Nelson mandela definition ap world history
AP World Chapter 34
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Definition
Bangladesh
formerly East Pakistan; after a civil war became independent in 1972.
Indira Gandhi
Prime Minister of India (r. 1966–1977, 1980–1984); daughter of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru; dominated Indian politics for several decades.
Corazon Aquino
president of Philippines (r. 1986–1992).
Jawaharal Nehru
one of Gandhi’s disciples; governed India after independence (1947); committed to program of social reform and economic development; preserved civil rights and democracy.
Benazir Bhutto
Prime Minister of Pakistan, (r. 1988–1990, 1993–1996).
religious revivalism
an approach to religious belief and practice that stresses the literal interpretation of texts sacred to the religion in question and the application of their precepts to all aspects of social life.
primary products
food or industrial crops with a high demand in industrialized economies; their prices tend to fluctuate widely.
neocolonial economy
industrialized nation’s continued dominance of the world economy, despite the absence of direct political control over the non-industrialized world.
Gamal Abdul Nasser
member of the Free Officers
AP World History Chapter 22 Flashcards
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Decolonization
Decolonization (US) or decolonisation (UK) is the undoing of colonialism, where a nation establishes and maintains its domination over dependent territories.
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Indian National Congress
From its foundation on 28 December 1885 until the time of independence of India on 15 August 1947, the Indian National Congress was the largest and most prominent Indian public organization, and central and defining influence of the Indian Independence Movement.
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Mahatma Gandhi/satyagraha
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the preeminent leader of Indian independence movement in British-ruled India.
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Muslim League
The All-India Muslim League (popularised as Muslim League) was a political party established in the early years of the 20th century in the Indian Empire.
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Gujarati: _____, Urdu: _____ was a lawyer, politician, and the founder of Pakistan.
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Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, nicknamed as Bacha Khan, Pacha Khan, or Badshah Khan, was a Pashtun independence activist against the rule of the B
Fall of Apartheid and Nelson Mandela
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The Apartheid System
-Pre- apartheid racism in South Africa
-Apartheid definition and outlines
-Apartheid laws
Anti-Apartheid Movements
-Forward to Freedom
-Anti- Apartheid Act 1986
-First All Race Elections 1994
Nelson Mandela's Influence
1995 Rugby World Cup
Women of the Apartheid
-Winnie Mandela
-Women in General
The Apartheid System
Focus Question: What was the system of apartheid in South Africa?
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apartheid
, by definition, is the discriminatory and segregationist practices on the basis of race, which is entrenched in and protected by policy and systemic oppression
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The origins of the word referred to the political suppression and economic control imposed by the white minority in South Africa and was literally instituted into the political structures via enactments of apartheid laws i
Apartheid
Resistance to apartheid within South Africa took many forms over the years, from non-violent demonstrations, protests and strikes to political action and eventually to armed resistance.
Together with the South Indian National Congress, the ANC organized a mass meeting in 1952, during which attendees burned their pass books. A group calling itself the Congress of the People adopted a Freedom Charter in 1955 asserting that “South Africa belongs to all who live in it, Black or white.” The government broke up the meeting and arrested 150 people, charging them with high treason.
Sharpeville Massacre
In 1960, at the Black township of Sharpeville, the police opened fire on a group of unarmed Black people associated with the Pan-African Congress (PAC), an offshoot of the ANC. The group had arrived at the police station without passes, inviting arrest as an act of resistance. At least 67 people were killed and more than 180 wounded.
The Sharpeville massacre convinced many anti-apartheid leaders that they could not achieve their objectives by peaceful means, and both the PAC and ANC established military wings, neither of which ever posed a serious military threat to