Question

Match the following.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. acquisition

2. isolationism

3. protectorate

Explanation:

1. The word acquisition refers to whatever we obtain. This means that we can call our acquisition whatever is in our possession.  

We can acquire something through buying: for example if you buy a house, it is your acquisition.

Another example of an acquisition can also be a skill that you acquire through practice.

2. Isolationism is a term that refers to foreign policies. If a country’s foreign policy is based on isolationism, it means that they prefer not to involve in other countries’ affairs, whether they be good or conflictual.

However, this does not mean that the country cannot involve in international affairs when it is in their interest. They just refuse to pick sides when they are not involved.

3. Protectorate is a term referring to relationships between two nations.  

When a smaller nation is put under the protectorate of a bigger nation, this means that it is granted a certain degree of autonomy, although it still remains somehow dependent of the other.

This type of status can benefit the smaller nation since it retains control at local level, while its sovereign interferes whenever it needs protection.