unit 4 Flashcards
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
the lists of rights that all humans have that they can use at any time and they have the right to be. it helps protect people and when people go against someone they can use that right to defend themselves.
United Nations
the right many countries from around the world agreed to make which members of it work to confront global humanitarian issues all over the world including ”peace and security, climate change, sustainable development, human rights, disarmament, terrorism, humanitarian and health emergencies, gender equality, governance, food production, and others.
Pyramid of Hate
the columns of violence from most violence to least and the different kinds they are. listing all the way from discrimination, to physical violence.
Indian Removal Act
Georgia would enforce the Indians of the land so that Georgia could have more land.
Andrew Jackson
president who came up with the law of the Indian removal act.
Trail of Tears
forced ex-tile by the state of Georgia forcing indigenous people to move off of their own land.
prejudice
drawing negative conclusions about a person, group of people, or situations prior to evaluating the evidence.
stereotypes
belief that can be positive or negative, about the characteristics of members of a group that is applied generally to most members of the group
discrimination
Negative behavior toward members of out groups.
Apartheid
- system of racial segregation that governed South Africa for nearly 50 years.
- a minority of white population controlled black population.
- it means separateness
Segregation
separated South Africa into white and non-white.
restricted where black people could live, work, travel, sit, eat, go to the bathroom and more.
Under apartheid, blacks could not vote or participate in government.
Whites owned 80% of the land and they only represented 10% of the population.
9 million South Africans were excluded from participating in the government.
Nelson Mandela
Leader of the national African congress.
Mandela was accused of plotting against the white only government
He was arrested at the age of 46 and was sent to life in prison at Robber Island where he was forced to do hard labor
27 years in prison
F.W. De Klerk
In 1989, F.W. de Klerk elected president and worked to dismantle the apartheid system
and right away de Klerk banned the ANC
He released Mandela from prison in 1990
F.W. de Klerk worked with Mandela to end apartheid.
African National Congress (ANC)
In the 1950s, ANC began to actively fight apartheid.
The goal of the ANC was to increase rights of native Africans
later, the ANC was declared illegal by the South African government and members were often arrested.
Nelson Mandela was a leading member
Believed in nonviolent protests
Robben island
where Nelson Mandela was sent to prison for life, but then de Klerk released him after 27 years.
Only allowed one visitor every 6 months
political cartoon
a cartoon usually about a political person, event, institution, or idea that reflects the cartoonists value or opinions.
purpose: funny, persuade with POV.
Patriotism
the quality of being patriotic ; Devotion to and vigorous support for one’s country.
Nationalism
identification with ones own nation and support for its interests especially to the exclusion or detriment to the interest of other nations.
World War I
- the most deadly and destructive war the world had ever seen to that time.
- four main causes were militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism.
