AP HuG 4.8 Vocab

Devolution

Regions within a state demand and gain expense of the central government

Autonomy

Independence, freedom, and self-governing

Distance Decay

As distance increases between two locations, the quantity and quality of interactions decline

Ethnic Separatism

The advocacy or practice of separatism of a certain group of people from a larger body on the basis of ethnicity, religion, or gender

Ethnic Cleansing

A process in which a more powerful ethnic group forcibly removes a less powerful one in order to create an ethnically homogeneous region

Terrorism

Organized violence aimed at government and civilian targets intended to create fear in order to accomplish political aims

Irredentism

A majority ethnic group wants to claim territory from a neighboring state due to a shared culture with the people residing across the border