Chapter 10.4 And 12 Flashcards

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Concession

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special economic rights given to a foreign power

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Dual Monarchy

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the monarchy of Austria-Hungary

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Sati

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Hindu custom that called for a widow to join her husband in death by throwing herself on his funeral pyre

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Sepoy

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Indian soldier who served in an army set up by the French or English trading companies

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Viceroy

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representative who ruled one of Spain’s provinces in the Americas in the king’s name; one who governed in India in the name of the British monarch

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Deforestation

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the destruction of forest land

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Balance of Trade

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difference between how much a country imports and how much it exports

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Trade Surplus

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situation in which a country exports more than it imports

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Trade Deficit

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situation in which a country imports more than it exports

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Indemnity

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payment for losses in war

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Extraterritoriality

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right of foreigners to be protected by the laws of their own nation

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Purdah

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isolation of women in separate quarters

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