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Imerialism
World His. unit 5
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History
10th Grade
03/06/2017

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balance of trade
Definition
difference between how much a country imports and how much it exports
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Boer War
Definition
(1899-1902) a war in South Africa in which the British army successfully fought against two Boer republics called the Transvaal and the Orange Free State, and made them part of the British Empire
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concession
Definition
a special right that a particular person or group of people is allowed to have, for example by the government or an employer, or the act of giving or allowing something as a right
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deforestation
Definition
the cutting or burning down of all the trees in an area
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elite
Definition
a group of people who have a lot of power and influence because they have money, knowledge, or special skills
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extraterritoriality
Definition
right of foreigners to be protected by the laws of their own nation
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Genocide
Definition
the deliberate murder of a whole group or race of people
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Imperialism
Definition
Domination by one country of the political and economic life of another country
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indemnity
Definition
protection against loss or damage, especially in the form of a promise to pay for any losses or damage
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Menelik II
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In the late 1800s, a reforming ruler who began to modernize Ethiopia
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Open Door Policy
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the principle of allowing people and goods to move into a country freely
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paternalistic
Definition
when people in charge of an organization or society protect the members and give them what they need but do not allow them any freedom or responsibility
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Protectorate
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Where the local rulers stayed in place but European advisors controlled trade and sent missionaries
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Sphere of influence
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Where an outside power claimed all rights to make investments or conduct trade
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trade surplus
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the amount by which the value of the goods that a country sells to other countries is more than the value of the goods it buys from them
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viceroy
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a man who was sent by a king or queen in the past to rule another country
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