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Political Geography (2.1-2.4 (NAtion state-ethnicity with sovereign…
Political Geography
2.1-2.4
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after the fall of the roman empire, europe had many small political units.
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after world war 1, the victors redrew boundaries on the basis of language
multiethnic state- more than one ethnicity, shared nationality
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multinational states like Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia eventually divided, and a largely german population divided between east and west germany was reunited
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4.1-4.6
United nations- important forum of global cooperation, membership has grown dramatically, forum for united states and soviet union to negotiate during cold war.
cold war military alliances- North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Warsaw PAct
Cold war economic alliances- European Union, Council for mutal Economic Assistance
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Organization for security and cooperation in Europe, Organization of American States, African Union, Commonwealth
Al Qaeda- founded by Osama Bin Laden, several attacks against U.S including 911
Islamic State- Branched from Al-Qaeda, controls territory in Iraq and Syria
Boko Haram- Northern nigeria, allied with Islamic state
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1.1
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those states are- north and south korea, china and taiwan, senkaku islands, sahrawi republic
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western sahara is claimed by morocco which controls most of the territory. The polisario front controls the far eastern portion, behind a sand berm built by the Moroccan government
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