1 a situation in which someone treats someone else unfairly in order to earn money or gain an advantage:
� The company was fined for the exploitation of its immigrant workers.
2 a process in which something such as materials or skills are used effectively or completely in order to gain an advantage or profit:
� They are working to control the exploitation of the rain forests.
Nationalism- noun
1 the desire by a group of people of the same race, origin, language etc. to form an independent country:
� Irish nationalism
2 the belief that your own country is better than any other country:
� Europe can only live in peace if nationalism is overcome.
Imperialism- noun
1 a political system in which one country rules a lot of other countries
2 the desire of one country to rule or control other countries
3 DISAPPROVING methods by which a rich or powerful country can influence poorer countries or get political or trade advantages over them:
� Small nations resent Western cultural imperialism.
Genocide- noun
the deliberate murder of a whole group or race of people:
� Several of the military leaders have been accused of genocide.
Acculturation- from verb Acculturate- verb
to become part of the society of a new country or area and learn to behave in a way that is appropriate there [+ into]:
� Younger people tend to acculturate into new surroundings more rapidly than older people.
Segregation- noun
the practice of keeping people of different races or religions apart and making them live, work, or study separately:
� Racial segregation was outlawed by the Supreme Court in 1954
Pluralistic Society- noun
a society where people of different races, religions, and political beliefs can live together peacefully
Colonization- from verb Colonize- verb
to establish political control over an area or over another country, and send your citizens there to settle
Colony- noun plural: colonies
a country or area that is ruled by a more powerful country, usually one that is far away:
� Fighting is continuing in the former Belgian colony
Protectorate- noun
a country that is protected and controlled by a more powerful country, especially in the areas of defense and foreign affairs