identity with a group of people who share the cultural traditions of a particular homeland or hearth
ethnicity
100
identity with a group of people who share a biological ancestor
race
100
a group with a common bond or shared experience
nation
100
belief that one race or ethnic group is superior to others
ethnocentrism
100
emigration of whites from an area where blacks were anticipated to move to
white flight
200
when real-estate agents encouraged white flight to sell properties to incoming minorities to make a profit
block busting
200
physical separation of different races into different geographic areas
*hint: starts with A*
apartheid
200
a group of people who share a legal attachment and personal allegiance to a particular country
nationality
200
a country that has political boundaries that match a specific ethnic identity
nation-state
200
an attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state
centripetal force
300
forces that tear countries apart
centrifugal force
300
when a country attempts to incite a separatist movement in another country
*hint: starts with I*
irrendentism
300
an attempt by a more powerful group to forcibly eliminate another ethnic group by either migration or genocide
ethnic cleansing
300
systematic murder of a specific ethnic group
genocide
300
the process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among ethnicities
balkanization
400
ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states
sovereignity
400
the process where a sovereign country unites with others for a common purpose
supranationlism
400
the process where a state or region desires more autonomy
devolution
400
the belief that different ethnic groups should govern themselves
self-determination
400
an area organized into political unit and ruled by an established government that has control over its internal foreign affairs
state
500
states with very small land areas
microstates
500
area in the Middle East that formed an arc between the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea that was the center for land and sea communication in ancient times
Fertile Crescent
500
a sovereign state that comprises a town and surrounding countryside
city-states
500
a territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than being completely independent
colony
500
the effort by one country to establish settlement and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principals on such a territory