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| al-Fatah | an armed movement fighting for Palestinian principles that joined the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1968 |
| al-Qaeda | the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamic fundametalists; a terrorist group led by Osama bin Laden supposedly responsible for the attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001 |
| apartheid | a racial segregation policy instituted in South Africa shortly after World War II; it discriminated against people of color |
| Bay of Pigs | an inlet of the Caribbean Sea located on the coast of Cuba; this was the setting for the invasion on April 17, 1961 in which U.S. forces attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro |
| Black Shirts | fascist group in Italy that fought for Mussolini in his rise to power |
| British dominions | one of the self-governing nations of the British Empire |
| Equal Pay Act of 1963 | an American law that required equal wages for men and women doing the same work |
| European Economic Community (EEC) | formed in 1957; designed to create a common market by the elimination of trade barriers and the establishment of a common external trade policy |
| European Union (EU) | organization of 25 countries across Europe; members of the European Union work together on activities such as defense, economic policies, and foreign affairs |
