4.2 & 4.3- Political Processes, Power & Territoriality

The power of a political unit to rule over its own affairs is called..

• sovereignty

• colonialism

• devolution

• decolonization

• self-determination

True or False: Every state has sovereignty within its borders.

• True

• False

What is the desire for a nation to create and maintain a state of its own? This facilitates loyalty and devotion to the nation.

• Patiriotism

• Nationalism

• Devolution

• Self-Determination

• Sovereignty

Forces that unite nations are called...

• centripetal forces

• centrifugal forces

Forces that pull nations apart are called...

• centripetal forces

• centrifugal forces

The concept of nation-states are best illustrated on a map of...

• Africa

• Europe

• US & Canada

• South America

The belief that a group has the RIGHT to govern itself is called..

• Sovereignty

• Self-determination

• Devolution

• Naitonalism

The idea of Self-Determination guided peace talks following...

• World War I

• World War II

• Korean War

• Seven Years War/ French and Indian War

Between the late 1400s and 1700s, European powers colonized which area of the world?

• Africa

• Asia

• North and South America

• Southwest Asia

Which of the following powers was NOT a leading state responsible for colonization of the Western Hemisphere in the late 1400s-1700s?

• Spain

• France

• England

• Portugal

• Netherlands