Social Studies Flashcards
Imperialism
A stronger country takes over another country and dominates the life of the people living there
Nationalism
Competing with other nations to prove your national greatness
White Man’s Burden
White people believed they had to change the black people to be like them
Genocide
The intentional mass murder of a particular group of people
Apartheid
It was a system of racial segregation in South Africa
Ethnocentrism
Judging another country by the values and standards of ones own culture
Rite of Passage
A ceremony of facilitate or mark a person’s change of status upon any of several highly important occasions
Developed Nation
A nation where the average income is much lower than in industrial nations
Developing Nation
A nation with a lower standard of living than another country
