Explanation of National Interest, Arctic Sovereignty for use in Socials 11.

1. National Interest
Socials 20-2

2. Let’s Review!
 Write the following in your notebooks:
 What is a nation?
 Give two examples of nations.
 What is a state?
 Give two examples of states.
 What is nationalism?
 Write two ways people can express nationalism.

3. Today’s topic: National Interest

4. Definitions
Interest – something that
advances a person or group
National – relating to a nation

5. Definitions
Interest – something that
advances a person or group
National – relating to a nation
Sooooooooooooooo…………

6. National interest – things
that help protect, preserve,
or promote a nation; that a
nation wants to get.

7. National Interest can be
economic…
 (Economic – related to
money)
 Example: Canada wants to
get a new trade deal with
China, which means more
money for Canadians in the
future.
 National Interest = more
money

8. …Military…
 Example: Russia
annexes (takes
over) Crimea to
have more
influence in
Europe.
 National interest =
more influence

9. …Cultural…
 “Paul Quassa wants to
make fluency in Inuktitut
mandatory for all
government employees in
four years”
 National Interest –
“preserving the Inuit
language”

10. …or diplomatic.
 “Kim Jong-un wants to
meet with Donald Trump to
reduce the tensions and
avoid conflict.
 National Interest – avoiding
conflict and war.

11. Basically…
National interest is anything a
nation wants to achieve in
order to help itself in some
way.

12. This can be a generally good
thing overall…

14. Though it can also be very bad
for other groups outside that
nation.

15. - Germany invades Poland, 1939.
- National interest = more land for Germany/More farms for
German people.
- Polish casualties – 199,970 dead or injured

16. Rwandan Genocide, 1994
- Hutus commit mass genocide against neighbouring Tutsi group.
- National Interest – exterminate all Tutsis, who they thought were
plotting against them.
- Total casualties: at least 800,000 dead in three months

17. Today’s Topic:
Arctic Sovereignty

18.  A Russian nuclear
submarine planted a
Russian flag at the bottom
of the ocean floor in 2007,
claiming it for Russia.
 This has caused alarm and
concern by its Arctic
neighbours.

19. Arctic Sovereignty – “claiming”
lands in the Arctic by having
military, civilians, and
infrastructure there.

21. Today’s Question:
Who really “owns” the High Arctic?

22. High Arctic Relocations

23. Arctic Sovereignty Today:
Resolute, Nunavut