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23803730Cash Cropscrops that could be sold for money0
23803731Coerced Labor Systemsforced labor: indentured slaves, serfs, slaves.1
23967833Colonialisma system by which a country maintains colonies outside its borders2
23967834Diasporasthe migration of religious or ethnic groups to foreign lands despite their continued affiliation with the land and customs of their origin3
23967835Epidemic diseaseany infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people4
23967836ExtraterritorialityForeign residents in a country living under the laws of their native country, disregarding the laws of the host country. 19th/Early 20th Centuries: European and US nationals in certain areas of Chinese and Ottoman cities were granted this right. (682)5
23967837Feudalthe social and economic arrangement under which people are paid for protection and farming privleges by giving goods and services to an overlord6
23967838Ideologyan orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation7
23967839Imperialcharacterizing the rule or authority of a sovereign state over its dependencies.8
23967840ImperialismA policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries poitically, socially, and economically.9
23967841Indentured Servantsagreed to work for a certain period of time, often in exchange for travel expenses10
23967842Industrializationthe development of industry on an extensive scale11
23967843Joint-Stock companiesan association of individuals in a business enterprise with transferable shares of stock, much like a corporation except that stockholders are liable for the debts of the business.12
23967844Labor UnionOrganization of workers for the purpose of increased lobbying power for benefits and wages13
23967845Liberalisman economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market and the gold standard14
23967846Concessions in coloniesColonies yielding the argument against them. conceding for the imperialists15
23967847"Effective Occupation"? couldn't find this one anywhere16
23967848Free-trade Imperialism?17
23967849Humanitarian Values?18
23967850Laissez-faire CapitalismIdea of letting the economy run itself and letting everything work itself out19

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