Unit 4 Test Flashcards
(29 cards)
Treaty of Berlin
1884: The Berlin Conference, superimposed boundaries, European Colonial Powers drew up new boundaires with no regard for diverse nation already living in Africa, fight over resources
Federal States
Power is shared between central government and smaller government
Pros: diversity of opinions, multiple political parties can be in power without oppressing the other
Cons: local leaders can prevent progress on issues impacting the whole country, poor communities get fewer representation
EX: Russia, Mexico, US
- Imbalance in school funding in the US
Unitary States
Centeral government holds all power, funneled down to regional units to be carried out
Pros: less government agencies, less corrupt at local level laws are implemented quickly + effectively
Cons: disconnected from people + local areas, favor politically dominated group
EX: UK, Japan, France, Norway
- Singapore, transportation system
Monarchy
supreme power of authority is held in a monarch, who usually inherits the position through heredity
Communism
Classless system, communal means of production, no private property, no money
- Developed by Karl Marx (Marxism, German) and Engels in Europe in the 1800s
Ex: Soviet Union, China, Cuba
Socialism
Collective ownership of means of production, elected government makes sure it functions, all citizens have food + healthcare, producing for use not profit, no fully socialist country
Ex: Public Education, Healthcare, Food Stamps
Capitalism
Private individuals and companies own means of production, mass production for profit, private property is fundamental, class based system, worker exploitation, inequality, rich vs. poor
Oligarchy
government rule by the few, usually from a small privileged group who use their power to seek personal gain or benefis for their group, any system can become an oligarchy
Autocracy
one ruler has absolute control and decision-making power, not based on heredity, could happen by someone being elected and not leaving, or using force to overtake power
Primary Sources
first hand, someone who witnessed or experienced it, has more bias
EX: auto-biography, recording of event, artifacts, photos, journal, map
Secondary Sources
Biography, documentary, recreation / retelling, article (modern), textbook, paraphrasing
HAPPY Analysis
Historical Context
Audience
Point of View
Purpose
Y it matters
CRAAP Analysis
Currency
Relevance
Authority
Accuracy
Purpose
National Housing Act
1934, 30 year low interest loans
Jumptown
Albina in the 1940s, Thriving jazz district known as Jumptown, post WWII, black shipyard workers displaced from temporary housing relocated to Albina, still limited in their housing options by racial discrimination
Vanport
1942-1948: During World War II, Portland’s African American population increased significantly, Vamport and Guild’s Lake Courts in NW Portland
1948: flood that wiped it out
Fair Housing Act
1968, rarely enforced for the next 50 years
Gentrification
fear that property values will go up so much they will be forced to leave
Intersectionality
Framework for understanding how aspects of a persons social and political identities combine to create diffrent modes of discrimination and privilege
Great Depression
1930s, people lack jobs, food and housing
HAPPY Analysis
Historical context
Audience
Point of View
Purpose
Y it matters
CRAAP Analysis
Currency
Relevance
Authority
Accuracy
Purpose
Urban Renewal
1970s-1980s: thousands of homes destroyed
building of I5
Memorial Colliseum
Emanual Hospital Expansion
Redevelopment
1990s-2000s: Yellow MAX line
city promises that tax money will go back to communities by building affordable housing (dosn’t really happen)
