Social 20 Midterm Exam

The interests of the people of a nation. National interest may include economic prosperity, security and safety, and beliefs and values.

• Who was the USSR's (Communist Russia) leader?
• Individual identity
• Imperialism
• National interest

Includes stable employment and a decent standard of living.

• What are some real-life examples supporting the importance of reconciling contending nationalist loyalties?
• Peacekeepers
• Economic prosperity
• Appeasement

Includes laws that protects citizens within the country. Also includes secure borders that can be defended against attack. Governments that act in the national interest try to ensure the personal safety of citizens, peacefully resolve differences with other countries, and control who enters the country.

• Who was Japan's ultranationlistic leader?
• What are some causes of WW1?
• Appeasement
• Security and safety

Includes people's values and culture. Governments that act in the national interest try to protect and respect the shared worldviews, cultures, traditions, and languages of their citizens.

• Political nationalism
• Wilson's 14 points
• Beliefs and values
• What are some real-life examples supporting the importance of reconciling contending nationalist loyalties?

Armed forces that were originally sent to maintain peace in a region of conflict to use force for reasons other than self-defence.

• Who was Japan's ultranationlistic leader?
• Peacekeepers
• Geographic nationalism
• Ethnic nationalism

A gently sloping extension of land that surrounds nearly all continents and lies underwater.

• What are some causes of WW1?
• Contending loyalties
• Continental shelf
• Ultranationalism

A plan of action that has been deliberately chosen to guide of influence future decisions.

• Nation
• Civic nation
• Nationalism
• Policy

A plan of action that guides a government's decisions about what to do within a country. In Canada, domestic policy decisions may include changing federal laws, settling Aboriginal land claims, and spending tax revenues.

• Cultural nationalism
• Domestic policy
• What are some causes of WW1?
• Arms race

A plan of action that guides a government's decisions about its official relations with other countries. Also called foreign affairs or external relations.

• Treaty of Versailles
• Economic prosperity
• Cultural nationalism
• Foreign policy

The value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year.

• Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
• Individual identity
• Appeasement
• Civic nation