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Imperialism Vocab Cards
World History
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History
10th Grade
03/04/2017

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1. Balance Of Trade is when there is a difference of trade between two contries.
Definition

difference between how much a country imports

and how much it exports

 
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2. Boer war is when the british army made two republics be part fo their empire.
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 is what gave the people some freedom.
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 happens a lot when there is new cities needed to be built.
Definition

the cutting or burning down of all the trees in an

area



 
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5. The goverement is an example of 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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6. Extraterritoriality is when people were being protected by the laws of their country or where they live.
Definition

right of foreigners to be protected by the laws of

their own nation



 
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7. Genocide happend a lot in Africa.
Definition

the deliberate murder of a whole group or race of

people



 
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8. Imperialism happend in africa and other countries.
Definition

Domination by one country of the political and

economic life of another country

 
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9. Indemnity has a lot to do with the government.
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 was a ruler who created ethiopia.
Definition

In the late 1800s, a reforming ruler who began

to modernize Ethiopia





 
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11. Open door policy was only allowd to let people and goods tp move to a country.
Definition

the principle of allowing people and goods to

move into a country freely


 
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12. Paternalistic is when something that was very strict during these times.
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 is what allowd local rulers to stay where they were at.
Definition

Where the local rulers stayed in place but

European advisors controlled trade and sent

missionaries


 
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14. Sphere of influence was a very controlling power.
Definition

Where an outside power claimed all rights to

make investments or conduct trade



 
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15. Trade of surplus was how they would trade goods with different countries.
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 was a man that was told to rule a different country.
Definition

 

a man who was sent by a king or queen in

the past to rule another country



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