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MWC Chapter 12
Question | Answer |
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Ram Mohum Roy | Combined Indian and British views, felt that India could learn from the West |
Guang Xu | young emperor, launched 100 days reform |
purdah | isolation of women in separate quarters |
protectorate | local rulers expected to follow advice of European advisers |
trade surplus | a situation when a country exports more than it imports |
trade deficit | a situation when a country imports more than it exports |
balance of trade | deference between how much a country imports and exports |
social Darwinism | theory of natural selection applied to human beings |
Boer war | war from 1899-1902 when Britain defeated the Boers of South Africa |
Sepoy Rebellion | when the Sepoys rebelled because the British did not respect the Muslim and Hindu religion |
Open door policy | American approach to China around 1900, favoring open relation trade with China and other nations |
Berlin Conference | divided Africa between Europeans |
wahhabi | other Islamic reform movement |
Sierra Leone |