Social Studies

Question 1

Imperialism

Answer 1

Takeover of a country or territory by a stronger nation with the intent of dominating the political, social, and economic life of the people of that territory

Question 2

Nationalism

Answer 2

competing with other nations to prove your country’s greatness

Question 3

White Man’s Burden

Answer 3

White Man’s Burden – belief that Euro’s and Amer.’s had a duty to civilize other parts of the world and make them like them

Question 4

Genocide

Answer 4

mass murder of a particular group of people

Question 5

Apartheid

Answer 5

A practice that separates people according to their color.

Question 6

Ethnocentrism

Answer 6

Viewing ones culture as superior to others, and applying your own culture’s values to judge people in other cultures.

Question 7

Rite Of Passage

Answer 7

special ceremony that marks entering a new stage of life, such as adulthood

Question 8

Developed Nations

Answer 8

High standards of living and economic based on a combination of industry, service, and agriculture.

Question 9

Developing Nations

Answer 9

Low standards of living, little industries, and an economy that mostly relies on farming.