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| 1. Balance of trade The value of the imports and exports was checked through a balance of trade. |
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difference between how much a country imports and how much it exports
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| 2. Boer War The British Empire won in the 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 Many people have won some important concessions from the government. |
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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 The act of deforestation has led to many new homes and buildings being built. |
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the cutting or burning down of all the trees in an area
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| 5. Elite The country's elite owned or controlled most of the wealth. |
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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 The Africans had extraterritoriality from the Europeans. |
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right of foreigners to be protected by the laws of their own nation
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| 7. Genocide One of the most known genocide was the genocide in Rwanda where the Tutsi tribe were murdered by the Hutu tribe. |
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the deliberate murder of a whole group or race of people
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| 8. Imperialism The Europeans participated in Imperialism by dominating Africa. |
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Domination by one country of the political and economic life of another country
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| 9. Indemnity The Europens did not give indemnity to the Africans for all the damage they caused in Africa. |
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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 II strengthened the Ethiopian empire. |
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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 had long demanded an Open Door Policy for trading in China. |
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the principle of allowing people and goods to move into a country freely
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| 12. Paternalistic Because the citizens wanted voting rights, they rebelled against the system of paternalistic government. |
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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 The local rulers stayed in a 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 Europe became Africa's 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 Countries that participate in trade surplus are deceiving the consumers because the price is even more. |
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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 Many people ceased to be viceroy of a country or place. |
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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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