The New Imperialism

Gabriel S.
Vocabulary list for Mr. Smith's Global 10 classes at Averill Park High School covering the unit on New Imperialism.
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  1. merchant
    a businessperson engaged in retail trade
    Then what merchants start recognizing is, ‘We’re just not getting new customers.’”
  2. imperialism
    a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
  3. protectorate
    a state or territory partly controlled by a stronger state
  4. sphere of influence
    the area over which a nation has power or control
  5. western
    relating to parts of the world opposed to the eastern parts
  6. Boer War
    either of two wars: the first when the Boers fought England in order to regain the independence they had given up to obtain British help against the Zulus (1880-1881); the second when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain (1899-1902)
  7. paternalistic
    benevolent but sometimes intrusive
  8. concession
    the act of yielding
  9. sultan
    the ruler of a Muslim country
  10. Ottoman Empire
    a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire
  11. Armenian
    of or pertaining to Armenia or the people or culture of Armenia
  12. Suez Canal
    a ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea
  13. Bosporus
    a strait connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
  14. Dardanelles
    the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey
  15. East India Company
    an English company formed in 1600 to develop trade with the new British colonies in India and southeastern Asia; in the 18th century it assumed administrative control of Bengal and held it until the British army took over in 1858 after the Indian Mutiny
  16. Sepoy Mutiny
    discontent with British administration in India led to numerous mutinies in 1857 and 1858; the revolt was put down after several battles and sieges (notably the siege at Lucknow)
  17. viceroy
    governor who rules as the representative of a sovereign
  18. balance of trade
    the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandise
  19. trade deficit
    an excess of imports over exports
  20. extraterritorial
    beyond the boundaries or control of a particular area
  21. Sino-Japanese War
    a war between China and Japan (1894 and 1895) over the control of the Korean Peninsula; China was overwhelmingly defeated at Port Arthur
  22. open-door policy
    the policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries
  23. Boxer
    a member of a nationalistic Chinese secret society that led an unsuccessful rebellion in 1900 against foreign interests in China
  24. Sun Yixian
    Chinese statesman who organized the Kuomintang and led the revolution that overthrew the Manchu dynasty in 1911 and 1912 (1866-1925)
  25. sphere of influence
    the area over which a nation has power or control
Created on Thu Jan 05 13:51:02 EST 2012 (updated Thu Jan 05 14:53:34 EST 2012)

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