Contested Borders

Question 1

Secession

Answer 1

Separatist group that declares independence and breaks away into a new state

Question 2

Annexation

Answer 2

One state unilaterally seizes control of a territory

Question 3

Cession

Answer 3

One state cedes a territory to another nation.
(defeat in war/ sold)

Question 4

Colonial Borders

Answer 4

Borders created by superpowers ignore local culture and physical geography.

Question 5

Territorial Integrity

Answer 5

Once a territory has a culture, government and a people they have integrity.

Question 6

Example of Secession

Answer 6

2011 - South Sudan broke away from Sudan following a chain of civil war since 1950s