Decolonization Flashcards

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Gandhi

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Leader of Indian nationalist movement in British-ruled India

  • Employed non-violent civil disobedience
  • Inspired non-violence movements for civil rights and freedom accross the world
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Jawaharal Nehru

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First prime minister of india, leader of Indian Independence Movement after Gandhi acknowledged him as his successor

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Suez Canal, Nasser

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Nationalization of Suez Canal by Nasser causes British combined forces to attack and Egypt to admit defeat
-Last effort by Britain to act like a great colonial power as the rest of the empire was divided up peacefully.

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Ho Chi Minh

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North Vietnam president who led coalition for independence of Vietnam from France

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LFN National Liberation Front

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-Socialist party in Algeria set on obtaining independence from France

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Transnationalism

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heightened interconnectivity between people and the receding economic and social significance of boundaries among nation states.

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