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History 109 FINAL (University of SC)
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Undergraduate 1
12/04/2011

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Term
Ethnic Nationalism
Definition

-"nation" is defined in terms of ethnicity.

- always includes some element of descent from previous generations

- implied claim of ethnic essentialism, i.e. the understanding of ethnicity as an essence that remains unchanged over time.

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Scientific Racism
Definition
-the use of scientific techniques and hypotheses to sanction the belief in racial superiority or racism.
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Porfirio Diaz
Definition

- Served as President of Mexico

- Considered by Historians to be a Dictator

- leadership was marked by significant internal stability (known as the "paz porfiriana"), modernization, and economic growth

- lost power during Mexican Revolution

 

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Constitution of 1917
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