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Linguistic Loyalty

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Historical and cultural belonging and sense of pride based on language
Ex. Bill 101

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Religious Loyalty

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A defense of certain vales, traditions and ways of life that make up an identity based on a set of moral values
Ex. Turban/Hijab (RCMP/Soccer)

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Cultural Loyalty

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Willing to practice and defend certain traditions, customs, holidays, and food practices

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Nationalistic Loyalty

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A feeling of pride for your country and willing to defend or fight for that nation-state

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Regional Loyalty

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A sense of belonging to a certain area that one has a sentimental or historical attachment and relationship to

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Ethnic Loyalty

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Loyalty based on origins, blood, ancestry, and relationship to land

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Political Loyalty

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Loyalty on a certain position on how to run a society, how to vote and how to allocate taxes

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Declaration

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A document that contains an official statement about smth

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Revolution

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A drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving, usually resulting in the overthrown of a government

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Enlightenment

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Period in the 1700s when European scientists and philosophers began examining the world through reason and human intellect, rather than religious or spiritual faith

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Isolationism

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A policy of staying completely out of world affairs because of fear of competition and cultural assimilation. Borders are closed and freedom of movement is restricted

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Unilateralism

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Rejection of partnerships and alliances in foreign policies in attempts to get your nation state the best advantage

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Bilateralism

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Idea that there is a trade agreement between two countries that mutually benefits both by increasing market size ad trading human and natural resources

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Multilateralism

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Agreement to work/trade w/ more than two nations at once

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Supranationalism

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Policy where power/decision making is transferred to a delegation of representatives of nations

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Tied Aid

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Aid given w/ conditions attached to it

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Gross National Income

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Total value of the goods and services produced by a country in a year

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Internationalism

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Belief that all members of the global community accept collective responsibility for the challenges that face the world

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Self-determination

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The power to control one’s own affairs

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Security Council

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Subgroup of UN members that has the authority to investigate and monitor potential crises

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Economic Sanctions

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Cutting off trade with a country in an effort to force it to follow a particular course of action

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Sovereignity

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Political authority to control one’s own affairs

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Nation

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  • Means different things to different ppl

- Related to smth in feeling and minds of ppl

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Nationality

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Status of belonging to a nation

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Nation-State

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  • Territory w/ internationally recognized boundaries and a politically organized body of people under a sovereign government
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Patriotism

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  • Love for a nation, relates to sense of pride of the nations culture and achievements
  • Individual puts nation above themselves
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Collective Conciousness

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Awareness, internal consciousness shared by many

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Constitution

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A legal document that lays out basic rules on which a country, state or political organization works

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Philosophy

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Set of ideas on how to do smth or how to live

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Parliment

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Assembly w/ power to make laws

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Referendum

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Vote based on a single issue

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Sovereignist

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In Canada, people who support the idea of Quebec becoming independent

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Federalist

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People who support a federal system of government.

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Reasonable Accomodation

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To accommodate to religious needs w/o violating the Charter

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Reconciliation

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Mending relationships by making one view or belief compatible w/ another

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Royal commision

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Help deal w/ complicated issues

- reconcile past injustice that contribute to competing nationalist loyalties

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Cultural Pluralism

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Minorities that can maintain their cultural identity, values and practices which are accepted by majorites

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Domestic Policy

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Guides decisions of what to do within a country

Ex. Law enforcement, education, health care

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Foreign Policy

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Guides decisions about relationship w/ other countries

Ex. Trade, peacekeeping

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Ideology

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A system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.

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Hyperinflation

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German money became almost worthless while prices increased

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Ultranationalism

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  • Extreme form of nationalism

- when ppl feel so strongly about their nation, they will disrespect other people

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Indoctrination

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Teaching a person or group to accept a set of beliefs

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Imperialism

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Building empires for more resources and power.

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Militarism

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The military is seen as a very important part of a country’s strength

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Appeasement

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Giving into demands

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War Economy

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Funneling of resources towards a nation’s war effort

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Pogrom

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An organized massacre of a particular ethnic group

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Genocide

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The deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular nation

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War Crime

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Willful killing, torture or inhumane suffering of civilian population

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Collective Defence

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An attack against one ally is considered an attack on all allies

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Peacekeeper

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Armed forces that maintain peace by keeping enemies apart until a crisis is resolved through diplomacy or negotiation

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Peacemaking

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Allow soldiers to use force for reasons other than self defense

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Diplomacy

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Solving situation w/o resorting to violence

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Equalization

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Money the federal government gives to poorer provinces to help narrow the gap between “have” and “have-not” regions (Canadians pay same amount of taxes for same quality of service)

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