‎SST20-1: Unit Review - National Interest

National Interest

Goals to ensure a nation's security, prosperity, and survival.

Peacekeepers

Making peace with no force

Peacemaking

Making peace with force

Arctic Sovereignty

A nation's legal and political authority over its Arctic territory.

Domestic Policy

Government decisions and laws about issues inside a nation's borders.

Foreign Policy

A government's strategy for dealing with other nations.

Treaty of Versailles

The 1919 treaty ending WWI, imposing heavy penalties on Germany.

Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points

US President proposal for peace after WWI

Ultranationalism

Extreme nationalism that promotes one nation above all others.

Propaganda

Biased or misleading information used to promote a political cause.

Appeasement

Giving in to an aggressive power to avoid conflict.

Conscription

Compulsory military enlistment.

Genocide

The deliberate killing of a large ethnic or national group.

Crimes Against Humanity

Systematic attacks directed against any civilian population.

War Crimes

Violations of the laws of war, like mistreating prisoners.

Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

1945 US atomic attacks on Japan, ending WWII.

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Decolonization of India

India gaining independence from British colonial rule.

Successor State

A new state that replaces a previous state's rights.

Self-Determination and Nation-States

The right of nations to govern themselves within borders.

Effects of Pursuing National Self-Determination

Can gain autonomy and preserve culture, but may cause conflict.

Causes of World War II

Treaty of Versailles failure, fascism, expansionism, and invading Poland.

Who was involved in both wars?

Great Britain, France, Germany, and Japan.

Foreign Policy shaping National Interest

How international interactions define a nation's core goals.

National Interest shaping Foreign Policy

How internal needs dictate international interactions.

Aspects of National Interest

Security, economic prosperity, beliefs, and cultural identity.

Decolonization and Self-Determination

Colonized nations ending foreign rule to govern themselves.

Causes of WWI (MAIN)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism.

Collective Security

Countries agreeing to defend each other from attacks.

League of Nations

Post-WWI group formed to maintain world peace.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

The Austrian prince whose assassination sparked WWI.

Why was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated?

A Serbian nationalist wanted independence from Austria-Hungary.

Battle of Vimy Ridge

A key Canadian WWI victory boosting national pride.

Balkans (Powder Keg of Europe)

An unstable European region with many pre-WWI conflicts.

Balkanization

Division of a region into smaller, hostile states.

Fascism

A system with a powerful dictator and extreme nationalism.

Reparations

Payments made by a defeated nation for war damages.

Scapegoating

Blaming others for problems they did not cause.

Conditions in Germany After WWI

Poverty, inflation, unemployment, and anger over Versailles treaty.

Why did the U.S. refuse to join the League of Nations?

To stay out of foreign conflicts (isolationism).

Canada in Afghanistan

Fought terrorism and supported rebuilding after 9/11.

United Nations (UN)

An international organization created to maintain peace.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

A military alliance for mutual defense.

North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)

US-Canada partnership to defend North American airspace.