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Annex

to combine (territory) into the domain of a city, country, or state The US annexed Hawaii in 1898.

Vernacular

language of the home country. Example: in Italy — Italian, in France — French.

Export

to ship goods to other countries or places for sale, exchange, etc.

Import

to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, or services.

Missionary

a person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities — such as educational or hospital work.

Clergy

church leaders who are ordained (trained and given authority by the pope)

Infallible

when an individual cannot be wrong.

Levy

to impose.

Reparations

compensation in money, material, labor, etc., payable by a defeated country to another country or to an individual for loss suffered during, or as a result of war.

Fiscal

of or pertaining to financial matters.

Inevitable

sure to occur, happen, or come; unalterable

Suffrage

the right to vote.

Concession

something given up or yielded by a government, as a grant of land, a privilege, or a franchise.

Secular

non-religious

Inflation

a general rise in the price of goods which makes a consumers' purchasing power less.

Abdicate

to give up one's power or throne.

Bureaucracy

the body of officials and administrators of a government.

Rebellion

resistance to or defiance of any authority, control, or tradition.

Repudiation

refusal, as by a state, to pay a lawful debt.

Pious

to be sincerely devoted to God; one who is very religious.

Bullion

gold or silver

Assimilation

the process of adapting or adjusting to the culture of a group or nation, or the state of being so adapted

Sovereignty

Independent power or authority in government as possessed or claimed by a state.

Pacifist

a person who is opposed to war or violence.

Plebiscite

a vote.

Subsistence

the source from which food and other items necessary to exist are obtained.

Royal prerogative:

a power, immunity, or the like restricted to a sovereign government or its representative: The royal prerogative exempts the king from taxation.

Advocate

to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly.

Armaments

weapons.

Grievance

complaint

Scarcity

rare, shortness of supply

Eradicate

to remove or destroy

Antiquity

the period of history before the Medieval period, aka…Middle Ages.

Catalyst

a person or event that causes change or action (to start something).

Encroachment

to advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits.

Condemned

to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of.

Abroad

in a foreign country

Schism

a division

Subsidized

money furnished by a government to help a business or individual be successful.

Hindered

to prevent from doing, acting, or happening

Dogma

an official system of principles or tenets concerning faith, morals, behavior, etc., as of a church. Catholic dogma stated that the pope was infallible.

Perpetuate

to preserve or to continue something on (to repeat)

Convene

to come together or assemble.

Enduring

lasting, permanence.

Legacy

anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor Social Security is an important part of President Franklin Roosevelt's legacy.

Autonomy

the state or condition of having independence or freedom; or the right of self-government The founding fathers demanded autonomy from England.

Disdain

to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn. European nobles had disdain for the peasantry.

Domestic

of or pertaining to one's own country, as apart from other countries Some American presidents want to focus their efforts on creating strong domestic policies.

Relinquish

to surrender or give up Great Britain relinquished their control of their Indian colony in 1947.

Exodus

a departure or emigration of a large group of people. As prices continue to rise in California, there has been an exodus of people moving to other states.

Demographic

a social statistic of a human population, such as births or deaths. Historians use demographic information to help us make sense of the past.

Compulsory

required

Exacerbate

to make worse, to increase in severity