The British Empire Flashcards by s d

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erwerben

+ Nomen

A

to acquire

noun: acquisition

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Weltreich

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empire

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imperialistische Politik

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policy of imperialism

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Kolonie

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colony

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Kolonisierung

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colonization

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besiedeln

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to colonize

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Kolonien auflösen

+ Nomen

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to decolonize

noun: decolonization

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sich ausdehnen

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to expand

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Ausdehnung

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expansion

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Expansionspolitik

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expansionism

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Gebiet

+ Adjektiv

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territory

Adj.: territorial

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Landeshoheit

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sovereignity

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unter britische Landeshoheit bringen

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to bring under British sovereignity

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Monarch, Herrscher

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a sovereign

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Handelsniederlassungen

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trade settlements

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Handelsrouten

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trade routes

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Machtgebiet

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dominion

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abhängiges Gebiet

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dependency

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Zeit britischer Herrschaft in Indien

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the Raj

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Britisch-Indien

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British Raj

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besiegen, schlagen

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to defeat

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erobern

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to conquer

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Eroberung

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conquest

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einheimische Völker

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indigenious peoples

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erforschen

to explore

Erforschung

exploration

neugierig

curious

Neugier

curiosity

unterwerfen

to subject

Untertan

subject

Macht ausüben

to exercise power

prahlen

to boast about/of

auf jmd. herabsehen

to look down on

Verachtung

contempt

verächtlich, geringschätzig

scornful, contemptous

verachten

to scorn

Niedergang | + Verb

decline | verb: to decline

Selbstverwaltung

self-government

selbstverwaltend

self-governed

Mitgliedsstaaten

member states

teilen

to divide | to partition

Reformen durchführen

to institute reforms

Verantwortung übernehmen

to assume responsibility

ziviler Ungehorsam | + Adj.

civil disobedience | adj.: disobedient

gewaltfreier Widerstand

non-violent resistance

erreichen

to achieve

Leistung, Errungenschaft

achievement

Heiliger

saint

seltsame Gewohnheiten

odd habits

Exzentriker, Sonderling

an eccentric

exzentrisch

eccentric

Wertschätzung der Handarbeit

appreciation for manual work

wertschätzen

to appreciate

innere Stärke kultivieren

to cultivate inner strength

Keuschheit

chasity / celibacy

keusch

chaste

auf etw. verzichten

to renounce sth.

Verzicht

renunciation

Selbstverleugnung | + Adj.

self-denial | adj.: to be self-denying

ein Gesetz brechen

to violate a law

Gesetzesbruch

violation

mit Streikposten versehen

to picket a shop

boykotieren

to boycott

ein Boykott

a boycott

eine Stelle aufgeben

to resign a post

durchsetzen

to enforce

Durchsetzung

enforcement