World Perspective Ch 7-9

Front 1

Which corporate NGO controls more economic resources than all but 19 countries in the world?

Back 1

Wal-Mart

Front 2

What political factors explain why there are more and more NGOs?

Back 2

NGos tend to thrive in democratic environments. more states are falling apart or stuggling to provide services & some governments prefer to receive aid directly/indirectly from NGOs rather than other governments

Front 3

Which of the NGOs is most likely to complain about genetically modified foods?

Back 3

Greenpeace

Front 4

What is the mission of Greenpeace?

Back 4

to promote peace, global disarmament & nonviolence, prevent pollution and abuse of the Earth's oceans, lands, & freshwater; end all nuclear threats and protect biodiversity

Front 5

What is the mission of Amnesty International?

Back 5

to undertake reasearch and action focused on prevented & ending grave abuses of the rights to physical & mental integrity, freedom of conscience, and expression & freedom from discrimination

Front 6

Define the scope of Doctors Without Borders activity.

Back 6

deliever emergency aid to vistims of armed conflict, epidemics, & natural & manmade disasters, & to others who lack healthcare due to social/geographical isolation

Front 7

Define prisoners of conscience.

Back 7

People impresioned for peaceful expression of their beliefs, politics, race, religion, color, or national origin

Front 8

In which country did the bombing of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior take place?

Back 8

Auckland, New Zealand

Front 9

What effect did the French attack on the Rainbow Warrior have on the activities of Greenpeace?

Back 9

Greenpeace became a world known NGO

Front 10

What was the outcome for those French agents involved in the attack of the Rainbow Warrior?

Back 10

jailed in NZ, taken to France and in prison for a couple years then released

Front 11

Where did the Muslim Brotherhood originate?

Back 11

Egypt

Front 12

Which group introduced the tactic of suicide bombing in the Middle East?

Back 12

Hamas

Front 13

In order to lessen sanctions, Hamas formed a unity government with which political group?

Back 13

Fatah

Front 14

What is the name of the police force in Gaza?

Back 14

The Executive Force

Front 15

Describe the Caspian Sea.

Back 15

largest landlock body of water in the world-- contains oil & natural gas reserves

Front 16

Explain how a pro-West Ukraine would dramatically undermine Russia's power.

Back 16

its geographical because is in the heart of industrial Russia

Front 17

What is the heartland theory?

Back 17

Eurasia will have ultimate strategic advantage over sea power in competition for control of the world. (Sir Halford Mackinder)

Front 18

What is a protuded state? Examples?

Back 18

have a panhandle or an extended arm- Afganistan

Front 19

Define lebensraum.

Back 19

German for "living space"- A geopolitical concept touted by Hilter, it was one justification given to Nazi Territorial Expansion

Front 20

What is a perforated state? Examples?

Back 20

when one state completely surrounds another (ex: South Africa)

Front 21

What is an elongated state? Examples?

Back 21

thin & long (Chile & Vietnam)

Front 22

This desert is rapidly expandin on the southern edge into China, overtaking 1,390 sq. miles of grassland every year.

Back 22

Gobi Desert

Front 23

This waterway separates Europe and Africa

Back 23

Bosphorus connect Black Sea to Marmara - Mediterraian Sea

Front 24

Geography plays a major role in a country's territorial security. The classic example is?

Back 24

Switzerland/ The war in Iraq

Front 25

What is the Truman Doctrine?

Back 25

US go to defend any country against communism

Front 26

Define Balkanization.

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the break-up of a region or state into smaller & frequently hostile political units

Front 27

Who is Friedrich Ratzel?

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"father of political geography" (bc concepts & writing) believes state expland constantly in order to do good

theory state is like a biological organisim

Front 28

Who is Johan Rudolf Kjellen?

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Swedish political scientist- "the state is a living organism"

Front 29

What is the largest tribe in Afghanistan?

Back 29

Pastun

Front 30

Since the US invasion of Afganistan, where have al Qaeda members found a safe haven?

Back 30

Iraq

Front 31

Why does Friedman say that the fence is the fence that Hamas built?

Back 31

bc Hamas started the suicide bombings

Front 32

Why is the town of Qalqilya most profoundly affected by the wall?

Back 32

the entire city is surrounded by the wall- gateway for suicide bombers

Front 33

Which ethnic group comprise the largest ethnic group in the world without a state of its own?

Back 33

Kurds

Front 34

How did WWI begin?

Back 34

With the assisination of Archduke Ferdinand

Front 35

Which treaty signed by Turkey and allied powers after WWI promised the Kurds an autonomous homeland?

Back 35

treaty of Sevres. replaced treaty of Lausanne

Front 36

Examples of religious nationalism may be seen in which countries?

Back 36

India, Iran, Isreal, Afganistan, Bangladesh, Lebanon, North Ireland, Sri Lanka, Sudan

Front 37

Discuss the centralizing forces of nationalism.

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promote democracy, stimulate idea political power resides with people, encourages self-determination, discourages imperialism, stimulates economic development

Front 38

Define tribe.

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a group of interrelated people which includes strangers who have been taken in

Front 39

Define ethnic group.

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characteristic of people sharing a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like

Front 40

What is xenophobia?

Back 40

extreme nationalism that unleashes violent action (even genocide) toward other ethnic groups

Front 41

Define clan.

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SOCIAL group composed of several families with a common ancestor

Front 42

Which country is a classic case of a state breaking up under the pressure of nationalism?

Back 42

Yugoslavia

Front 43

Define national self-determination

Back 43

creating a movement to break away from its current state & form a new state

Front 44

Define devolution

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the process where regions in a state demand & gain political power and growing autonomy vis-a-vis the central government

Front 45

Define messianism.

Back 45

the propensity to think one nation's duty is to 'save' other nations

Front 46

In 1967, the ibo in Nigeria launched a bloody civil war of secession and declared their independence, naming their territory?

Back 46

Kurdistan

Front 47

What do the Turks and Kurds have in common?

Back 47

both and Suni Muslims

Front 48

Who are the PKK guerillas?

Back 48

hide in Mountains of Iraq (mostly Turkish Kurds) fighting Turkey

Front 49

The Kurds were divided amond which states created after the first world war?

Back 49

Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Iran

Front 50

What is Newroz?

Back 50

Kurdish New Year