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6597533461AbolitionThe Act of getting rid a practice or institution0
6597533462Alternative version of SocietyUtopian Socialism, Marxism, Anarchism,These are ideals other than capitalism to make society run1
6597533463American "Declaration of Independence"Document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain2
6597533464Anticolonial MovementsIndian revolts of 1857 or the Boxer rebellion are examples of colonies or countries were unhappy with rule3
6597533465Anti-imperial ResistanceResistance to imperial power4
6597533466Bolivar's Jamaican Letter(revolutionary documents) Importance: A letter Bolivar wrote to an English gentleman in Jamaica in response to a request that he tell his views on the Venezuelan independence movement.5
6597533467BourgeoisieTerm referring simply to those who lived in urban areas. It was also a name for the middle class. This is referring to the people who lived beginning in the 11th century in urban areas mostly in Europe.6
6597533468Capitalism/Global CapitalismEconomic system based on private ownership7
6597533469Capitulations/Exclusion actsAgreements with European powers that gave euro bankers and merchants unfair advantages in the empire8
6597533470CaudillosMilitary dictator who gained control after independence9
6597533471Chinese Exclusion acts1882 congress barred the Chinese completely from immigrating to the US10
6597533472Class struggleConflict between social or economic classes11
6597533473ConservativeResistance to change12
6597533474Consumer marketAll individuals or households that want goods and services for personal consumption or use13
6597533475ConstitutionLaw determining the fundamental political principles of a government14
6597533476Economic ImperialismIndependent but less developed nations controlled by private businesses interests rather than by governments15
6597533477Emancipation of serfs/slavesWithin europe and russia serfdom ended and slaves were freed from plantation and other slave work16
6597533478EnclavesCountries surrounded by another country17
6597533479ExploitationAn act treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work18
6597533480Factory SystemA method of production that brought many workers and machines together into one building19
6597533481Financial InstrumentsAssets consisting of cash, accounts, an ownership interest, or a contractual right to receive or obligation to deliver cash or another financial instrument20
6597533482Finished goodsUnits of production that have been completed but have not yet been sold to customers21
6597533483French Declaration of the Rights of Man and CitizenNew constitution that the National Assembly wrote that gave all citizens free expression of thoughts and options and guaranteed equality before the law22
6597533484HegemonyDomination of one state over its allies23
6597533485Home SocietyChristian missionary society. It was established in New York City in 1832 to operate in the American frontier, with the stated mission "to preach the Gospel, establish churches and give support and ministry to the unchurched and destitute."24
6597533486Ideologiessystem of thoughts or beliefs25
6597533487Imperialism/ColonialismAny instance of aggressive extension of authority26
6597533488independenceFreedom from control or influence27
6597533489Industrial revolution/IndustrializationTransformation from an agricultural society to an Industrial nation where manufacturing is the main staple of life28
6597533490Industrial statesCountries or nations which have undergone the Industrialization process29
6597533491IntelligentsiaEducated or intellectual elite30
6597533492Laissez-FaireDoctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs31
6597533493LiberalShowing or characterized by broad mindedness32
6597533494MarxismEconomic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will ultimately be superseded33
6597533495Migrant support networksNetworks of support for migrant laborers in the 19th and 20th centuries`34
6597533496MillenarianismTaiping Rebellion, The Ghost Dance, The Xhosa Cattle-killing movement. Beliefs, based on prophetic revelations, in apocalyptic global transformations associated with the completion of cycles of a thousand years.35
6597533497Neo ColonialismControl by a powerful country of its former colonies by economic pressures36
6597533498Pre-IndustrialFirst stage of demographic transition37
6597533499ProletariatA Social class comprising of those who do manual labor or work for wages38
6597533500RacismDiscriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race39
6597533501Raw MaterialMaterial suited for manufacture or use40
6597533502Rebellion or revoltRefusal to accept ways of life or authority41
6597533503ReformsA Change to better a countries economy or way of life. (Pension, State education etc.)42
6597533504Reforms in imperial policiesChanges to the imperial structure of the world (Tanzimat reforms, Self Strengthening movement)43
6597533505RevolutionsTo overthrow the ruling power of government by those who were governed44
6597533506Self Strengthening MovementLate 19th century movement in china to counter the challenge from the West45
6597533507Settler ColoniesSettlers came to live and intended to stay46
6597533508Slave resistanceLabor Showdowns, breaking tools, running away and other forms of communication between slaves to provide underground resistance to the Plantation owners47
6597533509Social DarwinismApplication of ideal on darwinism to societies48
6597533510SocialismPolitical theory advocating state ownership of industry49
6597533511Spheres of influenceAreas in which countries have some political and economic control but do not govern directly (ex. Europe and U.S. in China)50
6597533512Suez CanalShip canal in northeastern egypt linking the Red sea with the Mediterranean Sea51
6597533513SufferageThe right to vote52
6597533514Temporary and Seasonal MigrantsPeople who move (migrate) from one country or area of the world to a new home in another country or area53
6597533515Transnational InfluenceA business that operates in many countries. Its goods and services are produced and sold in a number of different countries54
6597533516Transnational IDeology and SolidaritiesAbout how different cultures interact with each other and how they deal with the stereotypes of what people believe them to be.55
6597533517Transoceanic ImperialismAs states began to industrialize and expand their existing colonies, it lead to affected diplomacy and warfare during modern empire building56
6597533518White Australian PolicyA policy that intentionally restricted non-white immigration to Australia57
6597533519ZionismPolicy for establishing and developing a national homeland for Jews in Palestine58

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