Unit 11 vocab world studies Flashcards
international trade free of government interference
Free trade
A crime, such as murder or betrayal of one’s country, that is treated so seriously that death may be considered an appropriate punishment.
Capital offense
a colony to which convicts are sent as an alternative to prison
Penal colony
power delegated by the state to a local unit of government to manage its own affairs
Home rule
arranged or existing for the present, temporary
provisional
first in position or importance; a prime minister or head of state
Premier
a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
Coalition
To leave or withdraw
Secede
Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences
Segregation
a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
isolationism
A policy that calls for expanding a nation’s boundaries.
Expansionism
A person who wanted to end slavery
abolitionist
A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force/ taking democracy and shoving it down your throat
imperialism
a state that is controlled and protected by another.
protectorate
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
genocide
a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded.
concession
The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.
deforestation
living in a section of a country set aside for foreigners but not subject to the host country’s laws
extraterritoriality
A foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities.
sphere of influence
the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
Manifest Destiny
territory in western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million
Louisiana purchase
(1817-1895) American abolitionist and writer, he escaped slavery and became a leading African American spokesman and writer. He published his biography, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, and founded the abolitionist newspaper, the North Star.
Fredrick Douglas
16th President of the United States saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
Abraham Lincoln
Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color , or precious condition of servitude
15th Amendment
A group of reformers who worked to solve problems caused by the rapid industrial urban growth of the late 1800s.
progressives
A human-made waterway, which was opened in 1869, connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
Suez Canal
members of the dynasty that ruled present-day Iran from the late 1700s until 1925
Qajars
Christians in the Ottoman Empire, who faced genocide during World War I.
Armenians
Young rebellious people in the Ottoman Empire who forced the Sultan to reform
Young Turks
an organization formed in 1906 to protect the interests of India’s Muslims, which later proposed that India be divided into separate Muslim and Hindu nations
Muslim League
A policy proposed by the US in 1899, under which ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China.
Open Door Policy
a conflict between Britain and China, lasting from 1839 to 1842, over Britain’s opium trade in China
Opium War
A 1900 revolt in China, aimed at ending foreign influence in the country.
Boxer Rebellion
An English company formed in 1600 to develop trade with the new British colonies in India and southeastern Asia.
East India Company
