Chapter 7 Flashcards
(35 cards)
Emigrant
A person who leaves their native country to establish a home in citizenship in another country
Demographic Change
Change in the characteristics of a population
Unemployment
Having no work
Famine
A shortage of food leading to starvation for many people
Cholera
A contagious disease that causes intestinal problems and dehydration
Quarantine
A place where people with a contagious disease are required to stay, to separate them from healthy people and to prevent the spread of the disease
Reformer
Someone who seeks to change established rules and arrangements in society
Colonial government
A government established in the colony and controlled by an imperial power such as Britain
Advise
To give advice
Democracy
A system of government in which citizens elect those who rule them
Republic
A system of government that does not have a monarch
Tryranny of the majority
In a Tryranny, one person or group old power in a society and uses their power for their own interests
Epidemic
The infection of a large population by a disease
Crop failure
Damage or limitation of food crops because of drought insect damage or some other natural cause
Immigrant
A person intending to establish a home and citizenship in a country that is not their native country
Outspoken
Expressing an opinion clearly and directly
Boycott
To refuse something as a way to create pressure or change
Arms
Weapons
Insurrection
An attempt to overthrow an established government
Rebellion
A challenge to the authority of a recognized government
Amnesty
A general pardon
Royal commission
And official investigation established by the government
Assimilate
To become part of a different cultural group
Coalition
In alliance among different groups
