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Imperialism
unit 5
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History
10th Grade
03/03/2017
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balance of trade
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difference between how much a country imports and how much it exports
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Boer War
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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
 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
 Definition
the cutting or burning down of all the trees in an area
 
 
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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
 Definition
right of foreigners to be protected by the laws of their own nation
 
 
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Genocide
 Definition
the deliberate murder of a whole group or race of people
 
 
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Imperialism
 Definition
Domination by one country of the political and economic life of another country 
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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
 Definition
In the late 1800s, a reforming ruler who began to modernize Ethiopia
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Open Door Policy
 Definition
the principle of allowing people and goods to move into a country freely
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paternalistic
 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
 Definition
Where the local rulers stayed in place but European advisors controlled trade and sent missionaries
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Sphere of influence
 Definition
Where an outside power claimed all rights to make investments or conduct trade
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trade surplus
 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
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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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