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21 Cards in this Set
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Abdicate |
Decide to give up throne |
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Sphere of influence |
Area that another country has control of but does not directly govern |
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Warlords |
Regional leaders with their own armies |
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Light industry |
Production of small consumer goods |
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Martial law |
Law that is administered during periods of strict military control |
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Ideograms |
Pictures or characters representing a thing or an idea |
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Han |
Predominant ethnic group of china |
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Acupuncture |
Practice of inserting needles at specific points on the body to cure diseases or to ease pain |
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Tibetan |
A person of Tibetan descent |
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Atheism |
Denial of the existence of God |
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Mandarin |
China's official language |
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Monsoons |
Prevailing winds |
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Homogenous |
Having similar heritage |
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Seismograph |
A tool to measure the strength of earthquakes |
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Meiji |
Emperor who initiated reforms to modernize Japan between 1868 and 1912 |
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Tariff |
Tax on imports designed to favor domestic manufacturers |
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Militarism |
Glorification of armed forces |
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the Diet |
A formal deliberative assembly |
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Quota |
Fixed total quantity of something |
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Ministry of International Trade and Industry |
Group of leaders from business and government that coordinates Japan's economic activities |
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Confucianism |
Most widespread religion practiced in China |
