International Relations made easy (2): We need to talk about the 19th century |
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Introductory lecture to the discipline of International Relations by Dr Patrick Theiner, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of Edinburgh, UK. Recorded in late 2020.
== Timestamps == 00:00 - Intro 00:44 - Why do we need history? 03:13 - The long 19th century 05:17 - Europe in 1812 vs. 1815 09:44 - The Congress of Vienna 16:15 - Why is the Congress important? 18:25 - Assassination of Franz Ferdinand 23:26 - Big trends of the 19th century 29:28 - Colonialism in Africa and Asia 34:19 - Rising powers and tensions 38:26 - The Outbreak of WW1 |