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Unit 2 - Study Guide Flashcards

1
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What is an anglophone?

A

Someone who speaks english

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What is Anschluss?

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Germany and Austria uniting. This was forbidden after WWI

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What is the situation surrounding Canada’s Arctic Sovereignty?

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Many countries want to use Canada’s Northwest passage to transport goods. The American government does not recognize that Canada owns it

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4
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What does Canada gain from the Northwest Passage?

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Oil, diamonds and Uranium

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What is appeasement?

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The policy of avoiding further arguments or war by accepting the conditions or demands of the agressor

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6
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What is autonomy?

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The right to self govern

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7
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Who are the Bloc Quebecois?

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A political party in Quebec founded on the idea of a sovereign Quebec

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What is Collectivization?

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A policy under Joseph Stalin after WWI in Ukraine where people were forced to give up their farmland

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What was the problem with conscription in Canada?

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There were not enough troops and so the war measures act was enacted. French Canadians protested because of loyalties

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What is decolonization?

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When nations grant independence to their colonies

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What is the Domino theory?

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A theory that suggested if one country came under communist rule, the surrounding countries would

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What is ethnic cleansing?

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Mass expulsion or killing members of an unwanted ethnic or religious group in society

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What is foreign policy?

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A course of action that a sovereign nation takes in its conduct with other nation states

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14
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What is genocide?

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The deliberate killing of a large group of people

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What is the Gulag?

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The government agency in charge of forced labor camps

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16
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Imperialism

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Domination by a country over another country’s economic, political, cultural institutions w/ out seizing government control

17
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What was the league of nations?

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An organization created after WW1 to solve the problems between countries. Included France, Italy, USA, England

18
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What is Lebensraum?

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The idea that all German people should be united and that Germany deserved more land

19
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What is nuclear deterrence?

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A theory that nuclear weapons are intended to deter other nations w/ nuclear weapons with the promise of retaliation

20
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What is Bandwagon?

A

Convincing people to join a particular side because others are joining it as well

21
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What is card stacking?

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Only presenting info that is positive to an idea or proposal and omitting information contrary to it. AKA selective omission

22
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What is Glittering Generalities?

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Words that have different positive meaning for individual subjects, but are linked to highly valued concepts

23
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What is name calling?

A

Using derogatory words or language when describing an enemy in order to stimulate prejudice

24
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What is plain folks?

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A technique by which someone tries to convince the public that his views reflect those of the common person

25
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What is testimonial?

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Quotations or endorsements that attempt to connect a famous or respected person with a product or item

26
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What is Transfer?

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An attempt to link 2 items in a person’s mind often by linking one of those items to a person’s dislikes

27
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What is the situation surrounding Sarajevo?

A

They declared themselves independent?

28
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What is scapegoating?

A

The quality of being patriotic

29
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What are successor states?

A

When large nations like break up, the states that result are called successor states

30
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What is ultranationalism?

A

An extreme form of nationalism

31
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What was each country in the big 4 in it for?

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France/Clemenceau & Britain/Lloyd George - Make Germany pay
Italy/Orlando - Lands
Wilson/USA - Peace w/out victory

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