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Do Now – World History. In your own words, what is self-determination ? (Feel free to look up, and rephrase a definition). The PEACE of Westphalia. Essential Questions. What is sovereignty? What political changes occurred as a result of the Peace of Westphalia?. Effects of the Treaty.
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Do Now – World History • In your own words, what is self-determination? • (Feel free to look up, and rephrase a definition)
Essential Questions • What is sovereignty? • What political changes occurred as a result of the Peace of Westphalia?
Effects of the Treaty • Ended the war
Effects of the Treaty • Started to break apart the Holy Roman Empire
Effects of the Treaty • Established a balance of power in Europe
Effects of the Treaty • Created the new nations of the Netherlands and Switzerland
Effects of the Treaty • Allowed Catholics to practice their religion freely, even if they were in a Protestant-controlled region
Effects of the Treaty • Created the idea of sovereignty
What is “Sovereignty”? • the ability of an individual nation, or group of people that share a common culture, to have self-rule • aka: “self-determination” • How can a ruler have self-determination?
4 Characteristics of Sovereign Nations • A group of people with a common culture
Characteristics of Sovereign Nations • Recognizes the difference between “foreign” and “domestic”
Characteristics of Sovereign Nations • Has complete control over its own territory
Characteristics of Sovereign Nations • Is also called a “nation-state”
The Pope Challenges the Idea… • Pope Innocent X (“the Tenth”) declared the Peace of Westphalia null and void • Nation-states ignored the Pope • What social change did the reactions exemplify?
Revisiting The Essentials… • What political changes occurred as a result of the Peace of Westphalia?