Western Civilization II / Unit 11 WC2 1034 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Diplomacy Without the Concert: Why 1871 to 1900 Was an Armed Peace
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The idea
German unification destroyed the old balance, the anchor says: one state with most of the old Empire, a large population, an industrializing economy and proven arms. From eighteen seventy-one the powers jockeyed, armed and scrambled overseas, and alliances replaced the Concert.
In practice
No general war for forty-three years; no trust either.
Where people slip
Witness-named; the exam's "diplomacy 1871 to 1900" rests here.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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