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Indian National Congress
The goal of INC was to seek independence for all Indians, regardless of class or religious background. The Congress wanted Indians more involved. -
Mohandas Ghandi
Gandhi was the leader of the Indian nationalist movement against British rule. His non-violent resistance helped end British rule in India and has influenced modern civil disobedience movements -
Jawaharlal Nehru
Nehru promoted parliamentary democracy, secularism, and science and technology during the 1950s. The first prime minister of independent India. Jawaharlal Nehru was a follower of Mahatma Gandhi and had advocated for India's release from British rule. -
Pan Africanism
emerged in the late nineteenth century in response to European colonization. The leader was Dr William Edward Burghardt Du Bois. -
Muslim League
worked in securing Muslim representation in local government. The league wanted to protect Muslim rights and interests and feared an independent government dominated by the Hindus. -
Great Britain gave South Africa Independence
Four colonies were joined together to create the Union of South Africa, a self-governing Dominion in the British Empire. -
The Land Act
the first major piece of segregation legislation passed by the Union Parliament. The act decreed that natives were not allowed to buy land from whites and vice versa. -
Nelson Mandula
Mandela is considered the father of Modern South Africa. Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. -
Satyagraha
"holding firmly to truth"is a form of nonviolent resistance or civil resistance. It was developed by Mahatma Gandhi who practised satyagraha in the Indian independence movement and also during his earlier struggles in South Africa for Indian rights. -
India Independence Movement
The movement occurred to end British rule. The movement had several protest to gain independence -
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India Independence Movement
The movement occurred to end British rule. The movement had several protest to gain independence -
Fidel Castro
Cuba attained international prominence under Fidel Castro's rule. Fidel Castro was a communist revolutionary who established the first communist state -
Salt March
A major nonviolent protest action in India led by Mohandas K. Gandhi. It was against the British government's tax on salt, which greatly affected the poorest Indians. -
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Salt March
A major nonviolent protest action in India led by Mohandas K. Gandhi. It was against the British government's tax on salt, which greatly affected the poorest Indians. -
Quit India
It created an unity among the Indian people. It brought a attention to the Indian struggle for independence and helped change opinions in favor of independence. -
Partition
the change of political borders and the division of other assets that accompanied the dissolution of the British Raj in South Asia and the creation of two independent dominions: India and Pakistan. -
South Africa Apartheid
racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa. South Africa was dominated politically, socially, and economically through minoritarianism by the nation's dominant minority white population. -
Accra Riots
A protest march by unarmed ex-servicemen who were agitating for their benefits as veterans of World War II was broken up by police, leaving three leaders of the group dead. It is considered "the straw that broke the camel's back". -
Apartheid became offical law
a system of legislation that upheld segregation against non-white citizens of South Africa. Under apartheid, nonwhite South Africans—a majority of the population—were forced to live in separate areas from whites and use separate public facilities. -
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South Africa Apartheid
racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa. South Africa was dominated politically, socially, and economically through minoritarianism by the nation's dominant minority white population. -
Israel Formation Date
Britain withdrew with the expiration of its mandate, and the State of Israel was proclaimed. -
Mau Mau Rebellion
A war in the British Kenya Colony between the Kenya Land and Freedom Army (KLFA), also known as the Mau Mau, and the British authorities. The rebellion was marked by war crimes and massacres committed by both sides. -
Defiance Campaign
In major South African cities, people and organizations performed acts of defiance and civil disobedience. It was launched by the ANC with the South African Indian Congress. More than 8,500 volunteers or 'defiers' were imprisoned for peacefully refusing to obey apartheid laws. -
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Mau Mau Rebellion
A war in the British Kenya Colony between the Kenya Land and Freedom Army (KLFA), also known as the Mau Mau, and the British authorities. The rebellion was marked by war crimes and massacres committed by both sides. -
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Defiance Campaign
In major South African cities, people and organizations performed acts of defiance and civil disobedience. It was launched by the ANC with the South African Indian Congress. More than 8,500 volunteers or 'defiers' were imprisoned for peacefully refusing to obey apartheid laws. -
Cuban Revolution
was a military and political effort to overthrow the government of Cuba. The Cuban Revolution was the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista's regime -
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Cuban Revolution
was a military and political effort to overthrow the government of Cuba. The Cuban Revolution was the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista's regime -
Algerian War for Independence
It was a major armed conflict between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front. It led to Algeria winning its independence from France. -
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Algerian War for Independence
It was a major armed conflict between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front. It led to Algeria winning its independence from France. -
Ghana Independence Movement
gained independence from Britain. Ghana became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and was led to independence by Kwame Nkrumah who transformed the country into a republic, with himself as president for life. -
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Ghana Independence Movement
gained independence from Britain. Ghana became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and was led to independence by Kwame Nkrumah who transformed the country into a republic, with himself as president for life. -
Congo Independence Movement
The crisis began almost immediately after the Congo became independent from Belgium. A nationalist movement in the Belgian Congo demanded the end of colonial rule: this led to the country's independence on 30 June 1960. -
Bantustans
The Bantustans was also known as "homelands." They were the cornerstone of the grand apartheid policy. The purpose of the Bantustans was to concentrate the members of South Africa's different black ethnic groups, supposedly with the goal of creating independent nation states for them to live in. -
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Congo Independence Movement
The crisis began almost immediately after the Congo became independent from Belgium. A nationalist movement in the Belgian Congo demanded the end of colonial rule: this led to the country's independence on 30 June 1960. -
Assassination of Patrice Lumumba
He was executed by a firing squad. He was assassinated because he was trying to protect US interests at the height of the Cold War -
Evian Accords
These were a set of peace treaties signed on 18 March 1962 in Évian-les-Bains, France, by France and the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic. The Accords consisted of 93 pages of detailed agreements and arrangements. These covered cease-fire arrangements, prisoner releases, the recognition of full sovereignty and right to self-determination of Algeria, -
White Revolution
The White Revolution redistributed land to millions of families, established literacy and health corps targeting Iran's rural areas. It created social and legal reform. . -
Cambodian Civil War
The Khmer Rouge wanted to replace Prince Sihanouk with a communist government, which led to civil war. Cambodia's army was mauled, lands containing nearly half of the Cambodian population were conquered and handed over to the Khmer Rouge -
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Cambodian Civil War
The Khmer Rouge wanted to replace Prince Sihanouk with a communist government, which led to civil war. Cambodia's army was mauled, lands containing nearly half of the Cambodian population were conquered and handed over to the Khmer Rouge -
Six day War
Britain withdrew with the expiration of its mandate, and the State of Israel was proclaimed. The Six-Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbours was not about one particular concern or dispute. The war occurred, rather, after a series of events escalated tensions. -
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Six Day War
Britain withdrew with the expiration of its mandate, and the State of Israel was proclaimed. The Six-Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbours was not about one particular concern or dispute. The war occurred, rather, after a series of events escalated tensions. -
Iranian Revolution
resulted in the toppling of the monarchy and led to the establishment of an Islamic republic. The major cause was the government's inability to satisfy the rising expectations of the Iranian people— -
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Iranian Revolution
resulted in the toppling of the monarchy and led to the establishment of an Islamic republic. The major cause was the government's inability to satisfy the rising expectations of the Iranian people—