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Colonialism
The policy or practice of acquiring political control over another country, settling it with colonists, and exploiting it economically.
Imperialism
The extension of a country's rule over foreign nations through military force or gaining political and economic control.
Nationalism
Loyalty and love for one's country often with a sense of superiority.
Independence movement
Effort to establish a new sovereign state within another state.
Devolution
Transfer of power from a central government to regional governments, sometimes leading to independence.
Neocolonialism
Using capitalism, globalization, and cultural imperialism to influence developing countries.
Territoriality
Connection of people, culture, and economic systems to the land.
Demilitarized zone (DMZ)
Area where military activities are forbidden by treaties or agreements between nations.
Law of the Sea
UN laws defining states' rights and responsibilities in using international waters.
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
Sea zone where a state has special rights over marine resources up to 200 nautical miles from the coast.
Median-line principle
Equidistant line drawn in water to resolve sea resource access disputes.
Supranationalism
Nation states organizing politically and economically into one alliance for mutual benefits.
Unitary states
Centralized form of government with power concentrated at the top.
Federal states
Governance with dispersed power centers and more localized authority.
Nation
Geographic land that is dominated by a large population that shares a common history and culture
Nation-State
A state whos territory corresponds to that occupied by a paticular ethnic group
Stateless Nation (sovereignty)
Complete control over a territory’s political and military affairs.
Multinational State
State with more than one nation
Multistate Nation
A group of people that share a common characteristic and live in multiple states
Semi-autonomous region
have a moderate degree of self-government and freedom to govern themselvs
autonomous region
have a high degree of self-government and freedom
Relic Boundary
Former boundary that no longer functions
Superimposed Boundary
A boundary forced onto people without considering cultural differences.
Subsequent Boundary
Established after an area has been settled. Drawn to accommodate religious, ethnic, and language differences
Antecedent Boundary
Boundaries before humans
Geometric Boundary
Boundary that follows a straight line, often latitude and longitude.
Consequent Boundary
Border drawn to accommodate existing religious, linguistic, and ethnic differences
Irredentism
Cross border political movement, seeks to unify all land in one state
Ethnic Separartsim
occurs when one or more ethnic minorities demand independance
Terroism
the systematic use of violence to intimidate a population (bombings, assassnation
The Scramble for Africa
Europe’s industrialized countries “scrambled” colonize Africa for resources.
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