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Decolonization
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Term | Definition |
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human rights | rights that belong to all human beings, such as the right to life, liberty, and property |
control | to use power to manage of command |
oppress | to treat in way that is cruel or unfair |
independence | the state of being free from outside control |
movement | a group of people working together to adavance their shared adeas |
nonviolence | the use of peaceful means, not force to bring about political change |
nationalism | strong devotion to one's country |
reform | to change |
protest | to express one's disagreement |
imperialism | a stronger country extending it's power or influence over a weaker one |
Boycott | withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest |
Salt March | Gandhi leads a march to protest the salt tax |
Fasting | To hunger strike as a protest |
Homespun Movement | Gandhi boycotts British clothing and makes his own by hand |
Civil Disobedience | the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest. |
Apartheid | (in South Africa) a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race. |