Unit #3 Key Concepts

Question 1

Isolationism

Answer 1

A policy whereby a country completely opts out of participating in international social, economic, political, and military affairs.

Question 2

Unilateralism

Answer 2

The policy of a country responding to events on it’s own without agreements with, or support from other countries.

Question 3

Bilateralism

Answer 3

Agreements between two countries to work toward resolving issues that concern both countries.

Question 4

Multilateralism

Answer 4

A policy that involves several countries working together to meet challenges and solve problems.

Question 5

Supranationalism

Answer 5

A policy by which countries agree to abide by the desion of international organization made up of independent appointed officials or representatives elected by member states.

Question 6

European Union

Answer 6

An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.

Question 7

WTO

Answer 7

World Trade Organization. Works to regulate trade between countries.

Question 8

Internationalism

Answer 8

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.

Question 9

Hegemonic Internationalism

Answer 9

The world is being integrated based on unequal terms with the dominance of one nation over others. Colonialism and imperialism are examples of this.

Question 10

Revolutionary Internationalism

Answer 10

Belief that conflicts within societies are determined by the amount of technology within a society.

Question 11

Liberal Internationalism

Answer 11

Organizations that work towards human rights and freedoms.

Question 12

Humanitarianism

Answer 12

The promotion of human welfare.

Question 13

WHO

Answer 13

World Health Organization. Works towards improving health all over the world.

Question 14

The Arctic Council

Answer 14

A organization that works to deal with issues faced in the Arctic and the First Nations people in the Arctic.

Question 15

Economic Sanctions

Answer 15

The action of cutting off trade with a country in an effort to force it to follow a particular course of action.

Question 16

Collective Security

Answer 16

A system in which a group of nations acts as one to preserve the peace of all.

Question 17

Gross National Income (GNI)

Answer 17

The value of the output of goods and services produced in a country in a year, including money that leaves and enters the country.

Question 18

Harmonization

Answer 18

Voluntary adoption of common regulations, policies, and procedures by members of a regional trading bloc to promote internal trade.

Question 19

Tied Aid

Answer 19

Giving aid to a country in need of it with conditions.

Question 20

Foreign Aid

Answer 20

Money, food, or other resources given or lent by one country to another.

Question 21

Voluntary balkanization

Answer 21

The 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 experiences and values and can harm the structure of democratic societies.

Question 22

Responsibility to Protect

Answer 22

Principle adopted by world leaders in 2005 holding governments responsible for protecting civilians from genocide and crimes against humanity perpetrated within a sovereign state.

Question 23

Common Human Heritage

Answer 23

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.

Question 24

Trickle-down Effect

Answer 24

The theory that when people in developed countries have more money to spend, they will buy goods and services offered by businesses in less developed countries and that this spending will eventually help strengthen economies in the developing world.

Question 25

UNESCO

Answer 25

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. It’s goal is to achieve peace through encouraging promotion through scientific, culture ways.

Question 26

La Francaphonie

Answer 26

A organization to promote and uphold the French culture of pervious French colonies.

Question 27

NATO

Answer 27

North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country; US, England, France, Canada, Western European countries.

Question 28

IGO

Answer 28

Intergovernmental Organization;

international organization which involves multiple countries.

Question 29

INGO’s

Answer 29

International non-governmental organizations

Question 30

Absolute Poverty

Answer 30

A condition characterized by serve deprivation of basic human needs, including food, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, education, and information.

Question 31

Odious Poverty

Answer 31

A debt that is incurred by a despotic power, not to meet the needs of people of the country but to strengthen the despotic regime.

Question 32

Treaty of Maastricht

Answer 32

1992; European nations agree to make an economic and political integration with a common currency, passport, and banking system; Established structure and cooperation in immigration and law enforcement.

Question 33

Treaty of Amsterdam

Answer 33

Minor 1998 agreement that added some limited powers to the EU.