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Imperialism
Imperialsm
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History
10th Grade
03/05/2017

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Balance of Trade

 

 

Balance of Trade is important for economy.

Definition

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

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Boer War

 

 

Boer War  was one of the wars influenced by colonization.

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  should not be a thing because humans have rights given since birth and they do not need to ask for a gov., so they can have that 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

 

 

The reason of death of the wildlife is deforistation.

Definition

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

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Elite

 

 

Higher classes of society are usually 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



Extraterritoriality should exist in every nation.

Definition

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

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Genocide

 

 

No one cared about genocides in Africa.

Definition

the deliberate murder of a whole group or race of people

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Imperialism

 

 

Not everyone agreed with imperialism.

Definition

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

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Indemnity

 

 

Insurance does not cover all 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

 

 

Menelik II was a good ruler.

Definition

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

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Open Door Policy

 

 

Open door policy allowed people to come and go.

Definition

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

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Paternalistic



Paternalistic protected people in society.

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

 

 

Protectoration allowed missionaries to spread their word.

Definition

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

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Sphere of Influence

 

 

Sphere of influence was the best way to rule a country.

Definition

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

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Trade Surplus

 

 

Trade surplus allowed exportation grow.

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

 

 

Viceroy was basically an officer who ruled over another country.

Definition

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

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