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Relations that go beyond state to state interactions |
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Relations between nations |
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Local governments, federal units, and tribes |
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The intensification and expansion of worldwide economic, cultural, political, and technological exchanges and connections |
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The political control of peoples and territories by foreign states |
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What does colonialism involve? |
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- Territorial conquest
- Coercive political/military control
- Economic, social, and cultural domination
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During which centuries was colonization most prevelant? |
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European colonization during the 15th to 20th centuries |
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- Slaves from Africa to North America
- Raw materials from North America to Europe
- Manufactured goods from Great Britain to the rest of the world
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What were the two forms of colonial labour? |
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- Forced labour
- Waged labour
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- Slavery
- Debt peonage
- Indenture
- Tribute labour
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Agrarian production where the peasants worked for land lords |
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When did feudalism exist? |
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Decentralized units of economic, military, and political power |
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Feudalism was succeeded by ... |
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Capitalism and the modern state |
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When and where did capitalism emerge? |
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How does capitalism differ from feudalism? |
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- Production is privately owned
- Waged labour replaces forced labour
- The bourgeoisie were more important than aristocracy
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Was early colonialism capitalism and why? |
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- NO
- Forced labour was used
- Mercantilism
- Production of luxury items
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Was late colonialism capitalism and why? |
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- YES
- The outlawing of forced labour
- Extraction of raw materials for industrial production
- Exchange of products in markets
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During which period was the scramble for Africa? |
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Reasons behind Scramble for Africa |
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- Economics
- Ideological
- Resources
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How are capitalism and colonialism interrelated? |
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- Europe required raw materials and energy
- Europe needed new markets
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Negative effects of colonialism |
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- Material destruction
- Enslavement/mistreatment of native peoples
- Creation of artificial borders and arificial identities
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Enduring effect of colonialism |
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The principle of self-determination |
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Every nation has the right to exist as an independent state |
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The principle of sovereignty |
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All states are legally equal, the abolition of colonies, mandates, and protectorates |
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Principle of territorial integrity |
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Each state has the right and obligation to maintain order on their national territory |
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Principle of non-intervention |
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A state cannot interfere with the domestic affairs of another |
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Which principles comprise the nation state system? |
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- Principle of self-determination\
- Principle of sovereignty
- Principle of territorial integrity
- Principle of non-intervention
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A treaty that created a basis for national self-determination |
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During which centuries did the America's begin to see independance movements? |
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When did Africa and Asia experience decolonization movements? |
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Which organization preceded the United Nations? |
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Why did the League of Nations fail? |
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- Italian invasion of Ethiopia
- United States refused to support
- Germany, Japan, Italy, Spain, and the USSR left
- Limited international influence
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What were the goals of the UN? |
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When was the United Nations established? |
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What were the key documents of the UN? |
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- The UN Charter
- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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What is the key step for the recognition of a state? |
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Membership in the United Nations |
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What does the UN consist of? |
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- Security Council
- General Assembly
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Commercial, financial, economic, and monetary management of the global economy |
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What was the Bretton Woods System based on? |
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Convertibility of the US dollar to gold |
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What were the leading institutions of the Bretton Woods System? |
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What compromise was the Bretton Woods System based on? |
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Compromise between the free trade doctrine and Keynesian economics |
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What was the idea behind GATT? |
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International trade should be regulated with the goal to remove all barriers to trade |
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Quotas, import licensing, anti-dumping measures, standadrized conditions, fees, etc. |
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How did the Bretton Wood System end? |
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- US ended the dollar to gold convertibility
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What did the GATT turn into? |
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Loans require economic change |
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How did the World Bank change? |
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From loans to Western Europe to loans to the developing world |
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Why do people criticize the IMF? |
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- Extreme monetarism
- No concern for development of poverty issues
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Going back to complete economic liberalism |
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What are some criticisms of globalization? |
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- Power desparity between nations
- Trade disadvantages
- Control by multinational corporations
- Poverty and environmental degradation
- "One-size-fits-all" solutions
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A country that has sufficient political, military, economic and cultural power to influence the rest of the world |
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A country that dominates over other great powers |
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A country whose power has global reach |
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"Balance of Power" Theory |
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If one state becomes too powerful than the other states will group together to balance it |
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Several great powers in rivalry |
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Two great powers in rivalry |
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One hegemonic great power |
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What are alternative theories to the Balance of Power Theory? |
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- Liberal Institutionalism
- Marxism
- Constructivism
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International institutions constrain great powers |
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State power reflects class struggle |
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Many of our basic notions about state, state power, state interest, etc. are socially and politically constructed |
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Political, military control over subordinate populations; not based on consent |
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- Racism persists
- Increase in inequality since the 1980's
- Uses death penalty frequently
- "Big Money"
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