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13 Cards in this Set
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Decolonization
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the acquisition, by colonized peoples, of control over their own territory
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Democratic Rule
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a system in which public policies and officials are directly chosen by popular vote
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International Organization
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group that includes two or more states seeking political and/or economic cooperation with each other
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International Regime
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the orientation of contemporary politics around the international arena, instead of the national
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Intifada
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uprising against Israel by the Palestinian people
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Nation
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a group of people often sharing common elements of culture, such as religion or language or a history or political identity
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Nation-state
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an ideal form consisting of a homogenous group of people governed by their own state
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Nationalism
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the feeling of belonging to nation as well as the belief that a nation has a natural right to determine its own affairs
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New world order
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the triumph of capitalism over communism, wherein the US becomes the world's only superpower and therefore its policing force
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Self Determination
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the right of a group with a distinctive politico-territorial identity to determine its own destiny, at least in part, through control of its own territory
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Sovereignty
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the exercise of state power over people and territory, recognized by other states and codified by international law
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Supranational Organizations
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the collections of individual states with a common goal that may be economic and/or political in nature; such organizations diminish, to some extent, individual state sovereignty in favor of the group interests of membership
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Territory
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The delimited area over which a state exercises control and which is recognized by other states
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