exam 1 Flashcards
imperialism
one country expanding control over others
protectorate
when one country/area relies on another’s government for security
Indirect Rule
Local leaders followed orders of the European power
Direct Rule
Colony was governed by European leaders only
Exploitation
taking advantage of others for your benefit as the Europeans did to the colonies with export policies
“White Man’s Burden”
Moral responsibility to share Christianity, democracy, and capitalism with the world
Social Darwinism
Survival of the fittest societies, European countries went to places to dominate them and show strength
Deforestation
Forest removal because of palm oil plantations, harvesting timber, slash and burn farming, and other causes
non-proliferation
ends the building up of massive amounts of weapons.
Nuclear Testing
Experimenting with nuclear weapons to produce more effective weapons, SE Asian countries are against having any nuclear weapons and have signed a nuclear free
Nuclear Waste
Trying to find disposal sites for nuclear waste is difficult because it is harmful to people and the environment. If you try burying it underground, it could leak out and contaminate groundwater.
Global Warming
Climate change because of carbon destroying the ozone layer
Sea Levels Rising
Ice caps melting leading to rising sea levels which effect island countries and low-lying countries the most (i.e. Bangladesh)
Domino Theory
Countries would fall to communism one by one; needed to be stopped
Vietnam War
First between French and N. Vietnamese, then later the US gets involved to stop communism
