Vocab: Independence Movements and the Modern
World
Apartheid
Civil disobedience
Decolonization
Developed nation
Developing nation
European Union (EU)
Famine
Gamal Abdul Nasser
Global climate change
Golda Meir
political party in India;
founded in 1885 and led the
movement for Indian
independence from Great
Britain when led by
Mohandas Gandhi
Guest workers
Illiteracy
Indian National Congress
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jomo Kenyatta
Migration
Mohandas Gandhi
Munich
Nelson Mandela
the refusal to comply with
certain laws as a peaceful
form of political protest
North American Free
Trade Agreement
(NAFTA)
Patriot Act
Refugees
Self-determination
Terrorism
World Bank
World Trade Org. (WTO
the political and spiritual
leader of India's struggle for
independence from Great
Britain; an advocate of civil
disobedience or passive
resistance
first prime minister of India
after it gains its
independence from Great
Britain
Kenyan politician; the first
prime minister and
president of Kenya after it
wins its independence from
Great Britain
process by which a country
determines its own laws and
government; not ruled over
by another
happens after World War II;
European countries lose
their colonies in Africa and
Asia as they gain their
independence
Fought for the end of
apartheid in South Africa;
later becomes the first
president of the integrated
Republic of South Africa
a policy or system of
segregation or
discrimination on grounds
of race (in South Africa)
the fourth prime minister of
Israel; became one of the
most prominent women in
international affairs
the 2nd president of Egypt,
serving from 1956 until his
death; led the overthrow of
the Egyptian monarchy in
1952
People who have been
forced to leave their country
in order to escape war,
persecution, or natural
disasters
people with temporary
permission to work in
another country
a nation in which the
process of industrialization
is not yet complete (i.e.
"Third-World" countries)
the movement of people to a
new area or country in
order to find better work or
better living conditions
a nation with all the
facilities needed for the
advanced production of
manufactured goods
inability to read
the extreme scarcity of food
problems caused by
emissions of carbon dioxide
and other gases resulting in
the shift in normal climate
patterns; also called global
warming
economic association of
over 24 European countries
which seek to create a
unified, barrier-free
environment; uses a
common currency, the Euro
an agreement between the
U.S., Canada, and Mexico
to remove tariff barriers
between the three countries
the only international
organization regulating
trade between nations
a multinational organization
that provides loans for
large-scale development
projects
the site of the 1978 attack
on the Olympics venue; an
example of religious
terrorism
the use of force or threats to
frighten people or
governments to change their
politics; can have cultural,
political, economic and/or
religious motivations
law signed in the U.S. after
9/11; gave new powers to
the U.S. government to
practice watch and monitor
electronic communications