| A | B |
|---|
| African National Congress | A group formed in protest of the policy of Apartheid in South Africa. It was eventually outlawed due to their violent tactics, and Nelson Mandela, one of its leaders, was imprisoned for over thirty years. |
| Amritsar Massacre | April 3rd of 1919. British soldiers killed close to 400 unarmed Indian men, women, and children, and wounded 1,100 more. People had gathered in the center of town to protest British occupation of their country, and to demand equality. This was a turning point in British domination of India. Independence movements became very popular and eventually forced India's independence. |
| apartheid | A political policy in South Africa where black South Africans could only live in certain areas, were required to use separate trains, beaches, restaurants, and schools, and could not enter into an interracial marriage. |
| Caste System | A rigid social class system in Hinduism. |
| city-state | An independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding lands. |
| civil war | A war between groups of people in the same country, culture, or political system. |
| concentration camp | A prison camp used to hold Jews during World War II and the Holocaust. |
| cremation | The burning of a dead body until it turns to ash. |
| Creoles | In colonial Latin America, American born Spanish gentry, They owned most of the land but were treated like second class citizens, and were denied political rights. |
| culture | The shared beliefs, customs, practices, and social behavior of a particular nation or people |
| de Klerk, F. W. | (1936 - ) The white South African president who ended Apartheid in the early 1990s. |
| developing nations | Nations that are economically and technologically less developed than industrialized nations. |
| discrimination | To treat unfairly due to a persons ethnic background, gender, religion, or age |
| divorce | The legal act of ending a marriage. |
| economic rights | Rights such as owning property, or the choice to be employed. |
| ethnic cleansing | The removal of people of a specific ethnic group by means of genocide, terror, or forced expulsion. |
| ethnic group | A group of people that shares distinctive cultural traits. |
| European Community/European Union | Economic union between countries in Europe for mutual gain. Originally formed in 1951 as the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), it later became the European Community in 1967, then the European Union in 1991. |
| export | The sending of goods to another country for sale or trade. |
| extermination | The complete destruction of a group of people. |
