My epic padlet by Emma Lunn

imperialism

27lunne — 2024-02-01 18:06:42 UTC

definition: a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy

we had imperialism in our country.

racism

27lunne — 2024-02-01 18:08:19 UTC

definition :membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.

There was a lot of racism today in school.

sphere of influence

27lunne — 2024-02-01 18:09:43 UTC

definition:a country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority.

multiple people were in our sphere of influence

Hegemony

27lunne — 2024-02-01 18:11:35 UTC

Definition:leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others.

I did not know what a hegemony was until i read the news.

Capital

27lunne — 2024-02-01 18:12:49 UTC

Definition: the most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government and administrative center.

The capital in ohio is columbus.

Monroe Doctrine

27lunne — 2024-02-01 18:13:44 UTC

definition: a principle of US policy

Monroe Doctrine was very powerful.

colony

27lunne — 2024-02-01 18:14:47 UTC

Definition:a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.

There is many colonies around the world.

Indirect rule

27lunne — 2024-02-01 18:16:19 UTC

Definition:a system of government of one nation by another in which the governed people retain certain administrative, legal, and other powers.

Hierarchy was established instead of indirect rule.

Direct rule

27lunne — 2024-02-01 18:17:56 UTC

definition: a system of government in which a province is controlled by a central government.

Direct rule was gradually imposed over the region.

Partitioned

27lunne — 2024-02-01 18:19:01 UTC

Definition: divide into parts.

they had partitioned us in class.

Social darwinism

27lunne — 2024-02-01 18:20:39 UTC

Definition: the idea that certain people become powerful in society because they are innately better.

They idealized social darwinism.

Berlin conference

27lunne — 2024-02-01 18:21:42 UTC

Definition: Meeting at which the major European powers negotiated and formalized claims to territory in Africa

The berlin conference was very important.

Assimilation

27lunne — 2024-02-01 18:24:16 UTC

Definition: the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.

I was going through a process of assimilation.

Sepoys

27lunne — 2024-02-01 18:26:20 UTC

Definition: an Indian soldier serving under British or other European orders.

Indian soldiers that serve under british are called a sepoys.

Treaty of Nanjing

27lunne — 2024-02-01 18:27:57 UTC

definition: treaty that ended the first Opium War, the first of the unequal treaties between China and foreign imperialist powers.

The treaty of Nanjing was a huge group of china.

open door policy

27lunne — 2024-02-01 18:29:33 UTC

definition: open Door policy, statement of principles initiated by the United States in 1899 and 1900 for the protection of equal privileges among countries trading with China and in support of Chinese territorial and administrative integrity.

They initiated a open door policy in 1899.

Boxer rebellion

27lunne — 2024-02-01 18:31:08 UTC

definition : an uprising against foreigners that occurred in China about 1900, begun by peasants but eventually supported by the government

This war had not been done yet when the boxer rebellion broke out in China.

Roosevelt Corollary

27lunne — 2024-02-01 18:33:10 UTC

definition:The Roosevelt Corollary of December 1904 stated that the United States would intervene as a last resort to ensure that other nations in the Western Hemisphere fulfilled their obligations to international creditors,

The roosevelt corollary helped out a lot.

exploitation

27lunne — 2024-02-01 18:35:15 UTC

definition:he action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.

the exploitation in my job is very bad.

paternalism

27lunne — 2024-02-01 18:36:46 UTC

definition: the policy or practice on the part of people in positions of authority of restricting the freedom and responsibilities

there was a lot of paternalism in math class today.

Annex

27lunne — 2024-02-01 18:37:57 UTC

definition: append or add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document.

during my job interview they looked at my annex to see all of my extra work.

sovereignty

27lunne — 2024-02-01 18:39:09 UTC

definition: supreme power or authority.

there was a huge amount of sovereignty in washington dc during the election.