with
    greater wars Britain, Russia, France, Germany, and
    Japan
    Treaty of Westphalia (1648) - “century of humiliation”
    - Ended the Thirty Years’ War Japan
    - Established the Modern International - Forced to make economic and legal
    System which included 3 conditions: relations with outsiders to the
    - 1. Countries should accept the borders Americans
    of other countries and not use force in - Emperor Meiji restored Japan’s glory
    an attempt to change them - Modern bureaucratic government
    - 2. Countries should not interfere with
    events of other countries North America
    - 3. Governments should have a free
    - Colonized by the the British
    hand to do as they will with their own
    - USA gained independence in 1776
    countries
    - The 20th century is dubbed as the
    - Because of the Treaty, Europe did not go
    “American Century”
    into any significant war until the rise of
    the French general, Napoleon Path to World War
    Bonaparte
    - Bonaparte fought too many enemies in - Britain was still a powerhouse but was
    too many countries, and had to be overpower by Germany
    stopped by a coalition between Austria, - France never recovered economically
    Prussia, Russia, and the UK - The exact reason why World War I
    Concert of Europe started is debatable
    - Established by the Congress of Vienna
    - Similar to the Treaty of Westphalia
    - The balance of military power between
    countries made it hard for countries to
    go against their principles

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