Nations, States & Nation States

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Across
  1. 1. Ability of a state (country) to govern its territory free from control of other countries.
  2. 4. A state in which a nation's (group of similar people) homeland corresponds exactly to a state's territory.
  3. 5. Japan is an example of this.
  4. 6. The group of people who control and make decisions for a country, state, etc.
  5. 10. Puerto Rico is an example of this.
  6. 11. A practice by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world.
  7. 13. Common group of people who may share a common ancestry, religion, language, behavior, and history.
  8. 14. the USA is an example of this.
  9. 15. An area of land that is part of a country but is not officially a province or state of that country.
Down
  1. 2. Elimination or forced removal of a specific ethnic group of people.
  2. 3. A group of people who have a common language, culture, and set of values.
  3. 7. Identity with a group of people who share citizenship and personal allegiance to a particular country.
  4. 8. The capital of the USA.
  5. 9. A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to an aspect of a person's identity (country, language, religion, ethnic group).
  6. 12. Independent, defined borders, internationally recognized, full sovereignty (control over land and people), includes different nations (groups).