Unit 4: Nationalism, Industrialism, and Imperialism
Lesson G: Russian Desperation and the Ottoman Decline
Key Terms
| Key Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| absolutism | the authority to govern with no limits to power |
| despotism | form of government in which a person or group rules with absolute power |
| domestic policy | the study of specific problems within a country and how the government responds to these problems |
| foreign policy | politics of a government directed to matters beyond its borders, especially relations with other countries |
| industrialism | a system based on the process of developing manufacturing in order to move from human-made items to machine-made items |
| imperialism | acquiring colonies or extending influence of a strong country to gain wealth and power |
Directions: Practice using these terms.
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