decolonization and nationalism

Indian National Congress

Anticolonial political party of india.

Mohandas Gandhi

Famous indian activist and nationalist who protested non violently.

Amritsar Massacre

Mass killing of unarmed, indian civilians, massacred by the british.

self-rule

A country ruling themselves and its own actions.

non-violence

Not using violence to protest.

Homespun Movement

Gandhi's idea to protest by making your own fabric.

Salt March

Act of protest in india, where they marched 240 miles with Gandhi.

partition

Being separated into multiple states or parts.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Founder of pakistan, and political leader of all-india muslim league.

Jawaharal Nehru

Indian anti-colonial nationalist who was the former prime minister of india.

Non-Aligned Movement

Movement during cold war where there was no siding with either the east or west.

pan-Africanism

Nationalist movement where all people of african descent believed that together they were much stronger against colonization or racism.

decolonization

The undoing of colonization, and people taking their land back for themselves.

Jomo Kenyatta

Activist from Kenya who was the prime minister, then president.

Kwame Nkrumah

Ghanan politician and revolutionary who served as prime minister and helped gain independance.

Haile Selassie

Ethiopian emperor who helped fight off imperialism.

apartheid

System of segregation where one racial class has much less civil rights.

Nelson Mandela

Anti apartheid activist who was arrested and fought for civil rights.

African National Congress

Political party in south africa, known for opposition to apartheid.

F.W. de Klerk

South african politician that served as president and as deputy president alongside nelson mandela.

Mao Zedong

Chinese politician who converted china to communism.

Five Year Plan (Mao Zedong)

Mao zedong's economic plan that mirrored the USSR's

Great Leap Forward

What Mao zedong called his five year plan to modernize.

Cultural Revolution

Revolution where communism was etablished, along with rigid rules.

Red Guard

Student-led military movement that represented Chairman Zedong.

Deng Xiaoping

Chinese leader and politician who changed the economy of the country.

Four Modernizations

Deng Xiaoping's reforms post-cultural revolution.

socialist market economy

Economic market where the state decides everything.

Tiananmen Square

Protests in china that caused the government to attack and kill the protesters.

Fidel Castro

Cuban politician and dictator who revolutionized, then set up a rigid system himself.

Cuban Revolution

Military and political movement in Cuba that overthrew a dictatorship.

Cuban Missile Crisis

Confrontation between US and uSSR over missles in cuba.

Israel

Israel, a country in east asia, established to be a jewish state.

Palestinian

A group of arabic people that come from palestine and share a culture.

Zionism

Movement for a jewish state or nation, whose main religion is judaism.

UN Partition Plan

UN idea to split palestine into an arab and jewish state.

Six Day War

War fought over seven(!) days between israel and arab countries.

Oslo Accords

Agreements between Israel and PLO to try and establish peace.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Turkish marshal who founded the Republic of Turkey

modernization

Converting something to a modern way or habit.

secular

Something that is not specifically religious; wordly, not sacred.

westernization

Adapting to western cultural or societal values.

Iranian Revolution

Revolution in iran to overthrow the leader.

Ayatollah Khomeini

Politician in Iran who led the revolution.

theocracy

Government where a god is recognized as authoritative and giving order or guidance to the governmental officials..