Final Flashcards
Nation-state means:
A country that has physical borders and a single government. Nation-states may be based on ethnic nationalism or civic nationalism or a combo of the two
Nation means:
- A large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own
- A nation refers only to a socio-cultural entity, a union of people sharing who can identify culturally and linguistically. This concept does not necessarily consider formal political unions.
State means:
• A state refers to a legal/political entity that is comprised of the following: a) a permanent population; b) a defined territory; c) a government ; and d) the capacity to enter into relations with other states.
Country means:
K
Nationalism means:
H
Symbols of nationalism
H
Civic nation means:
A nation created by people; no matter their ethnicity, culture, or language; who agree to live according to particular values and beliefs expressed as the rule of law
Ethnic nationalism means:
Nationalism that is founded on shared ethnicity, culture, and language. People who share these traits may choose to create a nation-state based on their collective identity.
Contending loyalties means:
Competing loyalties, ex. Newfoundland on July 1st
Development of nationalism is shaped by what factors?
Historical, geographic, political, economic, and social factors
What was the treaty of Versailles?
one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
What were Wilson’s 14 points?
- No more secret agreements (“Open covenants openly arrived at”).
- Free navigation of all seas.
- An end to all economic barriers between countries.
- Countries to reduce weapon numbers.
- All decisions regarding the colonies should be impartial
- The German Army is to be removed from Russia. Russia should be left to develop
her own political set-up. - Belgium should be independent like before the war.
- France should be fully liberated and allowed to recover Alsace-Lorraine
- All Italians are to be allowed to live in Italy. Italy’s borders are to be “along
clearly recognisable lines of nationality.” - Self-determination should be allowed for all those living in Austria-Hungary.
- Self-determination and guarantees of independence should be allowed for
the Balkan states. - The Turkish people should be governed by the Turkish government. Non-Turks in
the old Turkish Empire should govern themselves. - An independent Poland should be created which should have access to the sea.
- A League of Nations should be set up to guarantee the political and territorial
Ultranationalism means:
extreme nationalism that promotes the interest of one state or people above all others.
Militarism means:
the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.
Appeasement means:
Give in to an enemy’s demands
What was the piece of land France wanted back from Germany?
Al-salce Lorraine
Fascist means:
a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power
Self determination means:
freedom for the country live as it chooses, or to act or decide without consulting other countries
Lebensraum means:
Living space - Hitler wanted more too for Germany and it’s people (Aryan race)
Stalin’s five year plans
R
What was the Blitz?
1940 bombing of Britain by Germany during WWII
Who was Hitler’s chief of propaganda?
Goebbel
Shoah means:
The Holocaust
Holodomor means:
Famine in Ukraine - (Stalin)
What was the Munich pact?
R
What was the League of Nations and why did it fail?
Tq
What role did propaganda play in nationalism and ultranationalism?
F
What was the modernization of Russia and how did Stalin achieve it?
C
What was the Sudetenland?
R
When was Germany stopped in WWII and who stopped them?
Kk
What is the alliance system?
U
What sparked WWI?
A
Who was Pierre Trudeau? What is federalism?
Old
Quebec sovereignty; what happened?
W
How have individuals, groups, and governments in Canada tried to promote a national identity?
- Symbolism
- Mythology
- Institutions
- Government programs and initiatives
What are some various visions of the future of Canada?
- Pluralism
- Multinational model
- Separatism
- Aboriginal self-determination
When did conscription occur in Canada?
I
What were the Fathers of Confederation? (Canada from sea to sea)
- First Nations treaties and the Indian Act
- Métis and Inuit self-governance
- Louis Riel
- Clifford Sifton and the development of the West
Internment of the Ukranian and the Japanese; what happened?
O
Bilingualism and propaganda means:
E
Some techniques used for wartime propaganda?
- Making the enemy look like something disgusting, like rats
- Blaming the enemy for problems
Contending loyalties of Newfoundland and July 1st:
Is
Environmentalism means:
W
Causes of WWI?
MANIA • Militarism • Alliance system • Imperialism • Nationalism • Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Relationship between ultranationalism and nationalism?
Is
Expansionism means:
Ka
Ultranationalism in Japan and expansionism in Asia:
Kk
What happened in Yugoslavia and Russia?
E
Crimes against humanity means:
Any of the following acts committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack:
• murder
• extermination
• enslavement
• deportation or forcible transfer of population
• imprisonment
• torture
• rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, enforced sterilization, or any other form of sexual violence
• persecution against an identifiable group on political, racial, national, ethnic, cultural, religious or gender grounds
• enforced disappearance of persons;
the crime of apartheid
• other inhumane acts of a similar character intentionally causing great suffering or serious bodily or mental injury.
War crimes are:
An action carried out during the conduct of a war that violates accepted international rules of war.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is:
And why is it considered unfair?
• the first ever permanent, treaty-based, international criminal tribunal established to investigate and try individuals for the most serious crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
Examples from Asia of self-determination in the post-war world:
A
Internationalism means:
E
Nations and states engage in regional and global affairs for what reasons:
Ep
What motivates nations and states to pursue involvement or non-involvement in international affairs?
- Economic stability
- Self determination
- Peace
- Security
- Humanitarianism
What is humanitarianism?
R
What are the Millennium development goals?
O
What is supranationalism?
E
What Is the WTO and who is in it?
A
What is the EU and who is in it?
I
The UN and peacekeeping:
I
What is foreign aid? (Examples)
D
What does contemporary mean?
E
Government run organizations vs Non-Government run organizations. (examples)
Jo
International law and agreements, what do they do? Do they work? (Examples)
Panda pop
To what extent to international organizations promote nationalism? (UN, EU, and the Arctic council)
E
How is the WTO affecting Canada’s nationalism?
W
Contemporary global issues:
- Conflict
- Disease
- Debt
- Poverty
- Environment
- Human Rights
To what extent should nationalism be sacrificed in the interest of internationalism?
R
Unilateral, bilateral, multilateral; what are they? (Examples)
A
What is a collective consciousness?
E
Challenges of a multicultural society:
7
What were the Nuremberg trials?
E
