The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000About national and international power in the "modern" or Post Renaissance period. Explains how the various powers have risen and fallen over the 5 centuries since the formation of the "new monarchies" in W. Europe. |
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... Treaty of ( 1918 ) , 272 Bretton Woods system , 434 Brezhnev , Leonid , 399 Brezhnev Doctrine , 379 Briand , Aristide , 278 British Defence White Paper ( 1985 ) , 507-8 Brunei , 482 Brussels Treaty ( 1948 ) , 377 Brzezinski , Zbigniew ...
... Treaty of ( 1918 ) , 272 Bretton Woods system , 434 Brezhnev , Leonid , 399 Brezhnev Doctrine , 379 Briand , Aristide , 278 British Defence White Paper ( 1985 ) , 507-8 Brunei , 482 Brussels Treaty ( 1948 ) , 377 Brzezinski , Zbigniew ...
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... Treaty of ( 1714 ) , 105 Rathenau , Walther , 269 Reagan , Ronald , 410-12 , 466 , 527 defense buildup under , 411 , 412 , 527 détente and , 410 SDI under , 501 Taiwan and , 410 , 413 Reformation , 21 , 29 , 32 , 33 , 36 , 70 ...
... Treaty of ( 1714 ) , 105 Rathenau , Walther , 269 Reagan , Ronald , 410-12 , 466 , 527 defense buildup under , 411 , 412 , 527 détente and , 410 SDI under , 501 Taiwan and , 410 , 413 Reformation , 21 , 29 , 32 , 33 , 36 , 70 ...
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... treaty ( 1951 ) , 468 United States Steel , 243 Utrecht , Treaty of ( 1713 ) , 105 Venezuela , 227 , 246 Versailles , Peace of ( 1783 ) , 119 Versailles , Treaty of ( 1919 ) , 275 , 277 , 290 , 303 , 305 , 306 , 336 Vervins , Peace of ...
... treaty ( 1951 ) , 468 United States Steel , 243 Utrecht , Treaty of ( 1713 ) , 105 Venezuela , 227 , 246 Versailles , Peace of ( 1783 ) , 119 Versailles , Treaty of ( 1919 ) , 275 , 277 , 290 , 303 , 305 , 306 , 336 Vervins , Peace of ...
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World Power Centers in the Sixteenth Century | 5 |
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The Political Divisions of Europe in the Sixteenth Century | 18 |
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