Stateless nations - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

time space compression - ANS The apparent compression of geographic space by faster means of transport and communication time space compression - ANS Space is "compressed" for some people but extended for others (uneven experience = power geometry) time space compression - ANS Train between London and Paris is faster than previous means of transportation between the cities but the price prevents others from using it. Easy to get from Calais to England but n...

UGA History Exemption Test - UPDATED 2022/2023 Women's Right Movement Rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls of many societies worldwide Ku Klux Klan Terrorist organization devoted to racial inequality, suffering and evil; established 1868 Conscription The compulsory enlistment of people in some sort of national service, most often military service Populist Party U.S. political party that sought to represent the interests of farmers and laborers in the 1890s, advocating i...

AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY UNIT 4 ALREADY PASSED Political Geography The study of the spatial aspects of political affairs Territoriality Strong attachment to or defensive control of a place or an area Sovereignty Supreme authority of a state over its own affairs and freedom fr control by outside forces State Same thing as country 1. Has specific territory, set boundaries 2. Permanent population 3. Recognized as a state by other states 4. Government with authority over international affairs Nation G...

"Let one hundred flowers bloom" - ANSWER-Chairman Mao Zedong's "Let a hundred flowers bloom; let a hundred schools of thought contend". This slogan was used during the period of approximately six weeks in the summer of 1957 when the Chinese intelligentsia were invited to criticize the political system then obtaining in Communist China. It is sometimes suggested that the initiative was a deliberate attempt to flush out dissidents by encouraging them to show themselves as critical of the regi...

social exclusion A state in which individuals are unable to participate fully in economic, social, political, and cultural life, as well as the process leading to and sustaining each state poverty fixed definition of ____________________: Cost of food x 3 political exclusion The phenomenon by which some are discouraged/denied from taking part in collective decision-making because of their marginal position in society. Examples of excluded groups include the poor and the unemploy...

Yazoo Lands The sparsely-populated central and western areas of the US state of GA, when its western border stretched to the Mississippi River. James Jackson October 18, 1819 - January 13, 1887. It was a US representative from GA, a judge advocate American Civil War, and a chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. He nullified the yazoo sale and destructed records connected with the state. Later the Yazoo lands was given to the Federal Goverment. 00:34 01:18 New Yo...

Political Science Mid-Term Albert Kim GOVT 132 GMU 45 Questions with Verified Answers Hobbesian - CORRECT ANSWER States are enemies Realism - CORRECT ANSWER sovereign states are international actors pursuing their individual interests Anarchy (survival and security) - CORRECT ANSWER no hierarchy, there is no appeal to higher authority to address grievances, self help environment Major asset of realism - CORRECT ANSWER power: goal and means to achieve states interests, to protect inte...

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the U.S military to become involved in a disaster response efforts? correct answer: The United States is allied with one political faction of the affected state, which requires food and water Which of the following is NOT a mission of the United Nations correct answer: Takes over affected states in leading disaster response on its own soil Choose the best definition of the principle of "do no harm" correct answer: Provide much needed humanita...

WW2 the global war that started in 1939 and ended in 1945. It involved a vast majority of the world's nations (including all of the great powers) eventually forming two opposing military alliances (allies and axis powers). Germany invaded Poland, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Ended with Hiroshima. Allies - US, GB, France, Soviet Union. Axis - Germany, Japan, Italy. Conscription the compulsory enlistment of people in some sort of national service (Mostly military) 00:21 01:...

Yazoo Lands - Answer The sparsely-populated central and western areas of the US state of GA, when its western border stretched to the Mississippi River. James Jackson - Answer October 18, 1819 - January 13, 1887. It was a US representative from GA, a judge advocate American Civil War, and a chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. He nullified the yazoo sale and destructed records connected with the state. Later the Yazoo lands was given to the Federal Goverment. Iroquois League - An...