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Imperialism
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History
11th Grade
03/05/2017

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Battle of Trade



The battle of trade is the difference between trade comming and going through the country.

Definition

Difference between how much a country imports and how much it exports.


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Boer War


The British won the 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


Concession is a type of right.

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


Key emmergining countries are responsible for a big part of Deforestation.

Definition

the cutting or burning down of all the trees in an area.

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Elite



An Elite is a powerful group of people

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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Extraterritorality



Extraterritorality often occurs to friendly or alied millitaries.

Definition

Right of foreigners to be protected by the laws of their own nation.


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Genocide



Many people picture Hitler when hearing the term Genocide.

Definition

the deliberate murder of a whole group or race of people.

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Imperalism


Imperalism results in a country that extends its power.

Definition

Domination by one country of the political and economic life of another country.


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Indemnity



Indemnity results in me making sure i have reassurence if you break soimething of mine.

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


Menelik was able to modern the ethiopia civilaization. 

Definition

In the late 1800s, a reforming ruler who began to modernize Ethiopia.


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Open Door Policy



The open door policy allowed many goods to flow into the country. 

Definition

the principle of allowing people and goods to move into a country freely.


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Paternalistic



Paternalistic is the protection of people with no rights.

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



Protectorte allows rulers to stay in place and control the trade. 

Definition

Where the local rulers stayed in place but European advisors controlled trade and sent missionaries.


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Sphere of Influence


The Sphere of influenece allows other countries to have power even though they dont have Formal authority

Definition

Where an outside power claimed all rights to make investments or conduct trade.


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Trade surplus



Trade surplus Tends to drive countries unto a large ammount of Debt.

Definition

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


A Viceroy is often sent by a king to rile another country.

Definition

a man who was sent by a king or queen in the past to rule another country.

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