What is true of terrorism?

It's definition is subjective and ill-defined.

From the 1910s through the 1950s, how did the geography of African-Americans change?

Blacks moved to northern cities due to new opportunities in industry.

Which of these is a good definition of "blockbusting"?

Real estate agents bring Blacks to a neighborhood for profit

Which of these is a good definition of redlining?

Banks refuse loans from certain neighborhoods.

What was the purpose of "busing" in the 1970s?

To desegregate schools in practice and not just legally

How does nation differ from ethnicity?

Nations generally desire some sort of autonomy or independence.

What is often noted as a difference between ethnicity and race?

Race involves physical characteristics

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1
What is true of terrorism?
It is usually reserved for armies.
It cannot apply to Europeans.
It's definition is subjective and ill-defined.
It can never apply to states.
2
What is one way colonialism framed ethnic conflict?
All of the above
It affirmed the nation-state as the desirable form of government.
It often favored one ethnic group over another to divide and conquer.
It created borders without regard to the needs or desires of the residents.
3
What is one characteristic of race but not ethnicity?
Culture
Physical characteristics
Common religion
Common language
4
Which of these is an example of devolution?
Sri Lanka
The UK and Scotland
Venezuela
Israel/Palestine
5
From the 1910s through the 1950s, how did the geography of African-Americans change?
Blacks moved to northern cities due to new opportunities in industry.
Slavery finally ended and Blacks were enaged in sharecropping.
Blacks were banned from the military and didn't qualify for the G.I. Bill
Segregation ended and Blacks could live alongside whites.
6
Which of these is an example of competition over resources?
Rwanda
Turkey
Congo
Afghanistan
7
Which event usually leads to more gerrymandering?
Supreme Court becomes majority conservative
Republicans being elected to Congress
Presidential elections
US Census
8
Which of these is an example of Balkanization?
Yugoslavia
Rwanda
Congo
Iraq
9
Which of these is an example of divide and conquer by an outside power?
Turkey/Kurdistan
Sri Lanka
Ethiopia-Eritrea
Rwanda
10
Which of these is a good definition of "blockbusting"?
Banks refuse to loan in certain areas.
Real estate agents bring Blacks to a neighborhood for profit
Police use a brutal tactic against a certain neighborhood.
A neighborhood becomes integrated when whites move in.
11
Which of these is an example of a minority seeking independence?
Rwanda
Turkey
Congo
Afghanistan
12
Which of these is an example of scapegoating?
Iraq
Northern Ireland
Yugoslavia
Afghanistan
13
Which of these is a good definition of redlining?
Blacks and other minorities are accused of being Communists.
Blacks are forbidden from moving to certain neighborhoods.
Black employees are barred from promotion.
Banks refuse loans from certain neighborhoods.
14
What was the purpose of "busing" in the 1970s?
To gerrymander Congressional districtgs
To open up traditionally Black neighborhoods to development.
To re-organize the transportation network in Black communities
To desegregate schools in practice and not just legally
15
Which of these is a centrifugal force?
National holidays
A winning team in the World Cup
A strong centralized government
A history of ethnic conflict
16
Which of these is a centripetal force?
One common religion
Economic crisis
Linguisitic diversity
Disputed elections
17
Which of these has a geometric boundary?
US-Canada
China-India
France-Germany
India-Pakistan
18
South Africa has what shape?
Elongated
Perforated
Prorupted
Fragmented
19
Which of these countries did not experience ethnic cleansing?
Northern Ireland
Turkey
Israel-Palestine
Iraq
20
Which of these is an example of creating an ethnically pure nation-state?
Iraq
Israel
Congo
Afghanistan
21
Which of these is NOT an example of supranationalism?
British Conservative Party
The EU
NAFTA
The UN
22
Which of these is the weakest example of a nation-state?
Kenya
Japan
France
Germany
23
How does nation differ from ethnicity?
Ethnicties are based on religious or philosopical belief
Ethnicities generally have little internal cohesion.
Nations are equivalent to citizenship
Nations generally desire some sort of autonomy or independence.
24
What is a major reason that democracy increased during the 90s and 2000s?
The great powers become more democratic
US dominated by the Democratic Party
Climate change
The end of the Cold War
25
What is often noted as a difference between ethnicity and race?
Ethnicity includes many different languages
Race is confined to a certain location
Race involves physical characteristics
Ethnicity has to do with genetics
26
Which of these is elongated?
Chile
Papua New Guinea
Australia
Brazil

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