Decolonization Flashcards
Gandhi
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
Jawaharal Nehru
First prime minister of india, leader of Indian Independence Movement after Gandhi acknowledged him as his successor
Suez Canal, Nasser
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.
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnam president who led coalition for independence of Vietnam from France
LFN National Liberation Front
-Socialist party in Algeria set on obtaining independence from France
Transnationalism
heightened interconnectivity between people and the receding economic and social significance of boundaries among nation states.