4.1-4.3
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| Microstate | A state or territory that is small in both size and population. Ex Singapore
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| Sovereignty | Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.
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| Multi-national state | State that contains two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nationalities.
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| Multiethnic State | State that contains more than one ethnicity
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| State | An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government with control over its internal and foreign affairs. EXAMPLE: A COUNTRY
A state has Permanent population, defined borders, a sovereign government, and recognition from other states.
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| Self-determination | The concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves
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| Nation State | A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity. (Example Iceland and Japan)
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| Nationality | Identity with a group of people that share legal attachment and personal allegiance to a particular place.
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| Nationalism | A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
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| Ethnicity | Identity with a group of people who share the cultural tradition of a particular homeland.
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| Colonialism | The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically. Example: The Berlin Conference encouraged colonialism in Africa. (GO INTO A COUNTRY)
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| Imperialism | A policy in which a strong state seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically. (THE IDEA OF..... mostly from afar.)
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| Decolonization | The action of changing from colonial rule to independent status. Think India.
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| Neocolonialism | control by more powerful countries over developing countries or LDCs is exerted through indirect means such as economic, political or cultural power.
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| Shatter belt | an area of instability between regions with opposing political and cultural values (example Israel or Kashmir today, Eastern Europe during the Cold war. Korea during Vietnam.
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| Geo Politics | The study of the effects of geography on politics and relations among states/countries
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| Territoriality | A willingness by one person or a group of people to defend space they claim. People express their territoriality when they influence others or shape events by asserting control over a space.
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| semi-autonomous Region | have a MODERATE degree of self-government and freedom to govern themselves. Example Hong Kong, Macau
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| Nations | Cultural entities, meaning that they are made up of individuals who have forged a common identity through a shared language, religion, ethnicity, or heritage. Often all four of these. Some define a nation as including a reasonably large population, while others argue that the size of the population does not matter.
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| Stateless nation | People united by culture, language, history and tradition but not possessing a state. Examples, Kurds/Palestinians. Usually a minority group with no political power.
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| Choke points | a strategic, narrow waterway between two large bodies of water. It is a strategic strait or canal which could be closed or blocked to stop sea traffic especially oil. This type of aggression could cause an international incident. (Strait of Hurmuz)
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| Multi-State nation | a nation or cultural group that is divided across two or more state borders.
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| Forward capital | A capital city placed in a remote or peripheral area for economic, strategic, or symbolic reasons, usually to develop the interior of the country. Brazil commissioned a purpose-built and centrally located city, Brasilia, to replace Rio de Janeiro as capital in the 1950s.
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| Independence Movement | effort by people to create a new sovereign state in a place inside of another state (devolution failed) We will learn about devolution latter on! Examples Catalonia in Spain.
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| Autonomous regions | Regions that have a HIGH degree of self-government and freedom to govern themselves. Example Native American Reservations
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