5.1 A new world order

balance of power

when states of the world have equal power

decolonisation

the process of a colony becoming independent from a colonising state

moral authority

the power to influence people’s ideas about good and bad

ethical politics

name for the Dutch policy around 1900 in the Dutch East Indies, to do good for the native population

nationalist movements

groups of people who stand up for their own country

self-governance

having the right to rule your own country; not controlled by other forces

United Nations (UN)

international organisation of independent states, founded in 1945, to promote peace, security and economic development in the world

right of self-determination

in politics: the right of a nation or people to determine its own form of government without outside influence

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

a declaration issued by the UN in 1948 in which rights of humans are stated