Question

which term describes the principle that groups of people with shared characteristics, such as language and culture, should be allowed to control their own governments? a. russification b. mandate system c. communism d. self - determination

Explanation:

• Russification is the imposition of Russian culture on other groups, which contradicts the described principle.
• The Mandate system was a post-WWI arrangement for governing former colonial territories, not about self-rule of cultural groups.
• Communism is an economic/political system focused on collective ownership, not the specific principle of cultural groups controlling their own governments.
• Self-determination is the principle that groups with shared identities have the right to govern themselves, matching the question's description.

Answer:

D. Self-determination