Unit 5 Vocab Guide
UNIT 5 VOCABULARYWORLD HISTORY PROJECT 17501Key Unit VocabularyThis report provides a summary of key vocabulary for this unit. For each word, you will find the definition, part of speech, word forms (plurals/tenses), synonyms, and examples of how the word, or forms of the word, are used in a sentence.administrator• a person who manages, especially business or public affairsPart of speech:nounWord forms:administrators, administration, administrativeSynonyms:executive, bureaucrat, operatorIn a sentence:The middle school's administrators include the principal, vice principal, and dean of academics.boycott• the refusal to purchase certain types of goods, refusal to engage in commercial relations with a particular entityPart of speech:noun, verbWord forms:boycotted, boycottsSynonyms:reject, blacklistIn a sentence:Ghanaian veterans organized a boycott of British goods in order to put pressure on the colonial government. bureaucracy• an organized group of hired officials, especially governmentalPart of speech:nounWord forms:bureaucracies, bureaucraticSynonyms:officeIn a sentence:The governor is at the head of the state bureaucracy.colonialism• the practice of a foreign government exercising political or economic control of another communityPart of speech:nounWord forms:colonial, colonialist, colonizeSynonyms:imperialismIn a sentence:Colonialism imposed European control over most of Africa in the nineteenth century.color line• the role race and racism had in American society after the abolition of slaveryPart of speech:nounWord forms:Synonyms:racial segregationIn a sentence:DuBois wrote about the color line in an attempt to bring awareness to the injustices stemming from racial segregation after the abolition of slavery.
UNIT 5 VOCABULARYWORLD HISTORY PROJECT 17502customs• the governmental office that administers trade and collects taxes on imports and exportsPart of speech:nounWord forms:customSynonyms:tariffs, taxesIn a sentence:The Customs House is where British officials determined tax policies for the Gold Coast colony.dual consciousness• the state of feeling as though you have two identities housed in one person or mindPart of speech:nounWord forms:Synonyms:In a sentence:During the era of slavery and segregation, African-Americans often wrote of having a dual consciousness because they felt as though they had two identities: one around whites, who perceived them differently than those of their same race.exploitative• making unfair use of a situation for profit or benefit Part of speech:adjectiveWord forms:exploitable, exploiterSynonyms:manipulative, oppressiveIn a sentence:The employer's practices were exploitative of immigrants desperate for work. formal colonialism• direct colonial control of a community by a foreign empirePart of speech:nounWord forms:Synonyms:formal imperialismIn a sentence:The system of European formal colonialism in the Caribbean was replaced by the informal colonialism of the United States.imperialism• the policy of extending the rule or authority of one nation over others by territorial acquisition or through economic or political dominancePart of speech:nounWord forms:imperialist, imperialistic, imperialisticallySynonyms:militarismIn a sentence:Nineteenth-century European nations promoted imperialism as a way to "civilize" other parts of the world.
UNIT 5 VOCABULARYWORLD HISTORY PROJECT 17503industrial capitalism• an economic system that combines capitalism with intense manufacturing production in factories, characterized by division of labor to increase efficiencyPart of speech:nounWord forms:industrial capitalistSynonyms:In a sentence:Industrial capitalism brought about many changes in how goods were produced, including the creation of the factory system.modernization• the process or act of updating or redesigning something to make it look new or contemporaryPart of speech:nounWord forms:modernize, modernizing, modernizedSynonyms:innovation, modificationIn a sentence:Modernization allows for technological and scientific advancements to be made.nonviolent noncooperation• a form of resistance that refuses to comply with particular orders and laws but does not resort to the use of violencePart of speech:nounWord forms:Synonyms:nonviolent resistanceIn a sentence:Gandhi pioneered a form of nonviolent noncooperation that eventually forced the British to grant India its independence. profit• a financial gainPart of speech:nounWord forms:profits, profited, profitingSynonyms:gain, proceeds, revenueIn a sentence:Colonialism generated a lot of profit for many European capitalists.racism• the theory or opinion that a certain race or races of people, usually one’s own, are superior to others because of certain inborn characteristics and any policy or practice based on said beliefPart of speech:nounWord forms:race, racistSynonyms:discrimination, prejudiceIn a sentence:West Indian psychiatrist Frantz Fanon emphasized the different forms of racism that exist, as those facing colonialism in Africa face different issues than those enslaved in the United States.
UNIT 5 VOCABULARYWORLD HISTORY PROJECT 17504rebellion• an uprising or armed resistance against established authority or a governmentPart of speech:nounWord forms:rebel, rebelling, rebelled Synonyms:insurgence, insurrection, revolt, uprisingIn a sentence:The rebellion against the colonizers was filled with warfare and bloodshed. reparation• the act or process of making amends for wrongdoing or injury; payment required of a defeated nation by the victors, for damages, alleged atrocities, or other injuryPart of speech:nounWord forms:reparationsSynonyms:restitution, compensation In a sentence:The Chinese government had reparations to pay to the British government after losing the war. resistance• the act of refusing to comply with something; the act of acting to prevent or counter somethingPart of speech:nounWord forms:resist, resisted, resistingSynonyms:defiance, opposition, struggleIn a sentence:Resistance to colonialism took many different forms, from violence to quiet noncooperation.sabotage• to damage something with the intent (often political) of causing harm to processes or structuresPart of speech:verbWord forms:saboteur, sabotagedSynonyms:cripple, destroy, disrupt, subvert, undermineIn a sentence:The rebels sought to sabotage the railways to stop the arrival of colonial troops.segregation• an act of segregating (separating), or the condition of being segregated, especially as a policy imposing social separation according to racial or ethnic groupsPart of speech:nounWord forms:segregate, segregated, segregatingSynonyms:discriminationIn a sentence:Racial segregation was a legal policy in the United States for many years after the abolition of slavery.
UNIT 5 VOCABULARYWORLD HISTORY PROJECT 17505subjects• noun: a person who owes allegiance to a monarch or to a state; adj: under the power, authority, or influence of someone or something; verb: to bring under one’s power, authority, or influencePart of speech:noun, adjective, verbWord forms:subject Synonyms:citizens, subordinatesIn a sentence:The emperor addressed his subjects. tyranny• the oppressive or abusive exercise of power, of the government or authority that uses power in this way; unnecessary harshness; crueltyPart of speech:nounWord forms:tyrannies, tyrannicalSynonyms:oppression, repressionIn a sentence:The citizens were subjected to the emperor's tyranny.