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20 Cards in this Set
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Open Door Policy |
each foreign nation would trade freely in others nation's spheres of influence in China |
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Boxer Rebellion |
1889 rebellion in Beijing, China started by a secret society of Chinese who opposed the "foreign devils". The rebellion was ended by British troops |
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Sphere of Influence |
sections of a country where foreign nations enjoy special rights. China was split into these during the age of imperialism |
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Protectorate |
country that is technically independent but actually is under the control of another country |
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Diplomacy |
the management of communication and relationships between nations by members and employees of each nation's government |
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Militarianism |
a competition between countries to see who could create the most powerful weapons |
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System of Alliances |
when many alliances are made at the same time |
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Alliance |
an agreement between countries to help each other in time of need |
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Empire |
a group of nations, territories, or people ruled by a single authority, especially an emperor or empress |
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Trigger |
an event that creates an immediate reaction |
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Fascism |
a political theory advocating an authoritarian government |
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Ideology |
an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group |
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World War I |
a war between the allies and the central powers from 1914 to 1918 |
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Authoritarianism |
government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator |
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League of Nations |
an international organization formed in 1920 to promote cooperation and peace among nations; although suggested by Woodrow Wilson, the United States never joined and it remained powerless; it was dissolved in 1946 after the United Nations was formed |
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Reparation |
something done or paid in expiation of a word |
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Influenza |
an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease |
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Pandemic |
an illness that swept over much of the globe |
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Treaty of Versailles |
the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans |
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Sabotage and Sediction acts |
passed in 1918 made it a crime to say, print, or write almost anything negative about the government |
