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1
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überbevölkert

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Overpopulated

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nichts desto trotz

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nonetheless

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Kolonie

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colony

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erweitern

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expand

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gewaltig (viel)

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tremendous

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Spenden

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benefit

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Supermacht

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Superpower

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zusätzlich

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additionally

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genau

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detailed

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vorgeben

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pretend

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darauf hindeuten

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imply

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enthüllen

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to reveal/to disclose

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aufzwingen

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to thrust on

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drängen

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to urge so

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15
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sich einer Sache stellen

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to face something

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verbieten/verweigern

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to deny

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17
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übertrieben

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swanky/posh

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18
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Eine Geschichte der Eroberung

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a history of conquest

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des Handel’s

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conquest

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20
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Händler sein

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to be a merchant/trader

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einen Handelsstützpunkt aufbauen

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to set up a trading post

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Reich werden/ zu Geld kommen

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to seek/make one’a fortune

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herrschen

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to rule/ a ruler/ to be ruled by

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einmarschieren/übernehmen

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to take over something/ to move in

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sich auflösen

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to recede/to diminish

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Interessen bedrohen

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to threaten the interests of somebody

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etwas auflösen

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to resolve a dispute

28
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Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall

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Pride comes before a fall

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eine Lektion lernen

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to learn a lesson

30
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Kaiserin von Indien

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Empress of India

31
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in Aufstand ausbrechen

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to erupt in rebellion/an uprising/a violent rejection of sth

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Kriegsverbrechen begehen

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to commit unspeakable atrocities

33
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überlegen

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a superior/to be a superior

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unterlegen

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inferior civilization

35
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Un/Zivilisiert sein

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to be civilized/uncivilized

36
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umstimmen

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to convert so

37
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Missionarische Arbeit leisten

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to do missionary work

38
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Die Power der Seele

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Satyagraha

39
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jemanden beschämen

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to shame so

40
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sein eigenes Schicksal bestimmen

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to control one’a own destiny

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nebeneinander wohnen

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to live alongside sth

42
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für jemanden zuhause sein

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to be home to

43
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überbevölkert

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overpopulated/densely populated

44
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Nichtsdestotrotz

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nonetheless/nervertheless/in spite of that

45
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bis heute

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to this day

46
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parlamentarisches Regierungssystem

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parliamentary system of government

47
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Britische Anwesenheit

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British presence

48
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Britische Herrschaft/Königreich

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British Raj/Empire

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Britische Kolonie/ Juwel der Krone

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British colony/Juwel of the crown

50
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Kolonial Zeit

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colonial period/power

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Unabhängigkeit gewähren

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to grant independence

52
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Indische Unabhängigkeitsbewegung

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Indian independence movement

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etwas trennen

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to part - partition

Division into two or more pieces

54
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eine nukleare Macht sein/nukleare waffen beaitzen

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to be a nuclear power

to develop nuclear weapons

55
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eine Economische Supermacht sein

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to be an economic superpower

56
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Die Wirtschaft wächst

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the economy has expanded

57
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Rate der Menschen die lesen können

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literacy rate/to be literate

Antonym: illiterate

58
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wachsender Unmut

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growing resentment

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gewaltige Not

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tremendous hardship

60
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motivierte Gewalt

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sectarian violence

61
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billige Arbeitskraft

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cheap labour

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fertigen /Fertigungsindustrie

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to manufacture/manufacturing

63
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Dienstleistungsjobs

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service Industrie Jobs

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Informationstechnologie

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Information Technologie (IT)

65
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in Armut auf den Straßen der Slums leben

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to live in poverty on the streets in the slums

66
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Spenden einstreichen

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to reap the benefits

67
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begehrt/gefragt sein

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to be much sought after

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