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India Independence Movement
a series of historic events with the ultimate aim of ending British rule in India. -
Indian National Congress
It was a political party and it led India to independence. It was also the first modern movement group. -
Muslim League
a political party established in Dhaka in 1906 when some well-known Muslim politicians met the Viceroy of British India, Lord Minto, with the goal of securing Muslim interests on the Indian subcontinent -
Salt March
The Indians were forced to incur a heavy salt tax charged by British sellers, especially since salt was a staple in their diet -
Quit India
a movement started by Mahatma Gandhi on 9 August 1942. The movement wanted to end British rule in India. -
Kenya Africa Union
The party’s objectives included advancing African interests, constitutional reforms, and fighting for better living and working conditions for Africans -
Partition of India
This is when India was split into India and Pakistan. This happened because people of India didn't want to be governed by the British. -
Accra Riots
This was the boycott of all European goods because of high prices. The riots were also started because soliders who were promised jobs when they came home, that promise was not fulfilled -
Detention Camps
The British created detention camps for people suspected of being associated with the Mau Mau, including the elderly and children, and used methods of extreme torture to find information and to limit uprisings. -
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Mau Mau Rebellion
It was a war between Kenya and the Mau Mau and the Britain -
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Ghana Independence Movement
Ghana gained independence from Britain. -
Pan Africanism
the attempt to create a sense of brotherhood and collaboration among all people of African descent whether they lived inside or outside of Africa. -
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Congo Independence Movement
a period of political upheaval and conflict between 1960 and 1965 in the Republic of the Congo -
Assassination of Patrice Lumumba
Lumumba was executed by a firing squad. He was assassinated because it protected US interests at the height of the Cold War -
London Conference
This meeting saw the expansion of the Commonwealth to include several newly sovereign countries in Africa. -
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Cambodian Civil War
A civil war in Cambodia fought between the forces of the Khmer Rouge -
Khmer Rouge
They were a radical communist movement that ruled Cambodia. Their goal was to kill everyone who was different from the normal person and to make everyone the same. -
s21
S-21 confined mostly “elite” prisoners from the Khmer Rouge's own rank. This is a prison that kept anyone who went against their rules.