AP HUG 4.1-4.3 Quiz review

A state is synonymous with a ______.

Country

Who created the modern state concept?

European philosophers

Characteristics of the modern state:

Allegiance: to the state and its people

Formalized division: borders drawn between countries

Imposed didvisions

When the US declared its independence in 1776, there were ___ modern countries in the world.

35

The start of WWII there were ___ modern countries.

70

At the end of WWII, how did many colonies gain there independence?

Decolonization

After the cold war ended, around 1991, more countries ______________.

Gained independence as some countries broke up.

Currently the US recognizes ____ states, but more are striving for independence.

195

Nation

a group of people who share similar culture, seek some degree of political control, and have history attached to that area. Ex. US

Nation-State

Borders of a National group coincide with the border of states.

The population is linked through common culture and history.

Small and somewhat isolated. Ex. Japan, Iceland

Stateless nation

National group spread out over several different countries.

Nation group is the minority group in each state.

Have little to no power in each state. Ex. Palenstines

Multinational state

Country with several national groups within their borders.

Often one group is dominant and controls political, economic, and social power. Ex. Canada, UK, Russia

Multi-State Nation

National groups homeland has a state of its own and also spreads across its borders into other countries

The national groups controls political, economic, and social power in its country and influences other countries.

Ex. Germans, Koreans

Semi-Autonomous Region

Areas inside of a state that have moderate degree of self government and freedom to govern themselves. Ex. Hong-Kong

Autonomous Region

Area inside a state that has a high degree of self government and freedom to govern itself. Ex. Native Americans

Sovereignity

The right of a state to rule over itself.

Nation-State

The territory occupied by a particular nation of people is the same as the recognized political boundary of that state. Ex. Japan, Iceland

Self- Determination

People have a right to govern themselves, they want to have its own state.

Colonialism

The actual practice of claiming territories and settling there to exert economic and social control.

Imperialism

Larger idea of creating an empire by exerting force to control other nations often from afar.

Devolution

Breaking up of a state into smaller units or the passing of power from central to lower governments.

Territoriality

The connection of people, their culture, and there economic systems to land.

How do groups often express territoriality?

Delimitating boundaries of an area they claim.

Controlling people and the activities inside and area they claim.

Defending the area they claim for external groups.