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Frazzle

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?The game of

getting the words just right

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!Founding Countries

Round 1?

Sovereignty

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Colony

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Imperialism

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Nation-State

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Kurds

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Taiwan

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God, Gold and Glory

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!Answer

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Sovereignty

• Self-governing state

#1

Colony

• A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state

#2

Imperialism

• Control of a territory already occupied and organized by an

indigenous people

#3

Nation-State

• The political boundary and ethnic boundary are the same for a group

of people

#4

Kurds

• A stateless nation of people in the Middle East; lost their country of Kurdistan in 1919, but still have a

strong ethnic bound

#5

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

#6

God, Gold and Glory

• Reasons why Europeans wanted world colonies

#7

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!State Boundaries

Round 2?

Landlocked

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Boundary

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South Africa

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elongated

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Unitary state

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Gerrymandering

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Devolution

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!Answer

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Landlocked

• A nation without a seaport; completely surrounded by other

countries’ borders

#1

Boundary

• An invisible line marking the extent of a state’s territory

#2

South Africa

• A perforated state• Perforated by Swaziland and

Lesotho

#3

Elongated

• Long, narrow shape of a country

#4

Unitary state

• Most of the power is in the hands of central government officials

#5

Gerrymandering

• Process of redrawing political boundaries to favor one political

party

#6

Devolution

• Movement of power from the central government to regional

governments within a state

#7

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!Cooperation of States

Round 3?

United Nations

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Warsaw Pact

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European Union

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Cold War

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Security Council

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NATO

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Organization of American States

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!Answer

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United Nations

• A supranationalist body with 193 members of world countries whose

purpose is to keep world peace

#1

Warsaw Pact

• Communist alliance formed in 1955 during the Cold War

#2

European Union

• Leading economic superpower of the world today

• Free trade between European members and common currency

with the euro

#3

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#4

Security Council

• Governing body within the U.N. • 15 members (5 are permanent)

#5

NATO

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization• Formed as a democratic alliance in

1949

#6

Organization of American States

• Supranationalist organization connecting 35 nations in W.

Hemisphere to promote social, cultural, political and economic links

among its members

#7

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!Terrorism

Round 4?

Pakistan

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fatwa

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cell

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Al-Qaeda

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Afghanistan

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U.S.S. Cole

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Terrorism

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!Answer

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Pakistan

• Has supported terrorism by harboring terrorists

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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

#2

cell

• Division of an organization with a multiperson group

#3

Al-Qaeda

• Terrorist group founded by Osama bin Laden

• Responsible for 9/11 attack

#4

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

#5

U.S.S. Cole

• U.S. Naval ship attacked by terrorists in Yemen in 2000

#6

Terrorism

• Violence aimed at ordinary people to bring publicity to their goals and

to intimidate a government into granting its demands

#7