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Revenue act, stamp act, tea act

intended to raise funds for british government

Social Darwinism

survival of the fittest

Nationalism

A group of people who share language, religion, social customs, who have a desire for territory

Meiji Restoration

Japan wanted to escape western domination by adopting industrial practices that made westerns powerful

Marxism

similar to communism

belief in socialism

Bourgeoisie

Owns means of production

proletariat

was exploited by the bourgeoisie for their own benefit

Opium wars

conflict between china and britain over opium trade

spheres of influence

territory or region where an external group or institution holds power or authority in a foreign territory.