Global Trade
The process of focusing on producing one type of good or service to increase efficiency
Specialization
A government’s plan for dealing with other nations.
Foreign Policy
The term for countries joining together to protect one another from attack.
Collective Security
A nation’s right to govern itself without interference.
Sovereignty
Canada joins NATO. Is this more about sovereignty or interdependence?
Interdependence
When countries exchange goods and services with each other.
International Trade
The term for protecting domestic industries by using tariffs or trade barriers.
Protectionism
The process of solving disagreements peacefully between nations.
Conflict Resolution
The idea that nations rely on each other for trade, security, and cooperation.
Interdependence
A country raises tariffs to protect its farmers. What policy is this?
Protectionism
The term for producing goods at a lower cost or more efficiently than another country.
Economic Advantage
Type of trade system allows goods to move across borders with little to no government restriction
Free Trade
When nations compete to build up weapons and armies.
Arms Race
One risk of giving up too much sovereignty in global agreements.
Losing control over national decisions or policies.
A powerful nation controls colonies for resources. What concept is this?
Imperialism
The benefit called when countries or businesses trade and both end up better off.
Gains from Trade
Decisions about social welfare, healthcare, or income support known as
Social Policy
The idea that no single nation should have more power than others, to prevent war.
Balance of Power
When nations act together to maintain peace and prevent war.
Collective Security
A country focuses on producing lumber because it has vast forests. What is this called?
Specialization
The concept where producing on a large scale reduces average cost per unit.
Economies of Scale
When a nation uses economic, political, or military power to control others.
Imperialism
The name for groups of allied nations who share strategic or political interests.
Power Blocs
Numbered Treaties were intended to establish peaceful coexistence and shared land use between Indigenous Nations and the Crown. However, unequal implementation reduced Indigenous sovereignty and created conflict over self-government and resource rights. What is this an example of?
The tension between sovereignty and interdependence.
Treaties in Canada were intended to balance sharing and sovereignty. What happened when this balance failed?
Instability, loss of trust, and ongoing sovereignty disputes.