Module 32 Flashcards
Centrifugal force
A force that divides people in countries
Centripetal force
An attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state
Annexation
The adding of a region to the territory of an existing political unit
Forward capital
Symbolically relocated capital city usually because of either economic or strategic reasons. A forward capital is sometimes used to integrate outlying parts of a country into the state
-Brazilia in Brazil
Ethnic nationalist movements
Nationalism is an idea and movement that promotes the interest of a particular nation (as a group of people) especially with the aim of gaining and maintaining the nation sovereignty homeland
Cultural cohesion
The capacity of different national and ethnic groups to make a mutual commitment to live together as citizens of the same state