Concept of Nation
Unlike ethnic nationalism, this type of nationalism is based on a shared constitution, rule of law, and common values.
Civic Nationalism
Under the Ancien Régime, the French social structure was rigidly divided into three of these, with the clergy and nobility making up the privileged first two.
What are Estates?
his term refers to a nation's aggressive policy of building up its armed forces and weapons, which served as a major long-term cause of WWI.
What is militarism?
Giving in to the demands of an aggressive power to avoid conflict, as Britain and France did with Hitler at the Munich Agreement, is known by this term.
What is appeasement?
An organization like Oxfam or the Red Cross, which is set up by individuals to provide humanitarian aid independently of any government, is known by this acronym
What is an NGO (or INGO)?
This historic 1990 standoff in Quebec over the expansion of a golf course onto Mohawk burial grounds highlighted the tension of contending nationalist loyalties.
What is the Oka Crisis?
When locked out of their meeting hall, the newly formed National Assembly gathered here and swore an oath not to disband until France had a written constitution.
What is the Tennis Court Oath?
he assassination of this Austrian Archduke by Gavrilo Princip of the Black Hand is widely considered the "spark" that ignited the First World War.
Who is Franz Ferdinand?
During WWII, the Canadian government used the War Measures Act to strip the rights and property of this group of citizens, relocating them to internment camps in the BC interior.
Who are Japanese-Canadians?
When nations voluntarily give up some of their sovereignty to abide by the decisions of an international body, like the European Union, they are practicing this concept.
What is supranationalism?
When a citizen's primary allegiance is to their religion, social class, or region rather than to their nation, it is known by this term.
What is a non-nationalist loyalty?
his 1789 document, heavily influenced by the Enlightenment and the American Revolution, proclaimed the liberty and equality of all male citizens.
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
This controversial 1917 policy forced Canadian men to enlist in the military, sparking deadly riots in Quebec and deeply dividing the country along linguistic lines.
What is conscription?
This 1932-1933 man-made famine, engineered by Joseph Stalin to crush resistance to agricultural collectivization, killed millions in Ukraine.
What is the Holodomor?
Adopted by the UN in 2005, this doctrine asserts that the international community must intervene if a sovereign state fails to safeguard its citizens from mass atrocities or genocide.
What is the Responsibility to Protect (or R2P)?
The 1999 creation of this Canadian territory serves as a prime example of Indigenous self-determination and self-government being achieved within a larger nation-state.
What is Nunavut?
This radical Jacobin leader spearheaded the Reign of Terror, executing thousands before he himself was sent to the guillotine in 1794.
Who is Maximilien Robespierre?
This specific article of the Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to accept sole responsibility for causing all the loss and damage of the war.
What is Article 231 (or the War Guilt Clause)?
This term describes a form of government where power is concentrated in one leader or group with no constitutional limits or accountability to the public.
What is authoritarianism?
After the collapse of a large empire, such as the Soviet Union in 1991, the newly independent nations that emerge (like Ukraine) are known by this political term
What are successor states?
Prompted by Lord Durham’s 1839 report, this 1840 legislation united Upper and Lower Canada and temporarily banned French in the legislature to assimilate Francophones.
What is the Act of Union?
This 1801 agreement between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII re-established the Catholic Church as the official church of France, bringing religious stability to the country.
What is the Concordat of 1801?
US President Woodrow Wilson’s idealistic blueprint for post-war peace, which included freedom of the seas and the creation of the League of Nations, was known by this numerical name.
What are the Fourteen Points?
These teams are finalists in 2026 NHL and NBA playoffs. (Yes, I need all 4)
Who are the Carolina Hurricanes, Vegas Golden Knights, New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs?
This specific type of internationalism occurs when the world is directed by a single superpower that uses its dominance to shape global relations and trade to its own advantage
What is hegemonic internationalism?