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1 balance of trade
can you check the balance of trade for the united states |
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difference between how much a country imports and how much it exports
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2 Boer War
the boer war made 2 republics part of the british empire
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(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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3 concession
a concession that everyone has a freedomof speech |
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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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4 deforestation
due to deforestation there wont be any trees left |
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the cutting or burning down of all the trees in an area
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5 elite
bill gates and obama are elite people
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a group of people who have a lot of power and influence because they have money, knowledge, or special skills
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6 extraterritoriality
if a person from another place comes they are protected by extraterritoriality |
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right of foreigners to be protected by the laws of their own nation
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7 Genocide
the holocaust was a genocide |
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the deliberate murder of a whole group or race of people
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8 Imperialism
brazil imperialized Africa |
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Domination by one country of the political and economic life of another country
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9 indemnity
i lost my house but i was covered by indemnity |
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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
Menelik II changed europe
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In the late 1800s, a reforming ruler who began to modernize Ethiopia
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11 Open Door Policy
the open door policy lets people come to a country with no troubles |
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the principle of allowing people and goods to move into a country freely
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12 paternalistic
paternalistic takes away freedom for protections |
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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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13 Protectorate
protectorate makes the higher power stay still and allows advisors to controll other things |
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Where the local rulers stayed in place but European advisors controlled trade and sent missionaries
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14 Sphere of influence
outsiders want to make investments due to sphere of influence |
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Where an outside power claimed all rights to make investments or conduct trade
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15 trade surplus
the trade surplus was more coming in then going out |
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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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16 viceroy
i was sent by the viceroy to rule brazil |
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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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