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The goal of INC was to seek independence for all Indians, regardless of class or religious background. The Congress wanted Indians more involved. -
Gandhi was the leader of the Indian nationalist movement against British rule. His non-violent resistance helped end British rule in India and has influenced modern civil disobedience movements -
Nehru promoted parliamentary democracy, secularism, and science and technology during the 1950s. The first prime minister of independent India. Jawaharlal Nehru was a follower of Mahatma Gandhi and had advocated for India's release from British rule. -
emerged in the late nineteenth century in response to European colonization. The leader was Dr William Edward Burghardt Du Bois. -
worked in securing Muslim representation in local government. The league wanted to protect Muslim rights and interests and feared an independent government dominated by the Hindus. -
Four colonies were joined together to create the Union of South Africa, a self-governing Dominion in the British Empire. -
the first major piece of segregation legislation passed by the Union Parliament. The act decreed that natives were not allowed to buy land from whites and vice versa. -
Mandela is considered the father of Modern South Africa. Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. -
"holding firmly to truth"is a form of nonviolent resistance or civil resistance. It was developed by Mahatma Gandhi who practised satyagraha in the Indian independence movement and also during his earlier struggles in South Africa for Indian rights. -
The movement occurred to end British rule. The movement had several protest to gain independence -
The movement occurred to end British rule. The movement had several protest to gain independence
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Cuba attained international prominence under Fidel Castro's rule. Fidel Castro was a communist revolutionary who established the first communist state -
A major nonviolent protest action in India led by Mohandas K. Gandhi. It was against the British government's tax on salt, which greatly affected the poorest Indians. -
A major nonviolent protest action in India led by Mohandas K. Gandhi. It was against the British government's tax on salt, which greatly affected the poorest Indians.
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It created an unity among the Indian people. It brought a attention to the Indian struggle for independence and helped change opinions in favor of independence. -
the change of political borders and the division of other assets that accompanied the dissolution of the British Raj in South Asia and the creation of two independent dominions: India and Pakistan. -
racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa. South Africa was dominated politically, socially, and economically through minoritarianism by the nation's dominant minority white population. -
A protest march by unarmed ex-servicemen who were agitating for their benefits as veterans of World War II was broken up by police, leaving three leaders of the group dead. It is considered "the straw that broke the camel's back". -
a system of legislation that upheld segregation against non-white citizens of South Africa. Under apartheid, nonwhite South Africans—a majority of the population—were forced to live in separate areas from whites and use separate public facilities. -
racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa. South Africa was dominated politically, socially, and economically through minoritarianism by the nation's dominant minority white population.
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Britain withdrew with the expiration of its mandate, and the State of Israel was proclaimed. -
A war in the British Kenya Colony between the Kenya Land and Freedom Army (KLFA), also known as the Mau Mau, and the British authorities. The rebellion was marked by war crimes and massacres committed by both sides. -
In major South African cities, people and organizations performed acts of defiance and civil disobedience. It was launched by the ANC with the South African Indian Congress. More than 8,500 volunteers or 'defiers' were imprisoned for peacefully refusing to obey apartheid laws. -
A war in the British Kenya Colony between the Kenya Land and Freedom Army (KLFA), also known as the Mau Mau, and the British authorities. The rebellion was marked by war crimes and massacres committed by both sides.
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In major South African cities, people and organizations performed acts of defiance and civil disobedience. It was launched by the ANC with the South African Indian Congress. More than 8,500 volunteers or 'defiers' were imprisoned for peacefully refusing to obey apartheid laws.
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was a military and political effort to overthrow the government of Cuba. The Cuban Revolution was the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista's regime -
was a military and political effort to overthrow the government of Cuba. The Cuban Revolution was the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista's regime
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It was a major armed conflict between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front. It led to Algeria winning its independence from France. -
It was a major armed conflict between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front. It led to Algeria winning its independence from France.
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gained independence from Britain. Ghana became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and was led to independence by Kwame Nkrumah who transformed the country into a republic, with himself as president for life. -
gained independence from Britain. Ghana became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and was led to independence by Kwame Nkrumah who transformed the country into a republic, with himself as president for life.
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The crisis began almost immediately after the Congo became independent from Belgium. A nationalist movement in the Belgian Congo demanded the end of colonial rule: this led to the country's independence on 30 June 1960. -
The Bantustans was also known as "homelands." They were the cornerstone of the grand apartheid policy. The purpose of the Bantustans was to concentrate the members of South Africa's different black ethnic groups, supposedly with the goal of creating independent nation states for them to live in. -
The crisis began almost immediately after the Congo became independent from Belgium. A nationalist movement in the Belgian Congo demanded the end of colonial rule: this led to the country's independence on 30 June 1960.
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He was executed by a firing squad. He was assassinated because he was trying to protect US interests at the height of the Cold War -
These were a set of peace treaties signed on 18 March 1962 in Évian-les-Bains, France, by France and the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic. The Accords consisted of 93 pages of detailed agreements and arrangements. These covered cease-fire arrangements, prisoner releases, the recognition of full sovereignty and right to self-determination of Algeria, -
The White Revolution redistributed land to millions of families, established literacy and health corps targeting Iran's rural areas. It created social and legal reform. . -
The Khmer Rouge wanted to replace Prince Sihanouk with a communist government, which led to civil war. Cambodia's army was mauled, lands containing nearly half of the Cambodian population were conquered and handed over to the Khmer Rouge -
The Khmer Rouge wanted to replace Prince Sihanouk with a communist government, which led to civil war. Cambodia's army was mauled, lands containing nearly half of the Cambodian population were conquered and handed over to the Khmer Rouge
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Britain withdrew with the expiration of its mandate, and the State of Israel was proclaimed. The Six-Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbours was not about one particular concern or dispute. The war occurred, rather, after a series of events escalated tensions. -
Britain withdrew with the expiration of its mandate, and the State of Israel was proclaimed. The Six-Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbours was not about one particular concern or dispute. The war occurred, rather, after a series of events escalated tensions.
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resulted in the toppling of the monarchy and led to the establishment of an Islamic republic. The major cause was the government's inability to satisfy the rising expectations of the Iranian people— -
resulted in the toppling of the monarchy and led to the establishment of an Islamic republic. The major cause was the government's inability to satisfy the rising expectations of the Iranian people—