Unit 4 - 1 Flashcards
Right to rule over self
Sovereignty
A group of people who have certain things in common
Nation
A nation of people who fulfill the qualification of a state. Ex-Iceland and Japan
Nation-State
A country that contains more than one nation. Ex: Quebec and Nunavut
Multinational States
A defined area within a state that has a high degree of self-government & freedom from its parent state
Autonomous Regions
A state that has a degree of self-government but not complete self-rule. Ex-Native American reservations
Semi-Autonomous Regions
A cultural group that has no independent political entity
Stateless Nation
Occurs when a nation has a state of its own but stretches across borders of other states. Ex: Hungary
Multistate Nations
A desire to create & maintain a state of its own
Nationalism
Things that bring people together
Centripetal Forces
Things that push people apart
Centrifugal Forces
The concept includes various ways of influencing another country or group of people by direct conquest, economic control, or culture.
Imperialism
Type of imperialism in which people move into & settle onto the land of another country.
Colonialism
The first wave Europe of colonialism from Spain, Portugal, and french then Britain. Seeking 3 G’s
Early Colonialism
The berlin Conference using claims to form states in Africa
Later Colonialism
AKA Congo Conference. Formed boundaries in Africa
Berlin Conference
the right to choose their own sovereign government without external influence
Self Determination
the undoing of colonization
Decolonization
Organized mass killing due to their race, religion, ethnicity, or nationality
Genocide
Period of political tension between the U.S and the Soviet Union
Cold-War
A state dominated by another politically and economically
Satellite States
The process in which one of the regions is given increased autonomy by the central political unit
Devolution
The study of the effects of geography on politics and relation among states
Geopolitics
A willingness by a person or a group of people to defend space them claim.
Territoriality
Economic, Political, or even cultural control indirectly exerted over developing countries.
Neocolonialism
Conflicts due to religious interests.
Religious Conflict
the process by which a country determines its own economic state
Economic Self-Determination
After WW2 and the founding of UN the world grew in connectivity in terms of a strong economy and government
Modern Globalization
A place of physical congestion between wider regions of movement and interaction
Choke Points
