EQ2 Flashcards
what are the bonds that create a nation state?
nationality language culture history religion territory
how could national borders have been established?
natural eg rivers
emerged historically over time
result of colonial/political intervention
when was the Rwandan genocide?
1994
how many people were killed in the Rwandan genocide?
estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 in 100 days.
what was the Rwandan genocide?
mass slaughter of the Tutsi people of Rwanda by the Hutu majority govt.
before the berlin conference what was Rwanda like?
unified region, with Tutsi, Hutu, and Twa peoples.
what are the main groups of crimea?
Russians
Ukrainians
muslim Tatars
what was important in establishing nationalism as a force?
French revolution.
what are the main 2 reasons people migrate to the UK?
1) formal study
2) job opportunities
what are some examples of tax havens?
cayman islands Bermuda oman Bahamas saudi
what are tax havens?
typically small, well governed states that impose low or 0 tax rates on foreign investment.
what are OECD tax havens?
members of the OECD who are considered tax havens even though the OECD has never listed any of its own members as tax havens. eg Luxemburg, Switzerland
what proportion of tax havens globally does the UK have control over?
1/3
since when has china claimed sovereignty over Taiwan?
end of Chinese civil war in 1949-defeated nationalist govt fled to Taiwan as communists came to power.
what does china insist Taiwan can’t do?
have formal diplomatic relations with countries that china has formal diplomatic relations with.
