Studied by 13 peoplestate
political unit ruled by an established government, had control over its internal and foreign affairs
states are
recognized by other states
states can
administer laws, collect taxes, provide for defense
country
synonym for state
nation
people who think of themselves as one based on a sense of shared culture and history
desire political autonomy: independent, have there own space
Native Americans, Navajo Nation
nation state
state with a single nation
few in the world: Japan, Denmark, Iceland
same nationality
multinational state
state with two or more nationalities
Nigeria ( over 400 different nationalities )
Multi State nation
North and South Korea
same nationality but different states
autonimous region
indepent region inside a state
becuase of a physical boundry
stateless nation
Kurds
semiautonimous region
beilve that you are not apart of the state
sovereignty
final authority over a territory, and the right to defend against an invasion
Ukraine
self determination
the process by which a country determines its own statehood and forms its own allegiances and government
Kurds want self-determination ( They want to determine their fate )
colonialism
rule by a powerful state and the indigenous people are controlled by the state. Creates an unequal structure and economic relationships
Why did Europeans do this:
Promote Christianity
extract useful resources and serve as captive markets for their products
establish relative power through the number of colonies claimed
imperialism
create and expand an empire
British did this Japanese, China, Russia
independance
an area that believes they should be free
Devolution of Yugoslavia
broke up in 1992 due to the breakdown of the Soviet Union
Broke into the Slovenia, Croatia, B&H, Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia
irredentism
the major country says to the rest of the world that they take back the land
Ukraine with Russia
shatterbelt
an area that at any moment it could go into intense war, so weakened by hatred
Balkans
Choke points
The geographical feature that has a huge significance to the movement of the rest of the world
the ability for anyone to get through is narrow
The Jebroughter choke point
Atlantic to the Mediterranean sea
whoever owns Jebroughter controls the Mediterranean, and can control all of South Europe
Suez canal choke hold
Northern Africa and Europe to India for trade. Egypt blocked the Suez canal in the cold war, this lead to war so that everyone could us it.
neo colonialism
form of indirect control
the use of economic or political pressure to control a former colony
this is true for Africa, ethiopia
relic
boundary that no longer exists but the remanence is still there
relic example
The Great Wall of China
Hadrian’s Wall, separate Scotland and England
Superimposed
the boundary that has been placed by powerful outsiders, without any regard for ethnic groups
Israel and Palestine (Brits)
Almost every border in Africa
Ycolsavia into the Balkans
Antecedent
Just a manaturaltural boundary
mountains, forest, rivers, and oceans
Alps
Andes mountains (South Africa)
Rio Grande
Geometric
Straight line or arch
49th Parallel ( United States and Canada)
South Dakota and North Dakota
17th Parallel ( Military line between North and South Vietnam )
Consequent
a boundary that coincides with culture groups (languages)
Europe
frontier
not a country, land that no one owns. If it is near you, you can get it
West in the colonial days
Antarctica
Heartland Theory
The group or nation that dominates the heartland, can extend its domination over a far wider area. Primarily Central Asia, the high seas, and Eurasia.
Nazi party
Soviet Union during the Cold War
1914-19 the world went to war over the eastern Balkans
Rimland Theory
Whoever would control the rimland would eventually control World Island. Whoever would control the World Island would soon control the world
Have control of trade
The Soviet Union desired to control the rimland around them
china is now on the move, with conquering small islands
Organic State Theory
Political entities continually seek nourishment in the form of gaining territories to survive in the same way that a living organism seeks nourishment from food to survive
the more territory that a country conquers the more that the particular political entity can sustain and preserve itself
Go out and conquer all the territory that you possibly can
if you do not comply with a country you will get taken over, like a virus
Soviet union and Nazis
Gerrymandering
When the state legislature redraws legislative boundaries to benefit the party in power
every ten years
Unitary states
top, down
Japan is an example because it is an extremely small country
it is easy to communicate
all Japanese
Federalized states
locally based, dispersed power state
Germany is an example ( US was there when the constitution was being made)
United States
United Kingdom
England, Scotland, wales, and northern Ireland
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