Political Concepts and Historical Events Quiz

What is the policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force called?

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

• Federalism

• Isolationism

What was a main cause of World War I?

• Nationalism

• Isolationism

• Imperialism

• Federalism

What opportunity did the Cold War create for the US/USSR?

• To form alliances with African countries

• To create colonies with Latin American and Eastern European countries

• To establish trade routes with Asia

• To promote global peace

What is a state?

• A large population that shares a common history

• A group of people that live together in a defined area

• A nation that stretches across borders

• A political unit with no defined territory

What defines a nation?

• A group of people living in a defined area

• A large population that shares a common ethnicity or culture

• A political unit with multiple states

• A state with no government

What is a nation state?

• A state with no defined borders

• A political unit with a clearly delineated territory where the population shares a common history and culture

• A nation that stretches across borders

• A state with multiple nations inside its borders

What is a stateless nation?

• A nation that has its own state

• A nation that does not have a state of their own that they control

• A state with multiple nations

• A nation that stretches across borders

What is a multi-nation state?

• A state with more than one nation inside its borders

• A nation that stretches across borders

• A state with no defined territory

• A nation with a single culture

What is a multi-state nation?

• A nation that stretches across borders

• A state with more than one nation inside its borders

• A nation with a single culture

• A state with no government

What is the definition of sovereignty?

• The power of a state to govern itself

• The ability to trade with other nations

• The right to form alliances

• The capacity to expand territory