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Year 8 Empire Decolonisation Glossary Flashcards

To review key terms

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ABOLITION

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To get rid of/stop

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AMRITSAR

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Holy Sikh city

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APARTHEID

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A policy of discrimination based on race used in South Africa against black people

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CARIBBEAN

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The area to the east of the American continent in the Caribbean Sea

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COLONY

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A weaker country in an empire

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DEVOLUTION

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Giving power back to regional countries

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DURBAR

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A public reception held by an Indian prince

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EAST INDIA COMPANY

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An English business formed to trade with Asian countries and given a royal charter in 1600

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EMPIRE

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A group of countries controlled by a more powerful one

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EMPRESS

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A woman who rules an empire

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IMPERIALISM

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The idea of extending control over weaker countries

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MAHATMA

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Great souled one

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MIDDLE PASSAGE

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the journey from West Africa to the Americas on a slave ship

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NABOB

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A very wealthy man

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NATIONALISM

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The idea that your own nation is more important than other nations

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PLANTATION

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A type of farm that slaves worked on

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RACISM

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The belief that other races are inferior

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RAJ

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British rule in India

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REBELLION

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Organised resistance to a ruling system

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RESISTANCE

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To stop or resist something

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SATYAGATHA

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Passive political resistance/from Sanskrit means holding onto truth

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SEPOY

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Indian soldier

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SLAVE

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Someone who is the property of another person

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SLAVERY

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When one person owns another

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SLAVE TRADE

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The buying and selling of human beings to make a profit

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TRANSATLANTIC

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To cross the Atlantic Ocean

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UNION

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Joined together

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