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1. balance of trade
Balance of Trade shows the difference of imported and exported items of a country. |
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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 consisted of the Biritsh army against two Boer republics. |
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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
Concession is a special right that certain someone or a group of people have.
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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
Deforestation ruins the habitats of many animals. |
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| the cutting or burning down of all the trees in an area [image] |
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5. elite
People who are known as elite are groups of powerful and influential 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 [image] |
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6. extraterritoriality
Extraterritoriality protects foreigners by laws of their nation. |
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right of foreigners to be protected by the laws of their own nation
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7. Genocide
Genocide murders many people including just groups or race. |
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| the deliberate murder of a whole group or race of people [image] |
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8. Imperialism
Imperialism showed the dominance of European nations on Africa. |
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Domination by one country of the political and economic life of another country
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9. indemnity
Indemnity helps to protect against loss or damage. |
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| protection against loss or damage, especially in the form of a promise to pay for any losses or damage [image] |
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10. Menelik II
Menelik II helped to modernize Ethiopia. |
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In the late 1800s, a reforming ruler who began to modernize Ethiopia
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11. Open Door Policy
Open Door Policy is a policy that allows things to move into a country freely. |
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| the principle of allowing people and goods to move into a country freely [image] |
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12. paternalistic
Paternalistic is people in charge of others that give them their needs, but does not allow freedom. |
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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 [image] |
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13. Protectorate
Protectorate is when rulers stay in place, while advisors control trade and send missionaries. |
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| Where the local rulers stayed in place but European advisors controlled trade and sent missionaries [image] |
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14. Sphere of influence
Sphere of Influence is the influence of outside powers claiming the rights of investments and trade. |
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| Where an outside power claimed all rights to make investments or conduct trade [image] |
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15. trade surplus
Trade Surplus is the amount of value goods that a country sells is more than the value of goods it buys. |
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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
Viceroy was a man sent by a king or queen to rule another country. |
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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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