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balance of trade
Most countries have a 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
The Boer War took place from 1899-1902. |
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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 type of right only for certain people. |
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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 is how we get wood. |
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| the cutting or burning down of all the trees in an area |
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elite
The top of a society are called the 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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extraterritoriality
extraterritoriality is a right for foreigners. |
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| right of foreigners to be protected by the laws of their own nation |
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Genocide
Hitler was known for a huge Genocide of Jews. |
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| the deliberate murder of a whole group or race of people |
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Imperialism
The British were one of the nations to use Imperialism. |
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| Domination by one country of the political and economic life of another country |
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indemnity
indemnity is a type of protection. |
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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 was a ruler in the late 1800's |
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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 is a type of princible. |
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| the principle of allowing people and goods to move into a country freely |
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paternalistic
Those who are paternalistic protect others. |
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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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Protectorate
The Protectorate were still controlled though they controlled others. |
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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 slaves were one of things that created Sphere of influence. |
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| Where an outside power claimed all rights to make investments or conduct trade |
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trade surplus
In my opinion, trade surplus is like a rip off on a large scale. |
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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 serves a queen and king. |
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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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