Unit 2 Exam SS Chap. 5-8 Flashcards
Peacekeeping
use of armed forces to maintain peace by keeping enemies apart until a peaceful solution to a crisis is reached
(force is only used in self-defence and peacekeepers remain neutral)
Peacemaking
soldiers are able to use force for reasons other than self-defence, peace is achieved through active combat against enemy forces
Domestic policy
gov’t decisions about actions taken within a country
Foreign policy
gov’t decisions about relationships with other countries and international bodies (United States, NAO, etc)
European countries practicing foreign policy through signing alliances with each other led to
World War 1
National interests are NOT static and unchanging, they can be…
influenced by events both within and outside of countries
World War 1
Extreme form of nationalism; goes beyonds pride in a nation + promotion of national interests to promote ideas of national glory + domination, conquering other nations through war
(Shared collective identity, but one based on the ideas of national superiority)
Appeasement
foreign policy of Western nations when dealing with Hitler in the 1930’s.
In particular, Britain and France
Total War
refers to a war where there is a complete mobilization of ALL of a nation’s resources and its population
Conscription
mandatory military service
(Used in dictatorships as well as democratic nations)
Rwanda
Independence led to civil war - Hutus seize power, ultranationalists used radio propaganda to label Tutsis as enemies and promote their killing
North Korea
Originally based on Communist ideology post WW2, now based on a racist-ultranationalist-personality cult that worships the leader and the state and condemns America
Decolonization
when a colonial power withdraws from a colony - usually leads to formal independence as a new nation-state
Wilson’s 14 Points
US President Woodrow Wilson proposed that these points become the basis for a peace settlement in January, 1918
(Wilson’s key idea was the creation of the League of Nations)
League of Nations
Goal: eliminate war between nations through international cooperation which would replace the old alliance system that had drawn the world’s powers into WWI
1976-79 - The Cambodian Genocide
took place as more than 1 million people were murdered in pursuit of an extreme ideology that attempted to “reset” the country by eliminating opposition, education, and urbanization
