AP hug unit 4 vocab quiz

State

A political unit with defined boundaries, a permanent population of government and sovereignty

examples of a state

France, Brazil, South Korea

State explanation

must control its own affairs and be recognized by other ()

sovereignty

A state's ability to governance itself without outside interference

examples of sovereignty

United States makes its own laws without another country, controlling it

if another country controls your decisions, you are not

sovereign

nation

A group of people with shared cultural traits(language, religion, ethnicity, and history.)

nation examples

The kurds Japanese NAVAJO nation

what is a cultural group not necessarily a country

a nation

nation state

people who have their own independent state/country

examples of nation state

Japan – almost everyone shares Japanese language/culture

what is very rare in the real world because most states are culturally diverse

Nation state

Multi national state

A country with two or more nations within its borders

examples of a multinational state

United Kingdom (English, Scottish Welsh and northern Irish.)

what defines groups that maintain distinct cultural identities, but share one government

Multinational state

Multi state nation

One nation spread across multiple countries

examples of multi state

The Korean nation lives in North Korea, Korea, and South Korea

what describes a nation that shares culture shares culture but borders divide them into two states

Multi state nation

stateless nation

nation without its own independent country

example of a stateless nation

The occurred (spread across Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria.)

what defines a place with a strong, cultural identity, but no recognized state

stateless nation

autonomous region

A region with interstate that has some political independence

examples of autonomous regions

hong kong (China) nunavut (canada)

what to find a place that governs themselves in certain areas that are still part of a larger country

Autonomous region

nationalism

Loyalty and devotion to a nation

, examples of nationalism

Patronism national holidays and singing the national anthem

What can unite a State (centripetal force) but also can create independence movements

nationalism

Centripetal forces

Factors that unify and bind a state together

examples of centripedal forces

shared language, strongnational symbols, and an effective government

what forces help create national unity

centripetal

centri fugal forces

factors that divide the states people or we can support for the government

examples of centrifugal forces

Ethnic conflict ((Yugoslavia) religious differences and language differences

what forces is a weaken a country stability and unity?

centrifugal

imperialism

Controlling territory that is already populated by indigenous people

examples of imperialism

European powers taking a troll Africa in the 1800s

what is about domination often without many settlers?

Imperialism

Colonialism

Establishing settlements and imposing control on another territory

examples of colonialism

British colonies in North America in Spanish colonies in Latin America

what usually involves settlers living in the new territory?

Colonialism

Super imposed boundary

A boundary drawn by outside powers that ignores cultural patterns

Super imposed boundary examples

European border drawn across Africa at the Berlin conference

what boundaries create long-term ethnic conflict

Super imposed boundaries

Berlin conference 1884 through 1885

European powers met and divided Africa without any African input

what led to super imposed boundaries and ethnic conflict still seen today

Berlin conference

what is an example of the Berlin conference?

Britain, France, and Germany, partitioning African territory

decolonization

transition from being a colony to becoming independent

example of decolonization

India gaining independence in 1947 and many African nations in the 1960s

what often happened after World War II when empires weakened

decolonization

neocolonialism

Powerful countries, using economic or political pressures to control weaker ones

, examples of neo colonialism

China's economic influence in African countries

what is not direct political control, but still a strong influence

Neocolonialism

Cold War

A period of tension between the US and the Soviet Union from 1945 to 1991

examples of the Cold War

Arms race, space race, Berlin wall in proxy wars

what is no direct fighting between the two superpowers

Cold War

satellite state

A formally independent country heavily controlled by another country

examples of a satellite state

Poland and east Germany under Soviet control during the Cold War

what defines a place that is independent in name, but not in reality

Satellite state

genocide

term intentional attempt to eliminate an entire ethnic group

what is the most extreme form of ethnic violence?

Genocide

ethnic cleansing

Removing an ethnic group from an area to create homogeneity

what may include force, migration, violence, or intimidation

Ethnic cleansing

balkanization

when a state breaks apart due to ethnic conflict

examples of balkanization

Yugoslavia breaking into multiple countries in the 1990s

what is often caused by long-standing ethnic or religious tensions

balkanization

What must a state have

defined territory/ boundaries

what must a state have?

Recognize by other states

what must a state have?

Permanent population

what must the state have?

Sovereignty

nation

cultural group

state

A political entity with land and sovereignty

why are stateless nations often involved in conflict?

they often want auto or independence but lack political recognition

what problems do superimposed boundaries cause?

They divide ethnic groups or force, rival groups together

why are were many African countries created with straight line borders?

They were drawn by Europeans at the Berlin conference with no regards to culture