Vocab Study

Indochina

French colony made up of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam

Dien Bien Phu

Battle that is the turning point in the French Indochina war. Vietnamese claim victory

Satyagraha

The form of non-violent resistance. Initiated in India by Ganhdi to protest to oppose British Rule and to hasten Political reforms

Imperialism

When a country extends its power into other territories for economic or political gain

Hutus

Majority group in Rwanda

Mughal Empire

Islamic imperial power that ruled most of India’s Subcontinent

Hutu Manifesto

Called for Hutu ethnic freedom from the Tutsi and Belgium

Partition of India

India was separated into 2 new countries Pakistan for Muslims and India for Hindus

Rowlatt Act

Law that allowed British Gov. to arrest anti-british protester without a trial for up to 2 years

Tutsi

Majority ethnic group in Rwanda

Ho Chi Minh

Communist Leader in Vietnam. Fought for independence from the French

Sepoy Mutiny

Rebellion of Hindu and Muslim soldiers against the British in India

Geneva Conference

The agreement that ended the war between France and Vietnam. Vietnam was partitioned into the North and South to provide for the opposing governments

RTLM radio

Hutu run radio station that broadcasted hate propaganda about the Tusti

British Raj

Name for the British government military rule of India

Salt March

Indian march to sea to protest the British Salt Tax

Muslim League

organization formed by muslim’s in 1906 to protect their interests against British Rule.

Interhamwe

an unofficial militia group formed to carry out the Rwandan genocide ( Those who attack together)

Hutu 10 commandments

anti-tutsi hate propaganda

Genocide

systematic killing of a racial or cultural group

British East Indian Congress

Joint stock company that controlled most of India during the period of imperialism ( controlled politics, social, and economic life in India)

Sepoys

Indian troops that served in the British Military

Arusha Accord

the UN brokered peace deal between the Hutu Gov. and the RPF

Viet Minh

Political group that fought for Vietnamese Independence from the French

Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF)

Ruling Political Party in Rwanda. A group of mostly Tutsi rebels who fight against Hutu rule

Boat People

Vietnamese that flee the country after the war

Guerrilla Warfare

Warfare fought in small groups in fast moving small scale actions against large scale military and police forces