front 1 Sovereignty | back 1 – The power of a country to govern itself without outside control. |
front 2 Partition | back 2 – The division of a country into separate parts, often creating new countries. |
front 3 Protest | back 3 – A public action showing disagreement with a law or policy. |
front 4 Self-Determination | back 4 – The right of a group of people to decide their own government and future. |
front 5 Segregation | back 5 – The separation of people based on race, religion, or ethnicity (often enforced by law). |
front 6 Dismantle | back 6 – To break apart or end a system, organization, or structure. |
front 7 Nationalist Movements | back 7 Movements where people in a country or region try to gain independence and self-rule. |
front 8 Zionism | back 8 A movement to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine. |
front 9 Balfour Declaration | back 9 A 1917 statement by Britain supporting the creation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. |
front 10 UN General Assembly Resolution 181 | back 10 A 1947 United Nations plan to divide Palestine into two states: one Jewish and one Arab. |
front 11 Vietminh | back 11 – A group led by Ho Chi Minh that fought for Vietnam’s independence from France. |
front 12 17th Parallel | back 12 – The temporary dividing line between North and South Vietnam. |
front 13 Ho Chi Minh | back 13 he leader of Vietnam’s independence movement and helped Vietnam become an independent country. Important things he did:
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front 14 Indian National Congress (INC) | back 14 – A major political group that worked for India’s independence from Britain. |
front 15 Muslim League (India) | back 15 – A political group that wanted a separate country for Muslims (Pakistan) |
front 16 Civil Disobedience | back 16 – Refusing to obey laws peacefully to protest unfair rule. |
front 17 Rowlatt Act | back 17 – British law that allowed imprisonment without trial in India, leading to protests. |
front 18 Boycott | back 18 – Refusing to buy or use goods to protest something. |
front 19 Salt March | back 19 (1930), led by Mohandas Gandhi, was a 240-mile peaceful protest against British salt laws that forced Indians to buy expensive salt. Gandhi and his followers marched to the sea at Dandi, where he broke the law by picking up natural salt to show resistance through civil disobedience. The march became a powerful symbol of nonviolent protest and helped build support for India’s independence. |
front 20 Homespun Movement | back 20 The Homespun Movement was started by Mohandas Gandhi as part of India’s struggle for independence from Britain. It encouraged Indians to spin their own cloth and wear homemade cotton instead of buying British textiles. This was a form of boycotting British goods, meant to weaken British economic control and promote Indian self-reliance. |
front 21 Partition of India | back 21 – The division of India into two countries: India and Pakistan in 1947. |
front 22 Ho Chi Minh | back 22 the leader of Vietnam’s independence movement and helped Vietnam become an independent country. Important things he did:
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front 23 Mohandas Gandhi | back 23
Why he is important: Important things he did:
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front 24 Muhammad Jinnah | back 24
Why he is important: Important things he did:
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