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Key Issue 2: Why Are Nation-States Difficult to Create?Explain the steps in the origin of the concept of a state. How did it develop out of the political situations in the earliest civilizations? How did WW1 play a factor?What is a relatively new concept in political geography, regarding states?What is self-determination?What is the difference between ethnicity & nationality? What is a nation-state, and what aspect of ethnic identity is most commonly used as a way to justify creating independent political units?What is a multiethnic state? Give an example.What is a multinational state? What is a stateless nation? Give an example.What type of state was the Soviet Union? (Multinational or multiethnic?)How did Communists suppress the issues of ethnicity and nationalism? (Give several examples)With the fall of Communist governments in the 1990s, what kinds of problems have arisen in what places? Why?When the Soviet Union dissolved into 15 countries in the 1990s, the new countries were based on ethnicities. Other than Russia, they can be divided into 4 groups based on their location. Complete the chart below to indicate the countries in each group. NOTE: Be sure to look at the map on pg. 270 to familiarize yourself with the location of these countries.Baltic Region(3 states)Eastern Europe(3 states)Central Asia(5 states)Caucusus(3 states)How many different nationalities (ethnicities) are found in the country of Russia?Why are independence movements flourishing among these groups?Russia has resisted the independence movement in Chechnya for what two reasons?Explain the divisions in the Caucasus state of Georgia.How has Russia intervened in Ukraine?Why are Denmark and Japan fairly good examples of a nation-state? What are the exceptions to this rule in Denmark?By definition, what is a colony?Define colonialism:Summarize three reasons Europeans sought colonies.What differs about British & Dutch vs. Spanish and Portuguese colonialism?Which country had the largest empire? Second largest?What’s the significance of the Berlin Conference on the political boundaries in Africa?How many dependencies remain in the world? What is the largest? ................
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