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Key Terms
National Interest
Ultranationalism
Crimes Against Humanity
National Self-Determination
100

Refers to the systematic extermination of a religious, ethnic, national, or racial group.

What is a genocide?
100
Focuses on economic prosperity, security and safety, and beliefs and values.
What are national interests?
100

The leader of the Soviet Union during World War 2.

Who is Joseph Stalin?

100

Hitler's Final Solution began a genocide against the Jewish population known as this.

What is the Holocaust?

100
This nation tried to achieve self-determination, but was taken over by China and faces assimilation.
What is Tibet?
200
People who have been driven from their homes to escape war, famine, natural disaster, or persecution.
What are refugees?
200
When soldiers use force only in times of self-defence.
What is peacekeeping?
200

Includes elements of racism and fanaticism.

What is ultranationalism?

200

Commonly seen as a failure of the United Nations as they failed to act on time, despite several warnings that a genocide was going to occur.

What is Rwandan genocide?

200
Non-violent protests eventually led to the independence of this former colony of Britain.
What is India?
300
Information and ideas that are spread to achieve a specific goal.
What is propaganda?
300

A policy is a plan of action that guides or influences choices and decisions. A country's government is responsible for developing both ________ policy and _______ policy.

What is Domestic and Foreign.

300

Two reasons why ultranationalism can develop in a nation.

What is an economic crisis, a strong leader, feelings of alienation, feelings of self determination, scapegoating....?

300

After WWII, an economic crisis descended on the United States in the 1930's. What is that time called?

What is the Great Depression?

300
Alberta became the only province in Canada with reservations for this nation.
What are the Metis?
400
The policy of giving in to an aggressor's demands to maintain peace.
What is appeasement?
400

This peace agreement ended the First World War and imposed harsh conditions on Germany.

What is the Treaty of Versailles?

400

These groups were put into Canadian internment camps during the World Wars.

Who are the Ukrainians and the Japanese?

400

The UN established committee that is responsible or bringing war criminals to justice.

What is the International Criminal Court?

400

This was the separation vote of 1995, which was only defeated by less than 2%.

What is the Quebec Referendum?

500

A vote to determine public opinion on an important issue.

What is a plebiscite?

500

Canada's increased military presence in the Arctic is a demonstration of this.

What is sovereignty?

500

This group strongly opposed conscription in Canada.

Who are the French?

500

There is controversy surrounding whether or not this constitutes as a genocide. It took place in the Soviet Union and targeted Ukrainians.

What is Holodomor?

500

A belief in the need for self-determination of significant ethnic populations in central & Eastern Europe, following the First World War.

What was the redrawing of national boundaries to create new countries?