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| Why is Denmark a good example of a nation-state? give TWO EXAMPLES |
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-because almost all of the Danes live inside the border of Denmark
- Almost all Dans soeak Danish |
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| Define the term SELF-DETERMINATION |
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| the belief that nationalities have the right to govern themselves |
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| Define the term NATIONALISM |
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| loyality and devotion (dedication) to a state that represents a particular group of culture |
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| Define the tern APARTHEID |
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| The geographic separation of races in south africa |
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| Define the term CENTRIPETAL FORCE |
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| an attitude that tends to unify people and enhance supposrt for a state directed towards the center |
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| list three examples of centripetal forces in the United States |
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-baseball
-network TV
-National Anthem |
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| List TEO REASONS why conflict in Africa is so common or widespread |
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-national borders created by Europe do not match up with traditional tribal borders
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| NATIVE AMERICANS make up what percent of the Unites States population? |
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| Why did large-scale migration occur in SOUTH ASIA (India/Pakistan) after 1947 |
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| The partition of India into religiouse grouops (musums in Pakistan and Hindus in India) |
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| ________ __________ was THE FIRST STATE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA to elect a Black president during the 1990s |
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| Define the term BALKANIZATION |
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| the breakdown od a state due to conflicts among nationalities |
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| what was the MAIN REASON FOR THE BREAKUP OF YUGOSLAVIA during the 1990s |
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| competion between nationalities |
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| According to Rubenstein, most AFRICANS SHIPPED AS SLAVES were sent to _______ _______ |
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| After WORLD WARII ENDED, why were millions of people were forced to migrate? |
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| changes in the borders of European countries |
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| What was the most important reason for FORCED MIGRATION IN ETHIOPIA? |
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| Civil war with the Eritreans |
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| Which ETHNIC GROUP HAS THE LARGEST POPULATION in the United States? |
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| Ethnic groups in the United States are concentrated in ________ |
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| Ethnic groups in the United States are found in concentrations _____ _____ |
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| Ethnic groups in the United States are concentration in _____ _____ |
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| In what regions of the United Sates are AFRICAN AMERICAN clustered? |
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| South East and Urban Areas in North |
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| In what region of the United States are ASIAN-AMERICANS clustered? |
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| The LARGEST HISPANIC/LATINO GROUPS in the United States are from which two countries? |
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| the LARGEST ASIAN AMERICAN GROUPS in the United States are from which COUNTRY? |
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| In what TWO WAYS is ethnic identity for descendents of European immigrants is primarly preserved |
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| Which is the most dramatic change in the GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN TEH UNITED STATES IN THE 20TH CENTURY? |
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| relocation to nothern cities |
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| self-identified with a group sharing a biological ancestor |
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| List THREE CHARACTERISTICS that people might self-identify in the United States? |
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| T OR F: The united states census bureasu does NOT consider Hispanic/Latinio a race. |
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| Define the term WHITE FLIGHT |
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| Emigration of whites from an area Blacks were anticipated to move (i.e. Westlake) |
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| Define and give an example of ETHNIC CLEASNSING |
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| the process when a group forcibly removes (murders) a less powerful one in order to creat an ethically homogeneouse region. I.E. Yugoslavia |
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| What characteristic is SHARED BY ALL AMERICANS |
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| How were nation-states formed in Europe |
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| What is the nationality of people who live in the United Kingdom |
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| List the TWO GROUPS and THEIR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION that are in conflict in SRI LANKA |
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| sinhales are Budhists and Tamils are Hindu |
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| Which CENTRIPETAL FORCE did the Soviet Union use to keep its various nationalities unites? |
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