Exam 18: The World System and Colonialism

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The political, social, economic, and cultural domination of a territory and its people by a foreign power for an extended time is

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Many of the political, linguistic, and economic distinctions separating the countries of West Africa today are inventions of colonialism.

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Marx argued that socioeconomic stratification was based on the sharp, simple division between successful Protestant industrialists and poor Catholic peasants.

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The former Soviet Union, as well as the socialist and previously socialist countries of Eastern Europe and Asia, is sometimes referred to as

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Mass production gave rise to a culture of

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Many postcolonial countries, especially in Africa, formed when

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BHP Billiton in Papua New Guinea

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__________ refers to a former colony with large numbers of European colonists and sparser native populations.

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The modern world system benefits all participating societies equally.

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20th-century industrialization did not

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List some of the major differences between British and French colonial policies.

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Describe the difference between colonialism and imperialism.Examine the effects that colonialism and imperialism have had on cultural and ethnic diversity.

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According to Wallerstein, nations in the world system can be classified into three types: core, periphery, and frontier.

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The three positions that nations occupy in the world system are.

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Higher wages and improved benefits for workers in core nations is possible because added surplus from the periphery enables companies to maintain high profit margins.

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Central to most intervention philosophies is the idea that modernization, Westernization, and industrialization will bring long-term benefits to local groups.

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The spread mining in Papua New Guinea contributed to the destruction of

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Define the Industrial Revolution, and describe how the lives of ordinary working people changed as a result of this revolution.

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The statement, __________, is not true.

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According to Weber, the three dimensions of social stratification are

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