unit 4: political processes Flashcards
sovereignty
the right to control your own internal affairs without outside interference, independence
self-determination
wanting to determine yourself how to govern yourself
colonialism
the practice of claiming and dominating overseas territories
imperialism
the push to create an empire by exercising force or influence to control other nations or people
devolution
transfer of power from a central government to a lower/regional government (to give more authority/appease fighting ethnicities)
how many states are there today?
about 200
what was the largest empire in the world?
the British Empire (the sun never set on the empire)
which 2 countries were the superpowers during the Cold War?
US. vs. U.S.S.R.
define balance of power
trying to maintain the balance between democratic and communist countries in the world
define hegemony
world dominance
