Unit 3 Flashcards
Wants
Things that people desire regardless of whether that object contributed to their survival
Needs
The Basic elements that humans need for survival
Isolationism
A policy whereby a country completely opts out of participating in international social, economic, political, & military affairs
Unilateralism
The policy of a country responding to events on its own without agreements with, or support from, other countries
Bilateralism
Agreements between two countries to work towards resolving issues that concern both countries
Multilateralism
A policy that involves several countries working together to meet challenges and solve problems
Supranationalism
A policy by which countries agree to abide by the decisions of an international organization made up of independent officials or representatives elected by member states
Internationalism
The doctrine that all members of the global community accept collective responsibility for the challenges that face the world and that the motives of nations and nation states must be respected in the search for solutions
Economic sanctions
The action of cutting off trade with a country to try to force it to follow a particular course of action
Collective security
The cultural inheritance from the past that all people share and that is preserved in world heritage sites, traditional skills, and the arts
Gross national income
Total value of the goods and services produced by a country in a year, whether inside or outside the country’s borders
Tied aid
Help given with strings attached
Voluntary Balkanization
Separation of like minded people into isolated groups that are hostile to people whose values differ from their own. This separation may result in a loss of shared experience
Responsibility to protect
A doctrine that says the United Nations must protect people within a state when that state violates or fails to uphold the rights and welfare of its own citizens
Common human heritage
The cultural inheritance from the past that all people share and that is preserved in world heritage sites, traditional skills and knowledge, and the arts