Colonization of Africa Flashcards

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Colonialism
Acquisition and exploitation of territory by a foreign power for its own economic and political benefit.

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Colonialismo
Adquisición y explotación de territorio por una potencia extranjera para su propio beneficio económico y político.

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Imperialism
Exerting cultural, economic, or political influence over other societies; broader policies than ‘colonialism’.

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Imperialismo
Ejercer influencia cultural, económica o política sobre otras sociedades; políticas más amplias que el “colonialismo”.

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Berlin Conference
Made rules for European colonization and trade in Africa.

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Berlin Conference
Estableció reglas para la colonización europea y el comercio en África.

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Sovereignty
The right for a state to govern itself

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Soberanía
El derecho de un Estado a gobernarse a sí mismo

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Self-determination
The right of a country to be independent, instead of being controlled by a foreign country, and to choose its own form of government.

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Autodeterminación
El derecho de un país a ser independiente, en lugar de ser controlado por un país extranjero, y a elegir su propia forma de gobernar.

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Mandates
Territories administered by foreign countries until they were “civilized”

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Mandatos
Territorios administrados por países extranjeros hasta que fueron “civilizados”

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Pan African Progress
- Call for end of racism, discrimination, and racial oppression
- Fight the colonization of Africa
- Bring international attention/support to anticolonial nationalist movement

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Congreso Panafricano
- Llamado al fin del racismo, discriminación y la opresión racial
- Luchar contra la colonización de África
- Atraer atención/apoyo internacional al movimiento nacionalista anticolonial

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Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)
- Demand ‘Africa for the Africans’
- Wrote ‘Declaration of Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World’

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Asociación Universal para el Mejoramiento del Negro (UNIA)
- Demanda ‘África para los africanos’
- Escribió la ‘Declaración de Derechos de los Pueblos Negros del Mundo’

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Subsistence Farming
Growing only enough for you and your family

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La agricultura de subsistencia
Cultivando solo lo suficiente para ti y tu familia

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Non-Aligned Movement
Formed relationships with new independent countries to remain independent from superpower conflict.

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Movimiento no Alineado
Formando relaciones con nuevos países independientes para permanecer independiente del conflicto de las superpotencias.

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