Realism I II III WWI A Germany and the Security Dilemma B Balance of Power and Reasons for its Demise League of Nations Japan Manchukuo Italy 1 Power Tranisition 2 Russia and Preventative War Interwar to WWII A Balance of Power B C Appeasement D Nazi Germany as a Revisionist State The Cold War Erupts A Division of Post War Europe B Eastern Europe Soviet Satellites C Marshall Plan D Nato 1949 Warsaw Pact 1955 E Bi Polar world Balance of Power Power is a way to insure survival States are naturally going to seek hegemony 1871 German unification West Great Britian France Netherlands East Austria Russia Ottoman Empire Weak central Europe was a nice buffer geography is crucial Otto Von Bismark power politics goal to unify Germany and make it a strong state Power transition theory by early 1900 s Britians power declines Germany becomes stronger There is incentive for war between the two A period of power transition is where you would expect to see war Another view Germany launching a preventive war to stop Russia from being a power state WWI brought down 4 empires Russia Ottoman Austria Hungarian German Pyrrhic victory the costs of being victorious are so high that they really lost Multi polarity leads to a free for all Realists did not agree with the League of Nations too idealistic 1935 Italy invaded Ethiopia 50 of 54 League members condemned Italy as aggressive Oil was not put into sanctions against Italy First thing Hitler did was pull Germany out of the League of Nations 1933 1936 Hitler re militarized the Rhineland 1938 Germany annexed Austria Sept Munich conference Germany was seeking hegemony American goal was to democriaze Germany Soviet satellites communist states US USSR two strongest powers after WWII Marshall Plan 3 western zones of Germany make 1 economic zone and have their own currency 1949 1990 Germany divided between democratic west Federal Republic of Germany communist east democratic peoples of Germany NATO military alliance of western powers Warsaw Pact military alliance of soviets
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