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Peacemaking: Heroism and Civil Disobedience

Vocabulary for our unit on Heroes of the 20th century.

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Nelson MandelaSpent 27 years in prison for fighting against the Apartheid laws in South Africa. He became the first Black South African President after his release.
Mohandas GandhiIndependence Leader of India. He used civil disobedience to throw the British out of India
Civil Disobediencedeliberate, public refusal to obey an unfair law.
Nobel Peace PrizeAward granted to individuals who use non-violence methods to solve national or international conflicts
Alfred NobelInventor of dynamite and the Founder of the Nobel Prize Organization
Pass LawsSouth African Apartheid law requiring Black South African to carry passes when leaving their homelands
ApartheidSystem of Racial Segregation in South Africa 1940-1990
homelandpoor living areas where Black South Africans were forced to live
Jomo KenyattaIndependence Leader in Kenya
Mau MauRebellion of Kikuyu people against the white settlers in Kenya
Salt March240 mile march to the sea in an act of civil disobedience against British salt tax
boycottRefusal to buy
satygrahaGandhi called his methods this
ANCAfrican National Congress
Partitionto Separate
PakistanMuslim Nation created in 1947
BangladeshEast Pakistan became this nation
GhanaWest African nation and colony of the British
Kwame NkrumahIndependence leader of Ghana
1947Date India received independence


Global History and Geography 10
Nyack Public Schools
Nyack, NY

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