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25 Cards in this Set
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Imperialism
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The domination by oe country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region.
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Protectorate
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Local rulers were left in place, however expected to accept the advice of European advisers on issues such as trade or missionary activity.
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Sphere of Influence
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an area in which an outside power claimed exclusive investment or trading privileges.
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Genocide
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A deliberate attempt to destroy an entire religious or ethnic group.
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Cash Crop
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Crops such as cotton and jute that could be sold on the world market.
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Balance of Trade
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Favorable, exporting more than it imported.
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Trade Deficit
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Importing more than exporting.
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Indemnity
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Payment for losses in the war.
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Extraterritoriality
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The right to live under their own laws and be tried in their own courts.
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Militarism
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The glorification of the military.
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Ultimatum
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Final set of demands.
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Mobilize
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Prepare its military forces for war.
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Neutrality
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Policy of supporting neither side in a war.
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Total War
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Channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort.
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Propaganda
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the spreading of ideas to promote a cause or damage an opposing cause.
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Atrocities
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Horrible acts against innocent people.
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Armistice
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Agreement to end fighting.
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Reparations
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Payments for war damage.
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Mandates
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Territories that were administered by western powers.
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Soviet
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Councils of workers and soldiers.
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Command Economy
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Government officials made all basic economic decisions.
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Collectives
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Large farms owned and operated by peasants as a group.
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Kulaks
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Wealthy Peasants.
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Totalitarian State
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A one-party dictatorship attempts to regulate every aspect of the lives of its citizens.
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Socialist Realism
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Used to boost socialism by showing Soviet live in a positive light.
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