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20th century in international relations

  • Scramble for AfricaIn 1870, European powers controlled only ten percent of the African continent. Most territories lay along the coastlines where mortality rates from tropical…
  • Russian entry into World War IThe year 1873 marked the beginning of a fragile peace known as the League of the Three Emperors. Russia, Germany, and Austria-Hungary signed this agreement…
  • Reagan DoctrinePresident James Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 to establish a new boundary for American foreign policy. Theodore Roosevelt followed with his own…
  • Non-Aligned MovementThe Non-Aligned Movement emerged from the ashes of the Korean War, a conflict that accelerated global polarization into two opposing camps.
  • Central PowersOn the 28th of July 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Germany stood ready to support its only reliable ally in this moment of crisis.
  • AppeasementIn the early 1930s, a deep psychological scar from World War I shaped British foreign policy. The trauma of the Great War between 1914 and 1918 left a…