AP World unit 5&6 DBQ vocab

colonialism

the practice of a foreign government exercising political or economic control of another community

dual consciousness

the state of feeling as though you have two identities housed in one person or mind

exploitative

making unfair use of a situation for profit or benefit

formal colonialism

direct colonial control of a community by a foreign empire

imperialism

the policy of extending the rule or authority of one nation over others by territorial acquisition or through economic or

political dominance

nonviolent noncooperation

a form of resistance that refuses to comply with particular orders and laws but does not resort to the use of violence

profit

a financial gain

racism

the theory or opinion that a certain race or races of people, usually one’s own, are superior to others because of certain inborn characteristics and any policy or practice based on said belief

rebellion

an uprising or armed resistance against established authority or a government

resistance

the act of refusing to comply with something; the act of acting to prevent or counter something

sabotage

to damage something with the intent (often political) of causing harm to processes or structures

segregation

an act of segregating (separating), or the condition of being segregated, especially as a policy imposing social separation according to racial or ethnic groups

subjects

noun: a person who owes allegiance to a monarch or to a state; adj: under the power, authority, or influence of someone or something; verb: to bring under one’s power, authority, or influence

tyranny

the oppressive or abusive exercise of power, of the government or authority that uses power in this way; unnecessary harshness; cruelty

modernization

the process or act of updating or redesigning something to make it look new or contemporary