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Ch 25 - Imperialism
Ch 25 Imperialism Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Delegate | Person who is chosen / elected to vote or act for others |
| Exploit | To employ to the greatest possible advantage |
| Racism | The belief that race determines a person's traits and capabilities |
| Uncharted | Area not mapped, the unknown |
| Viceroy | A governor who ruled as a representative of the monarch |
| Mutiny | Refuse to obey the orders of a person in authority |
| Territory | The land & waters belonging to a state or nation |
| Social Darwinism | Theory based on Charles Darwin's natural selection applied to modern human activities |
| Direct Rule | Colonial government where local elites were removed from power and replaced by officials from colonizing country |
| Protectorate | Territory that depends on another government for its protection |
| Missionary | Person who is sent to a foreign country to do religious work |
| Indigenous | Native to a region |
| Indirect Rule | Colonial government where local rulers are allowed to maintain their positions of authority and status |
| Natural Resources | Materials (such as minerals, lumber, water) supplied by nature that can be used for economic gain |
| Colony | Area that is controlled by or belongs to a country and is usually far away from it |
| Nationalism | Feeling that people have of being loyal to and proud of their country often with the belief that it is better and more important than other countries |
| Annex | To incorporate into an existing political unit such as a city or a country |
| Civil | Involving the general public, civilians |
| Export | To send a product or service for sale to another country |
| Prestige | Respect and admiration that someone or something gets for being successful/important |
| Tyranny | Cruel and unfair treatment by people with power over others |
| Guerrilla Warfare | Irregular military actions (such as harassment and sabotage) carried out by small usually independent forces |
| Traditions | The established customs of a people |
| Resistance | Refusal to accept something new or different |
| Imperialism | The extension of a nation's power over other lands |
| Regime | The government in power |
| Justify | To show or prove to be right or reasonable |
| Plantation | A large agricultural property dedicated to planting a few crops on a large scale |
| Entrepreneur | A person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money |
| Sepoys | Indian soldier hired by the British East india Company to protect the company's interest in the region |
| British East India Company | Originally a private company granted a trade monopoly with the East Indies by Queen Elizabeth I |
| Degrading | Causing a loss of self-respect; humiliating |
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