Unit 5 Vocab Flashcards
identification with one’s own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations
Nationalism
a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god
Theocracy
relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state
Totalitarian
a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory
Nation
a sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent
Nation-State
government by a dictator
Dictatorship
an ethnic group or nation that does not possess its own state and is not the majority population in any nation state
Stateless Nation
a nation that has one centralized government that has the power to govern a specific geographic area.
Sovereign Nations
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
Democracy
a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs
Communism
a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force
Imperialism
the action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area
Colonization
the action or process of a state withdrawing from a former colony, leaving it independent
Decolonization
the right or condition of self-government
Autonomy
the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group
Genocide
