The Changing Face of the International System

In the next 9 slides you will be looking at maps of the international system from 1772 to the year You have only to click and the map will change. Look at each map closely. Some of them are old maps from the period or drawn in later century. Some of them are maps used in history classes. Some are maps for map collectors. Each map shows a change in the international system. Map 1. The World in 1772 Map 2. The World in 1786 Map 3 The World in 1897 Map 4 The Colonial Empires in 1914 Map 5 The World in 1914 Map 6 The World in 1942 Map 7 Decolonialization, Map 8 The Cold War Map 9 The World Today Questions: Which countries have remained great powers throughout the history of the changing international system? Which countries have become great power recently? Which countries have lost their great power status? Where are the majority of the newly created post-World II independent states located? From which empires did these countries come? Do you see any trend or pattern in the changes to the international systemover time?

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Colonial empires in 1914 UK Colonizing countries France Spain Portugal Germany Italy Netherlands Japan USA Ottoman Empire

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