Unit 11 vocab world studies

Question 1

international trade free of government interference

Answer 1

Free trade

Question 2

A crime, such as murder or betrayal of one’s country, that is treated so seriously that death may be considered an appropriate punishment.

Answer 2

Capital offense

Question 3

a colony to which convicts are sent as an alternative to prison

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Penal colony

Question 4

power delegated by the state to a local unit of government to manage its own affairs

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Home rule

Question 5

arranged or existing for the present, temporary

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provisional

Question 6

first in position or importance; a prime minister or head of state

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Premier

Question 7

a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose

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Coalition

Question 8

To leave or withdraw

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Secede

Question 9

Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences

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Segregation

Question 10

a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.

Answer 10

isolationism

Question 11

A policy that calls for expanding a nation’s boundaries.

Answer 11

Expansionism

Question 12

A person who wanted to end slavery

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abolitionist

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A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force/ taking democracy and shoving it down your throat

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imperialism

Question 14

a state that is controlled and protected by another.

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protectorate

Question 15

the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

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genocide

Question 16

a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded.

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concession

Question 17

The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.

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deforestation

Question 18

living in a section of a country set aside for foreigners but not subject to the host country’s laws

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extraterritoriality

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A foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities.

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sphere of influence

Question 20

the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.

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Manifest Destiny

Question 21

territory in western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million

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Louisiana purchase

Question 22

(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.

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Fredrick Douglas

Question 23

16th President of the United States saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)

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Abraham Lincoln

Question 24

Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color , or precious condition of servitude

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15th Amendment

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A group of reformers who worked to solve problems caused by the rapid industrial urban growth of the late 1800s.

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progressives

Question 26

A human-made waterway, which was opened in 1869, connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea

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Suez Canal

Question 27

members of the dynasty that ruled present-day Iran from the late 1700s until 1925

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Qajars

Question 28

Christians in the Ottoman Empire, who faced genocide during World War I.

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Armenians

Question 29

Young rebellious people in the Ottoman Empire who forced the Sultan to reform

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Young Turks

Question 30

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

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Muslim League

Question 31

A policy proposed by the US in 1899, under which ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China.

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Open Door Policy

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a conflict between Britain and China, lasting from 1839 to 1842, over Britain’s opium trade in China

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Opium War

Question 33

A 1900 revolt in China, aimed at ending foreign influence in the country.

Answer 33

Boxer Rebellion

Question 34

An English company formed in 1600 to develop trade with the new British colonies in India and southeastern Asia.

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East India Company