AP World History Unit 4 1750- 1914 Flashcards

23771052	cash crops	any crop that is considered easily marketable.	0
23771053	coerced labor systems	a system where the workers were forced to work based on threats, pressure, or intimidation.	1
24047289	colonialism	exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country.	2
24047290	concessions in colonies	Colonies yielding the argument against them. conceding for the imperialists	3
24047291	diasporas	any religious group living as a minority among people of the prevailing religion; the scattering of the Jews to countries outside of Palestine after the Babylonian captivity.	4
24047292	"effective occupation"	The Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 sought to regulate the competition between the powers by defining "effective occupation" as the criterion for international recognition of territorial claims.	5
24047293	epidemic disease	any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people.	6
24047294	extraterrioriality	privilege of immunity from local law enforcement enjoyed by certain aliens. Although physically present upon the territory of a foreign nation, those aliens possessing extraterritoriality are considered by customary international law or treaty to be under the legal jurisdiction of their home country.	7
24047295	feudal	the social and economic arrangement under which people are paid for protection and farming privleges by giving goods and services to an overlord.	8
24047296	ideology	the body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc., that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group.	9
24048229	imperial	characterizing the rule or authority of a sovereign state over its dependencies.	10
24048230	imperialism	the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.	11
24048231	indentured servants	agreed to work for a certain period of time to pay off a debt of some kind or for exchange of travel expenses.	12
24048232	industrialization	the development of industry on an extensive scale.	13
24048233	labor union	Organization of workers for the purpose of increased lobbying power for benefits and wages	14
24051557	laissez- faire capitalism	the idea that the economy could run itself w/o influence from the government.	15
24051558	liberalism	a broad class of political philosophies that considers individual liberty and equality to be the most important political goals.	16
24051559	manumission	the act of freeing slaves, done at the will of the owner.	17
24051560	marxism	is the political philosophy and practice derived from the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Marxism holds at its core a critical analysis of capitalism and a theory of social change.	18
24051561	mercantilism	an economic theory that holds that the prosperity of a nation is dependent upon its supply of capital, and that the global volume of international trade is "unchangeable".	19
24052387	middle class	the group of people in contemporary society who are between the working class and upper class.	20
24052388	missionaries	a person sent by a church to spread their religion and help others.	21
24052389	modernization	to make modern; give a new or modern character or appearance to.	22
24052390	monopoly	exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices.	23
24052391	nation- state	a sovereign state inhabited by a relatively homogeneous group of people who share a feeling of common nationality.	24
24052392	natural rights	any right that exists by virtue of natural law.	25
24052393	patriarchy	a form of social organization in which the father is the supreme authority in the family, clan, or tribe and descent is reckoned in the male line.	26
24052394	joint- stock companies	partnership between two companies.	27
24052395	political reforms	when someone or a group of people tries to change political policies in order to make them better.	28
24052396	revolution	an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.	29
24052397	sanitation systems	system designed to protect public health.	30
24052886	sepoys	(formerly, in India) a native soldier, usually an infantryman, in the service of Europeans, esp. of the British.	31
24052887	social darwinism	"survival of the fittest" - the idea that only the strong survive.	32
24052888	socialism	a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.	33
24052889	sovereignty	the status, dominion, power, or authority of a sovereign; royalty.	34
24052890	suffrage	the right to vote, esp. in a political election.	35
24052891	syncretism	the attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion.	36
24052892	tax revenue	government income due to taxation.	37
24052893	victorian	of or pertaining to Queen Victoria or the period of her reign.	38
24053312	free- trade imperialism	trading with colonies w/o having to pay tax and getting things cheaper.	39
24053313	humanitarian values	values that promote better conditions for people throughout the world.	40