An area containing British settlers and under partial British control
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Occupied
An area containing British settlers/military forces but not under British control
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Client State
An area with its own ruler but with strong British influence which restricted that ruler's independence politically, militarily and economically
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Chartered Company Rule
An area by trading company with a special license by the British government which gave it political as well as economic rights
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Khedive
The ruler of Egypt, who exercised authority on behalf of the Ottoman Sultan
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Tariff
A duty or tax paid on goods travelling between countries or zones
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Puppet Ruler
A ruler who has to act as directed by his master (Britain)
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Consul-General
Britain's highest governmental representative in an overseas territory. The Consul-General speaks on behalf of his state in the country in which he is located
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Veiled Protectorate
A state controlled by another in an indirect manner
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Mahdi
An Islamic redeemer
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Jihadist
A person fighting a holy war
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Monopoly
Means an exclusive right to control trade
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Viceroy
A ruler exercising direct authority on behalf of the sovereign
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Raj
Formal British rule in India between 1858 and 1947
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Indigenous
Native or born in the area
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Free Trade
A market system whereby goods are both imported and exported without restrcition or imposition of tariffs
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Cornucopia
An abundant supply of good things
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Mercantilism
A system of regulations governing trade
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Protectionist
Using tariffs - particularly duties on imported godds to regulate trade
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Boers
Dutch population which settled in South Africa in the late 1600s
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Jingoism
Empire-related patriotism, encouring and celebrating British imperial gains, boasting about Britain's power
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Bantu
General label for the 300-600 ethnic groups in Africa who speak Bantu languages
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Crown Colony
A colony ruled directly by an appointee of the British crown and accountable to the Colonial Office
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Afrikaner
An Afrikaans-speaking person in South Africa
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Pooling of Sovereignty
Shared authority so that Britain no longer had supreme power over the Empire
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Scorched Earth Policy
A military strategy that involves destroying anything that might be useful to the enemy while advancing through an area
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
An area containing British settlers/military forces but not under British control
Back
Occupied
Card 3
Front
An area with its own ruler but with strong British influence which restricted that ruler's independence politically, militarily and economically
Back
Card 4
Front
An area by trading company with a special license by the British government which gave it political as well as economic rights
Back
Card 5
Front
The ruler of Egypt, who exercised authority on behalf of the Ottoman Sultan
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