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The evolution of the World Political System started with modern countries that began to gather together.
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As economy and technology were changing the small feudal units were not longer capable of maintaining their power.
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With this new power they were able to consolidate their autority.
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Revolts and the resistance in Europe to the political authority of the pope were part of the path to make this timespan to happen.
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This treaty simbolizes the founding of modern states. With this the concept of national sovereignty appeared and states became the principal actors in the International System.
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"Political affairs were dominated by numerous major powers" -Rourke, J.(2000) World Politic. page 29.
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American revolution (1776) and French revolution (1789) were events that challenged the "divine right of kings" theory.
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Industrialization and advances in weaponry as well as other technologies. European countries became more powerful compared with non industrialized countries.
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With them the concept of nationalism apeared, morevoer, people began to have the feeling of identification with their country.
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European countries taking control over North and South America as well as other regions.
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Technolgy has allowed us to create more, to discover, and also to go further. From medicine to space travel, in this century mankind achieved something never achieved before.
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It marked major changes in the nature and operations of the world polytical system
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The World War II destroyed the European-based multipolar structure, which was replaced by a bipolar system dominated by the Soviet Union and the United States.
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World War II devastated most of the existing main actors: -The United States emerged as a military and economic superpower and the leader of one pole.
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After the Second World War countries were seeking for a new organization that could provide peace, equality and prevent new wars.In June 1945, 50 countries including met in San Francisco to create the UN.
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-He intended to reform the Soviet Union's oppressive political system by allowing a greater degree of openness.
-He sought to restructure the Soviet's cumbersome bureaucratic and economic system. -
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-The emerging of the polar structure.
-The weakening western orientation of the international system
