European States Systems (1 jan 1648 ano – 31 dez 1914 ano)

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- no single empire mediates disputes
- European states all sovereign and equal
--> Religious and Domestic affairs protected
--> Weak "balance of powers"
- didn't bring the end to wars as war was almost constant in early modern Europe
- Rapid innovation in military technology so as to not get left behind
--> fought small wars with each other until WWI, but mainly used military power to uphold power, and towards rest of the world like the Americas

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