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Imperialism
social studies
Question | Answer |
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imperialism | when a country dominates another country ex. Africa & Great Britian |
colonialism | settleing there ex. Great Britian & US |
puppet government | when imperialists appoint officials and give them power, but the imperialists make the decisions but make it look like the officials do ex. Italy & Libya |
colonists | people from an imperialist country who live in a colony ex. Puritans & New England |
indigenous | something or someone native to the land ex. Native Americans |
industrialization | from agriculture to factories, people less self-sufficient |
Racism | discrimination of someone because of color or race |
Manifest destiny | It is the U.S.'s destiny to keep moving west White man's burden |
Social Darwinism | Herbert Spencer's application of "Survival of the fittest" |
White Man's Burden | Rudyard Kipling phrase to convey a chirstian duty to civilize the world |
Martial Law | When military takes control & rights are gone. (Curfews) ex. Egypt w/ Mubarack |
missionary | a person trying to convert indigenous people of foreign land |
Nationalism | a feeling of strong emotional support for one's own country/culture ex. september 11 |
Sovereignty | the right of a people or country to rule themselves ex. electing presidents |
Annexation | a government takes political control of a country/territory ex. Germany & Poland in WWII |
Self-determination | when a country/ culture can determin its own future |
Tariffs | taxes placed on imported goods ex. extra money to import goes to US |
Step 1 Contact | arrival, friendly |
Step 2 Conflict | competition, natives put up resistance |
Step 3 Accommodation | natives lose conflct, they must adapt |
Step 4 Assimilation | natives redused, colonists become dominant group |