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Balance of Trade
Balance of Trade is a country's difference in exports/imports. |
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difference between how much a country imports
and how much it exports
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Boer War
The Boer War was a battle that waged between the British army and 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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Concession
A concession is a special privilege or right given exclusively to a select few. |
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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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Deforestation
Deforestation involves the intentional destruction of trees and vegetation to expand land for construction. |
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the cutting or burning down of all the trees in an area
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Elite
The word "Elite" is used to describe upper class people. These people are rich, educated, etc. |
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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
In extraterritoriality, people are protected from their own country's laws while in another country. |
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right of foreigners to be protected by the laws of
their own nation
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Genocide
Genocide involves the killing of many, many people. Usually for their race or religion. |
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the deliberate murder of a whole group or race of people
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Imperialism
Imperialism involves a country controlling another. |
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| Domination by one country of the political and economic life of another country. |
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Indemnity
Indemnity involves the protection against financial loss/ property damage. |
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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 is known for his attempts to create bridges, streets, update Ethiopia's military with the latest weaponry, and help his country in other ways. |
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In the late 1800s, a reforming ruler who began
to modernize Ethiopia
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Open Door Policy
The Open Door Policy includes a country that lets people freely enter. |
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the principle of allowing people and goods to
move into a country freely
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Paternalistic
Pateralism is the belief that a given group of people are subordinates who require the guidance of another group. |
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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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Protectorate
A protectorate was one of the least harsh type of rule upon the people. |
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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 Influence was the very least harsh form of rule at the time. |
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Where an outside power claimed all rights to make investments or conduct trade
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Trade Surplus
A trade surplus involves selling goods at higher prices than what they were originally bought for. |
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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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Viceroy
A Viceroy is a person who is assigned by a monarch 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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