Unit 4 - Political Organization of Space Flashcards
The largest political unit– the formal term for a country
state
The power of a political unit to rule its own affairs
sovereignty
A single nation of people who fulfill the qualifications of a state
nation-state
A country that contains more than one nation
multinational state
A defined area within a state that has a high degree of self-government and freedom from its parent state
autonomous state
Nations that do not have a state of its own
stateless nation
A nation that has a state of its own but stretches across the borders of other states
multistate nation
A nations desire to create and maintain a state of their own
nationalism
Something that brings a state together
centripetal forces
Something that tears a state apart
centrifugal forces
A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
imperialism
a type of imperialism in which people move into and settle on the land of another country
colonialism
A conference to form state boundaries in Africa
Berlin Conference, 1884
When colonies win independence
decolonization
Neo-colonialism is the practice of using capitalism, globalization, and cultural imperialism to influence a developing country instead of the previous colonial methods of direct military control or indirect political control.
neo-colonization
Mass organized killing in which people are targeted because of their race, religion, ethnicity, or nationality
genocide
The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and their respective allies
Cold War
a country that is formally independent in the world, but under heavy political, economic and military influence or control from another country.
satellite state
The forced removal of minority group from a territory
ethnic cleansing