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10/03/2012

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Global
Definition
Relations that go beyond state to state interactions
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International
Definition
Relations between nations
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National
Definition
Nation states
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Subnational
Definition
Local governments, federal units, and tribes
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Globalization
Definition
The intensification and expansion of worldwide economic, cultural, political, and technological exchanges and connections
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Colonialism
Definition
The political control of peoples and territories by foreign states
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What does colonialism involve?
Definition
  • Territorial conquest
  • Coercive political/military control
  • Economic, social, and cultural domination
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During which centuries was colonization most prevelant?
Definition
European colonization during the 15th to 20th centuries
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Triangular Trade
Definition
  • 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?
Definition
  • Forced labour
  • Waged labour
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Types of Forced Labour
Definition
  • Slavery
  • Debt peonage
  • Indenture
  • Tribute labour
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Feudalism
Definition
Agrarian production where the peasants worked for land lords
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When did feudalism exist?
Definition
9th to 15th century
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Fiefdom
Definition
Decentralized units of economic, military, and political power
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Feudalism was succeeded by ...
Definition
Capitalism and the modern state
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Capitalism
Definition
Production for profit
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When and where did capitalism emerge?
Definition
16th century Europe
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How does capitalism differ from feudalism?
Definition
  • 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?
Definition
  • NO
  • Forced labour was used
  • Mercantilism
  • Production of luxury items
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Was late colonialism capitalism and why?
Definition
  • 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?
Definition
1880 - 1945
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Reasons behind Scramble for Africa
Definition
  • Economics
  • Ideological
  • Resources
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How are capitalism and colonialism interrelated?
Definition
  • Europe required raw materials and energy
  • Europe needed new markets
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Negative effects of colonialism
Definition
  • Material destruction
  • Enslavement/mistreatment of native peoples
  • Creation of artificial borders and arificial identities
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Enduring effect of colonialism
Definition
Global economy
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The principle of self-determination
Definition
Every nation has the right to exist as an independent state
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The principle of sovereignty
Definition
All states are legally equal, the abolition of colonies, mandates, and protectorates
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Principle of territorial integrity
Definition
Each state has the right and obligation to maintain order on their national territory
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Principle of non-intervention
Definition
A state cannot interfere with the domestic affairs of another
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Which principles comprise the nation state system?
Definition
  • Principle of self-determination\
  • Principle of sovereignty
  • Principle of territorial integrity
  • Principle of non-intervention
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Peace of West Phalia
Definition
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?
Definition
18th and 19th centuries
Term
When did Africa and Asia experience decolonization movements?
Definition
After 1945
Term
Which organization preceded the United Nations?
Definition
League of Nations
Term
Why did the League of Nations fail?
Definition
  • Italian invasion of Ethiopia
  • United States refused to support
  • Germany, Japan, Italy, Spain, and the USSR left
  • Limited international influence 
Term
What were the goals of the UN?
Definition
Peace and dialogue
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When was the United Nations established?
Definition
1945
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What were the key documents of the UN?
Definition
  • The UN Charter
  • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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What is the key step for the recognition of a state?
Definition
Membership in the United Nations
Term
What does the UN consist of?
Definition
  • Security Council
  • General Assembly
Term
Bretton Woods System
Definition
Commercial, financial, economic, and monetary management of the global economy
Term
What was the Bretton Woods System based on?
Definition
Convertibility of the US dollar to gold
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What were the leading institutions of the Bretton Woods System?
Definition
IMF, World Bank, GATT
Term
What compromise was the Bretton Woods System based on?
Definition
Compromise between the free trade doctrine and Keynesian economics
Term
What was the idea behind GATT?
Definition
International trade should be regulated with the goal to remove all barriers to trade
Term
Non-Tariff Barriers
Definition
Quotas, import licensing, anti-dumping measures, standadrized conditions, fees, etc.
Term
How did the Bretton Wood System end?
Definition
  • US ended the dollar to gold convertibility
Term
What did the GATT turn into?
Definition
WTO
Term
How did the IMF change?
Definition
Loans require economic change
Term
How did the World Bank change?
Definition
From loans to Western Europe to loans to the developing world
Term
Why do people criticize the IMF?
Definition
  • Extreme monetarism
  • No concern for development of poverty issues
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Neoliberalism
Definition
Going back to complete economic liberalism
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What are some criticisms of globalization?
Definition
  • Power desparity between nations
  • Trade disadvantages
  • Control by multinational corporations
  • Poverty and environmental degradation
  • "One-size-fits-all" solutions
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Great Power
Definition
A country that has sufficient political, military, economic and cultural power to influence the rest of the world
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Hedemon
Definition
A country that dominates over other great powers
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Superpower
Definition
A country whose power has global reach
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"Balance of Power" Theory
Definition
If one state becomes too powerful than the other states will group together to balance it
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Multipolarity
Definition
Several great powers in rivalry
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Bipolar
Definition
Two great powers in rivalry
Term
Unipolar
Definition
One hegemonic great power
Term
What are alternative theories to the Balance of Power Theory?
Definition
  • Liberal Institutionalism
  • Marxism
  • Constructivism
Term
Liberal Institutionalism
Definition
International institutions constrain great powers
Term
Marxism
Definition
State power reflects class struggle
Term
Constructivism
Definition
Many of our basic notions about state, state power, state interest, etc. are socially and politically constructed
Term
Empire
Definition
Political, military control over subordinate populations; not based on consent
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Major Problems in US
Definition
  • Racism persists
  • Increase in inequality since the 1980's
  • Uses death penalty frequently
  • "Big Money"
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