exam 2 review Chapter 8 key terms

Question 1

balkanization

Answer 1

used to describe the geopolitical processes of small-scale independence movements based upon ethnic fault lines.

Question 2

buffer zone

Answer 2

consisted of an extensive bloc of satellite countries, dominated politically and economically by the soviet union, that could cushion the soviet heartland against possible attack from western europe.

Question 3

european union

Answer 3

made up of 27 countries, anchored by the western european states of germany, france, italy, and the UK.

Question 4

irredentism

Answer 4

state policies for reclaiming lost territory and peoples.