The British Empire Flashcards by s d

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erwerben

+ Nomen

A

to acquire

noun: acquisition

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Weltreich

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empire

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imperialistische Politik

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policy of imperialism

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Kolonie

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colony

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Kolonisierung

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colonization

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besiedeln

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to colonize

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Kolonien auflösen

+ Nomen

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to decolonize

noun: decolonization

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sich ausdehnen

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to expand

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Ausdehnung

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expansion

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Expansionspolitik

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expansionism

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Gebiet

+ Adjektiv

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territory

Adj.: territorial

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Landeshoheit

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sovereignity

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unter britische Landeshoheit bringen

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to bring under British sovereignity

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Monarch, Herrscher

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a sovereign

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Handelsniederlassungen

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trade settlements

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Handelsrouten

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trade routes

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Machtgebiet

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dominion

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abhängiges Gebiet

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dependency

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Zeit britischer Herrschaft in Indien

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the Raj

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Britisch-Indien

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British Raj

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besiegen, schlagen

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to defeat

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erobern

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to conquer

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Eroberung

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conquest

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einheimische Völker

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indigenious peoples

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erforschen

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to explore

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Erforschung

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exploration

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neugierig

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curious

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Neugier

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curiosity

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unterwerfen

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to subject

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Untertan

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subject

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Macht ausüben

A

to exercise power

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prahlen

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to boast about/of

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auf jmd. herabsehen

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to look down on

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Verachtung

A

contempt

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verächtlich, geringschätzig

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scornful, contemptous

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verachten

A

to scorn

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Niedergang

+ Verb

A

decline

verb: to decline

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Selbstverwaltung

A

self-government

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selbstverwaltend

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self-governed

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Mitgliedsstaaten

A

member states

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teilen

A

to divide

to partition

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Reformen durchführen

A

to institute reforms

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Verantwortung übernehmen

A

to assume responsibility

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ziviler Ungehorsam

+ Adj.

A

civil disobedience

adj.: disobedient

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gewaltfreier Widerstand

A

non-violent resistance

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erreichen

A

to achieve

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Leistung, Errungenschaft

A

achievement

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Heiliger

A

saint

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seltsame Gewohnheiten

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odd habits

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Exzentriker, Sonderling

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an eccentric

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exzentrisch

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eccentric

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Wertschätzung der Handarbeit

A

appreciation for manual work

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wertschätzen

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to appreciate

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innere Stärke kultivieren

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to cultivate inner strength

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Keuschheit

A

chasity / celibacy

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keusch

A

chaste

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auf etw. verzichten

A

to renounce sth.

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Verzicht

A

renunciation

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Selbstverleugnung

+ Adj.

A

self-denial

adj.: to be self-denying

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ein Gesetz brechen

A

to violate a law

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Gesetzesbruch

A

violation

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mit Streikposten versehen

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to picket a shop

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boykotieren

A

to boycott

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ein Boykott

A

a boycott

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eine Stelle aufgeben

A

to resign a post

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durchsetzen

A

to enforce

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Durchsetzung

A

enforcement