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300 BCE
Kikuyu Tribe
An ethnic group native to central Kenya -
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Indian Independence Movement
A series of historical events were India was fighting for their independence. This is when Gandhi sets himself on fire as a peaceful protest. -
Mahatma Gandhi
An Indian lawyer and political activist who fought for independence from British rule. He was a completely peaceful protester with a large following. -
Indian National Congress
An indian Congress that was first to emerge in the British Empire in South Asia -
Pan Africanism
The movement to unite all of Africa, knowing that they can easily become the most powerful continent in the world. Most African countries at this time were occupied by Europeans. -
Muslim League
When the Muslims in India were worried that when the British left, the Hindus would take over India because they were the majority -
Balfour Declaration
A declaration that declared a nation home for Jewish people in Palestine. -
Satyagraha
A type of peaceful protesting -
Slat March
A march of non-violent civil disobedience by the "salts or the lower working class in India at the time. They were protesting against British rule in India. -
Civil Disobedience
A policy that allows peaceful protesting without enduring violence and in respect of the human rights of others. -
The Shah (Mohammad Reza Pahlavi)
Aruler of Iran who took a very Western approach, who was not well-liked. He brought in American professors, forbade traditional Islamic clothing, and velled women using hijabs: -
Quit India
A movement to demand and end to British rule in India. -
Kenya African Union
A union created in order to unine Kenya, though it was shut down in Dune of 1952 -
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
A document adopted by the UN that ensures human nghts to -
Partion
The division of India in order to create Pakistan, a country for all the Muslims to stay -
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
He was a politician and the founder of Pakistan. He wanted Muslims to have their own home -
Jawaharlal Nehru
A leader of the Indian Nationalist movement, who became India's prime minister after the revolution. He was also a secular humani a statesman, and an author. -
Accra Riots
The marches of veterans in Ghana, peacefully protesting against the British government. They were doing this because they received no benefits for fighting in WWII. -
Israel Formation
The day Israel was formed -
Apartheid
A system of institutionalized racial segregation in South and Southwest Africa for over 40 years. -
Defiance campaign
A protest against apartheid ted by Alcan women 69 of them were massacred during this protest for burning passss -
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Ghana Independence Movement
Ghana is and Asian country that was ruled by Britain for a sme Sonila to Indial -
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Mau Mau Rebellion
A native group in Kenya protesting against British rule. Their protests were sometimes violent. -
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Cuban Revolution
When the citizens of Cuba had a revolution, overthrowing their government. -
Detention Camps
The British would send anyone who was or was thought to be part of the Mau Mau Rebellion, to detention camps. People were tortured and starved here -
National Liberation Front
A native Algerian political party, the only legal one present during the war. -
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Algerian War for Independence
When Algeria fought France for their independence -
Kwame Nkrumah
Asuccessful revolutionary in Ghana, and eventually became Prime Minister He was a large part of the Unite Africa movemont -
Fidel Castro
A Cuban Revolutionary atto led Cubs for nearly 60 years. -
Assassination of Patrice Lumumba
Lumumbs was a very large acthest for the end of colonial rule in Lumumba was a very large activist for the end of colonial rule in the Congo. He had a large following and he openly disliked the govemment. This caused many government officials to want him dead. as well as -
Congo Independence Movement
A Congan movement demanding the end of colonial rule. -
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The Removal of 3.5 Million Black South Africans
Harsh segregation laws were placed upon the black South Africans by the white British. If any black person did not obey these laws, -
Patrice Lumumba
A politician in Congo serving as president for a little while. He was a big activist in the Unite Africa movement and was mysteriously assassinated on January 17, 1961. -
Evan Accords
A set of peace treaties made between France and Algeria, giving Algeria independence from France -
London Conference 1962
Basically a conference giving independence and unity to the Alican countries that were formerly ruled by the British -
White Revolution
The aggressive modemization of Iran during the Iranian Revolution: -
Palestine Liberation Organization
A Palestinian national organization lighting to get israel back They so certarate courry from them -
Jomo Kenyatta
Kenyata was Kenya's first president and played a large role in nming Kena independent from Britain's rule -
Six Day War
A war between Egypt and Israel, fighting over who is allowed to pass through the Suez Canal. -
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Cambodian Civil War
Cambodian Civil War fought between the Khmer Rouge, a communist party, and the Cambodian government -
S21
AKhmer Rouge camp/prison, which is now a historical museum, honoring the lives of everyone who died in the camp. -
Ayatollah Khomeini
A political leader in Iran, who led the Islamic Revolution. -
Khmer Rouge
A communist party in Cambodia, mostly known for taking over and puting peuple in awful labor camps. The people there were worked to death, and tortured or killed for doing anything they weren't -
Pol Pot
A dictator who ruled Cambodia for three years. He was the leader of the horrible Khmer Rouge -
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Iranian Revolution
When Iran fought to overthrow their government -
Hostage Crisis
52 American soldiers and regular citizens were taken hostage by a group of militanzed college students part of the tranian Revolution They hostage for 444 day -
Palestine
A country located in Western Asia. -
Nelson Mandula
A South African anti-apartheid activist. He was the very first native president elected, as well as the first to be elected democratically