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Imperialism
chapeter 10
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History
10th Grade
03/05/2017

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1.balance of trade

Without Blanance of trade then countries would go crazy and trade allover. 

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difference between how much a country imports and how much it exports

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2.Boer War

A war where british tookover the native tribes(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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3. concession

Some people have to live under concessions.

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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 is very bad and we need to controll it.

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the cutting or burning down of all the trees in an area

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5. elite

Seal team six is elite 

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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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6.extraterritoriality extraterritoriality protects rge rights of foreigners

 
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right of foreigners to be protected by the laws of their own nation

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7.Genocide

There have been many genicides 

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the deliberate murder of a whole group or race of people
 
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8.Imperialism

Great britian were imperialist.

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Domination by one country of the political and economic life of another country
 
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9.indemnity

indemity protects loos 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

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10.Menelik II

Menelik ll was a ruler.

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In the late 1800s, a reforming ruler who began to modernize Ethiopia

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11.Open Door policy

The U.S. kind of has a open door policy 

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the principle of allowing people and goods to move into a country freely[image]
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12.paternalistic 

Some africias were under paternalistic. 

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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

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13.Protectorate

Was a much better way to be ruled over(Protectorate)

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Where the local rulers stayed in place but European advisors controlled trade and sent missionaries

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14.Sphere of influence

Africans were under the Sphere of influence 

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Where an outside power claimed all rights to make investments or conduct trade
 
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15.trade surplus

Stores are on on trade surplus

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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

I dont know of anyone who is a 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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