The UK Between Tradition and Modernity Flashcards
(87 cards)
1
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- Loyalität/Ergebenheit gegenüber jmd
- loyality to a leader
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allegiance to sb./sth.
2
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- zeremonielle/förmliche Position
- a position that gives no real power
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ceremonial position
3
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- (öffentliche) Erklärung, Bekanntgabe
- an official statement
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declaration
4
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- politische Geografie
- ideas and acivities relating to the way that a countryˋs position, population, etc. affect its political development and its relationship with other countries
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geopolitics
5
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- Staatsoberhaupt
- a leader or a person in charge of a state
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head of state
6
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- ein gemeinsames Erbe/Kultur haben
- to have the same traditional beliefs, values, customs, etc.
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to share a common heritage
7
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- zwischenstaatlich, international
- between different governments
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intergovernmental
8
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- Erbe
- sth. that exists as a result of sth. that happened at an earlier time
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legacy
9
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- repräsentive Position
- a position in which sb. represents a state, a community, an interest, etc.
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representative position
10
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- Selbstbestimmung
- the right of the people to govern themselves
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self-determination
11
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- uneingeschränkt, unabhängig, souverän; Eigenstaatlichkeit
- independent; complete freedom and power to govern
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sovereign, sovereignty
12
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- Fremder; fremd
- foreigner; foreign
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alien
13
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- Asylbewerber
- sb. who leaves their own country because they are in danger and who asks the government of another country to allow them to live there
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asylum seeker
14
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- Staatsbürger; Staatsbürgerschaft
- a member of a state, subject; the legal right of belonging to a particular country
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citizen; citizenship
15
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- Zusammenprall der Kulturen
- a conflict arising from the interaction of people with different cultural values
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culture clash
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- (rassistische) Diskriminerung
- the practice of treating people in an unfair way because of their ethnicity
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(racial) discrimination
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- Vielfalt
- the fact of including many different types of people or things
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diversity
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- Aussiedler, Emigrant
- sb. who leaves their own country to live in another
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emigrant
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- auswandern, emigrieren; Auswanderung, Emigration
- to leave oneˋs own country in order to live in another
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to emigrate; emigration
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- gastfreundlich; Gastfreundschaft
- friendly and welcoming to visitors
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hospitable; hospitality
21
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- Identitätskrise
- a feeling of uncertainty of who you really are and what your purpose is
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identity crisis, crisis of idenity
22
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- Einwanderer, Immigrant
- sb. who enters another country to live there permanently
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immigrant
23
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- einwandern, immigrieren; Einwanderung
- to come into a country in order to live there permanently
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to immigrate; immigration
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- Grenzkontrolle
- the place at an airport, sea port, etc. where officials check the documents of everyone entering the country
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immigration control, border control
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- integrieren; Integration
| - to become part of a group or society and be accepted by them, or to help someone do this
to integrate (sb. into/with); integration
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- Ehe zwischen Angehörigen verschiedener Ethnien
| - marriage between people of different races
interracial marriage
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- Mangel an Arbeitskräften
| - a situation in which there are not enough workers
labour shortage
28
- die Mittelkasse/ Mittelschicht
| - the social class that includes people who are educated and work in professional jobs, e.g. teachers or managers
the middle class
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- Minderheit
| - a small group of people or things within a much larger group (=majority)
minority
30
- Beziehungen zwischen ethnischen Gruppen
- the relationship that exists between people from different countries, religions, etc. who are now living in the same place
race relations
31
- Flüchtling
| - sb. who has been forced to leave a country, especially during a war, or for political or religious reasons
refugee
32
- befristeter Aufenthalt
| - a stay continuing for a limited period of time
temporary stay
33
- westliche Werte
| - the beliefs, traditions, customs, etc. of the Western community
Western values
34
- Gesetz
| - a law that has been officially
act
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- Gesetzesentwurf
| - a written proposal for a new law that is brought to a parliament to be discussed
bill
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- Charta, Satzung
| - a statement of the principles, duties and purposes of an organization
charter/charta
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- Verfassungsurkunde
| - an officially/legally accepted document
constitutional document
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- konstitutionelle Monarchie
| - a country ruled by a king or queen whose power is limited by a consitution
constitutional monarchy, parliamentary monarchy
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- jdm. etwas verweigern/voerenthalten
| - to refuse to allow sb. to have or do sth.
to deny sth. to sb., to deny sb. sth.
40
- Despot, Tyrann
| - tyrant
despot
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- Dominion (selbstständiges and des Commonwealth)
| - a country belonging to the British Empire or Commonwealth
Dominion
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- jdm. etwas gewähren
| - to give sb. sth. or allow them to have sth. that they have asked for
to grant sb. sth., to grant sth. to sb.
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- verhandeln; Verhandlung
| - to discuss sth. in order to reach an agreement, especially in business or politics
to negotiate; negotiation
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- Petition, Antrag
| - an official letter to a law court asking for a legal case to be considered
petition
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- Referendum, Volksentscheid
| - when people vote to make a decision about a particular subject, rather than voting for a person
referendum (on sth.)
46
- Diplomatie, Verhandlungsgeschick
| - the job or quality of managing the relationship between countries
diplomacy
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- Kaiser(in)
| - the man/woman who rules an empire
emperor/empress
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- expandieren, sich vergößern; Expansion, Wachstum
| - to become larger in size or number; growth
to expand; expansion
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- Sturz, Umsturz
| - loss of power, failure
fall
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- Außenpolitik
| - involving or dealing with other countries
foreign policy
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- etwas beginnen/gründen; Gründung
| - to start sth., to establish sth.
to found sth.; foundation
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- (an) Unabhängigkeit gewinnen
| - to become independent
to gain independence
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- jmd. Unabhängigkeit bewilligen
| - to allow sb. to act on their own
to grant sb. independence
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- Imperialismus; imperialistische Politik
| - a political system in which one country rules a lot of other countries
(policy of) imperialism
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- einheimisch
| - native people who have always lived in a place
indigenous
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- jdm. treu sein
| - to support sb.
to be loyal to sb.
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- Maharadscha
| - an Indian prince or king
maharaja
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- Übersee
| - to or in a foreign country that is across the sea
overseas
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- etwas besitzen
| - to own sth.
to possess sth.
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- Britische Kolonialzeit in indien
| - British rule in India
Raj
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- regieren
| - to rule a nation as their king, queen or emperor
to reign
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- Herrschaft
| - to have the official power to control a country
rule
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- Selbstverwaltung
| - a country or organization that is controlled by its own members
self-government
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- Überlegenheit
| - the quality of being better, more skillful, powerful, etc. than other people or things
superiority over sth.
65
- Vizekönig
| - a man who was sent by a king or queen in the past to rule another country
viceroy
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- Aneignungen von Land/Fläche
| - here: the act of getting land
the acquisition of colonies
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- jdn zivilisieren, jdm. Manieren beibringen
| - to improve a society so that it is more organized and developed
to civilize sb.
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- ein Territorium erobern/ in Anspruch nehmen
| - to conquer a territory
to claim a territory
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- Kolonialmacht
| - when a powerful country rules many weaker ones, and establishes its own trade and society there
colonial power
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- kolonisieren, besiedeln; Kolonisierung, Besiedlung
| - to establish political control over another country, and send your citizens there to settle
to colonize; colonization
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- Kolonie
| - a country/area that is under the political control of a more powerful country, usually one that is far away
colony
72
- Kolonist, Siedler
| - sb. who settles in a new colony
colonist
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- erobern; Eroberung, Sieg
| - to take control of a country by fighting
to conquer; conquest
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- Eroberer
| - a person (often an army) who fights to take control of a country
conqueror
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- jdn. entkolonialisieren/ in die Unabhängigkeit entlassen
| - to make a former colony politically independent
to decolonize sb.
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- entdecken; Entdeckung
| - if sb. discovers a new place, they are the first person to find it
to discover; discovery
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- etwas aufteilen
| - to separate sth. into parts and share them between people
to divide sth. up
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- etwas gründen
| - to start e.g. an organization, esp. one that exists for a long time; to set up
to establish
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- ausnutzen, ausbeuten; Ausbeutung
| - to try to get as much as you can out of a situation, sometimes unfairly
to exploit; exploitation
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- erforschen; Erforschung, Erkundung
| - to travel to or around a place in order to learn about it
to explore; exploration
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- Kontrolle über jdn. erlangen
| - to obtain or achieve control over sb. you want or need
to gain control over sb.
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- einmarschieren; Einmarsch
| - to enter a country using military force in order to take contol of it
to invade; invasion
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- Herkunftsland, Vaterland
| - the country where someone was born (implies a strong emotional connection)
mother country, motherland, fatherland
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- Ureinwohner
| - someone who lives in a place all the time or has lived there a long time
native
85
- Verhandlungen
| - diplomatic talks to reach an agreement
negotiations
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- postkolonial
| - later than or after colonialism
postcolonial
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- (be-)siedeln; Besiedlung
| - to go to a place where no people have lived permanently before and start to live there
to settle; settlement
