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Imperialism #1
words for imperialism
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Social Studies
7th Grade
05/22/2014

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Term
Imperialism
Definition
When a country expands or imposes its power over another country.
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Nationalism
Definition
Having great pride in your own country.  Having great loyalty and devotion to a nation.
Term
Colonialism
Definition
Control of a distant territory.
Term
sovereignty
Definition
the quality of having independent authority over a geographic area
Term

industrialization

 

Definition

The process in which a society or country (or world) transforms itself from a primarily agricultural society into one based on the manufacturing of goods and services;

from farming to factories

Term
developing country
Definition

a poor agricultural country that is seeking to become more advanced economically and socially

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Genocide
Definition

the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation

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