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Imperialism
Unit 5 Imperialism
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History
10th Grade
03/06/2017

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1. Balance of Trade

 

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Definition

difference between how much a country imports and how much it exports

 

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2. Boer War

 

The Boer War changed Africans lives.

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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3. Concession

 

The best kind of concession was not indirect and direct.

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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4. Deforestation

 

We have been having high rates of deforestations lately.

Definition

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

 

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5. Elite

 

The FBI, CIA, etc. have elite teams they don't tell us about.

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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6. Extraterritoriality

 

In some countries the US has extraterritoriality.

Definition

right of foreigners to be protected by the laws of their own nation

 

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7. Genocide

 

Two big genocide are the big one of the holocaust and the less known on the Rwanda genocide.

Definition

the deliberate murder of a whole group or race of people

 

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8. Imperialism

 

`We are learning about Imperialism.

Definition

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

 

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9. Indemnity

 

My phone has indemnity if anything happens.

Definition

protection against loss or damage, especially in the form of a promise to pay for any losses or damage

 

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10. Menelik II

 

Menelik II keep Ethiopia safe.

Definition

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

 

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11. Open Door Policy

 

Before government and control of the people, the world lived with an open door policy.

Definition

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

 

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12. Paternalistic

 

Some people would want to live in paternalistic lifestyle but wouldn't like the restrition on freedom.

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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13. Protectorate

 

Often the citizens would murder the protectorate for listening to the Europeans.

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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

 

This is considered the least strict government, they just want the money that's all, Sphere of influence.

Definition

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

 

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15. Trade surplus

 

To make more money countries have to trade surplus.

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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16. Viceroy

 

Many times if a royalty died with no kin they would find a close relative to viceroy.

Definition

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

 

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