3. Founding Countries

4. Sovereignty 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

5. Colony 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

6. Imperialism 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

7. Nation-State 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

8. Kurds 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

9. Taiwan 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

10. God, Gold and Glory 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

12. Sovereignty Self-governing state

13. Colony A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state

14. Imperialism Control of a territory already occupied and organized by an indigenous people

15. Nation-State The political boundary and ethnic boundary are the same for a group of people

16. Kurds A stateless nation of people in the Middle East; lost their country of Kurdistan in 1919, but still have a strong ethnic bound

17. Taiwan In dispute with China over the legitimacy of the Chinese govt. Most populous state not in the U.N. Declared a sovereign state in 1999

18. God, Gold and Glory Reasons why Europeans wanted world colonies

19. State Boundaries

20. Landlocked 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

21. Boundary 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

22. South Africa 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

23. elongated 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

24. Unitary state 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

25. Gerrymandering 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

26. Devolution 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

28. Landlocked A nation without a seaport; completely surrounded by other countries’ borders

29. Boundary An invisible line marking the extent of a state’s territory

30. South Africa A perforated state Perforated by Swaziland and Lesotho

31. Elongated Long, narrow shape of a country

32. Unitary state Most of the power is in the hands of central government officials

33. Gerrymandering Process of redrawing political boundaries to favor one political party

34. Devolution Movement of power from the central government to regional governments within a state

35. Cooperation of States

36. United Nations 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

37. Warsaw Pact 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

38. European Union 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

39. Cold War 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

40. Security Council 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

41. NATO 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

42. Organization of American States 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

44. United Nations A supranationalist body with 193 members of world countries whose purpose is to keep world peace

45. Warsaw Pact Communist alliance formed in 1955 during the Cold War

46. European Union Leading economic superpower of the world today Free trade between European members and common currency with the euro

47. Cold War Struggle between two superpowers, US and USSR, between 1945-1990 Includes an arms race, space race, spreading influence of communism vs. democracy worldwide, and supporting opposing sides in Korean War and Vietnam War

48. Security Council Governing body within the U.N. 15 members (5 are permanent)

49. NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization Formed as a democratic alliance in 1949

50. Organization of American States Supranationalist organization connecting 35 nations in W. Hemisphere to promote social, cultural, political and economic links among its members

51. Terrorism

52. Pakistan 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

53. fatwa 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

54. cell 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

55. Al-Qaeda 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

56. Afghanistan 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

57. U.S.S. Cole 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

58. Terrorism 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

60. Pakistan Has supported terrorism by harboring terrorists

61. fatwa A religious decree in which in 1998, Osama bin Laden argued that Muslims had a duty to wage a holy war against U.S. citizens

62. cell Division of an organization with a multiperson group

63. Al-Qaeda Terrorist group founded by Osama bin Laden Responsible for 9/11 attack

64. Afghanistan Under Soviet control 1979-1989 Bin Laden lived there after he was exiled from Saudi Arabia for opposing govt. support of U.S. against Iraq

65. U.S.S. Cole U.S. Naval ship attacked by terrorists in Yemen in 2000

66. Terrorism Violence aimed at ordinary people to bring publicity to their goals and to intimidate a government into granting its demands