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Mrs Harp unit4 vocab
vocab
Question | Answer |
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Sepoy | A hired indian soldier |
Assimilate | To make similer |
Annexation | To incorperate into an existing political unit |
Boxer | A member of a secret socioty who swore to destroy foriegners within their country of china |
Indirect rule | A governmental system that allows a country to maintain its traditions and custums while another country makes all the decisions |
Rosevelt Corollary | Issued giving the US international police powers to intervene in other Latin American countries |
Concession | A grant of land made by a government in return for specified services |
Extraterritoriality | Lack or restrictions from local legal jurisdictions |
Monroe Doctrine | The US policy that states that the Americas were off limits to further European colonisation |
Sphere of influence | An area where only one foriegn power had the right to trade |
Direct Rule | A governmental system where a central government controlls a country |
Imperialism | A nations economic and political influence over other weaker nations. |
Subsidy | A payment by the government to a non governmental organisation |
Cash Crops | Products grown to be sold to others rather than used by the farmer for food |
Humanitarianism | Wanting to improve conditions for native people |
isolationism | a policy of not getting involved in alliances or other national political and economic relations |
Meiji Restoration | The period of time when Japanese officials studied Western political economic technological and scientific ideas |
Markets | Places where people buy and sell finished goods. |
Protectorate | A country or reigon kept safe by another stronger country |
Partition | to divide up |
Social darwinism | A philosiphy that says only the fittest strongest and smartest people grow wealthy |