Vocab-4 Flashcards

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State

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A politically bound area controlled by an established government that has authority over its internal affairs and foreign policy.

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sovereignty

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The political authority of a state to govern itself.

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nation

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group of people with common cultural characteristics

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nation-state

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A state in which the cultural borders of a nation correspond with the state borders of a country

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Multinational state

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A country with multiple culture groups or multiple ethnic groups under a single government.

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Autonomous region

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an area of a country that has a degree of autonomy, or has freedom from an external authority.

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Stateless region

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A nation of people without a state that it considers home

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Multistate nation

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when a nation stretches across borders and across states.

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nationalism

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the attachment of a person to a particular nation, or a political action by such a group to achieve statehood

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Centripetal forces

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an attitude that unifies people and enhances support for a state.

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Centrifugal forces

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forces or attitudes that tend to divide a state.

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imperialism

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state policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining something

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colonialism

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refers to the combination of territorial, juridical, cultural, linguistic, political, mental/epistemic, and/or economic domination of one group of people or groups of people by another (external) group of people.

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Berlin Conference

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sought to discuss the partitioning of Africa, establishing rules to amicably divide resources among the Western countries at the expense of the African people.

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decolonization

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the process, often long, tortuous, and violent, by which colonies achieve their national aspirations for political independence from the colonial metropolitan power.

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neocolonialism

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the control of less-developed countries by developed countries through indirect means.

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genocide

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genocide, the deliberate and systematic destruction of a group of people because of their ethnicity, nationality, religion, or race.

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Cold War

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War against the spread of communism

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Satellite state

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A political term that refers to a country which is formally independent, but under heavy influence or control by another country.

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Ethnic cleansing

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the attempt to get rid of (through deportation, displacement or even mass killing) members of an unwanted ethnic group in order to establish an ethnically homogenous geographic area.