African and Indian Independence Movements

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  1. 2. since gaining independence, many African nations have dealt with this issue where rival parties or groups violently fight for control of the country
  2. 3. after this global event many European colonies were able to achieve independence because their "mother countries" were focused on rebuilding at home after years of destruction
  3. 5. ________ National Congress; organization formed in South Africa with the goal of ending apartheid and bringing more equality
  4. 7. this belief united all colonized African people (regardless of where they were from) with the goal of gaining independence
  5. 9. a massacre here during a peaceful protests resulted in a greater demand for independence from the British in India
  6. 12. group who used military tactics in order to help achieve independence in Kenya from the British
  7. 14. Gandhi believed in this method of simply not complying with unjust British laws in a peaceful but effective way
  8. 17. believed in Gandhi's policy of nonviolence and civil disobedience to achieve freedom for his people; after being imprisoned for 27 years, he became the first black leader of South Africa and worked to bring equality for all
  9. 18. this country is predominantly Hindu and was where many Hindus migrated to during the partition
  10. 19. Kwame ________; leader of independence movement in Ghana who used Gandhi's methods of civil disobedience and nonviolence
  11. 20. __________ Movement; Gandhi pushed Indian people to spin their own cloth instead of buying British cloth
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  1. 1. this is a predominantly Islamic country that was created during the partition of the Indian subcontinent
  2. 4. this land is located between India and Pakistan is the cause of much contention between the two nations
  3. 6. after gaining independence in 1947, the division of India between Hindus and Muslims
  4. 8. racist system of separating people by race in South Africa where the white minority controlled the black majority
  5. 10. organization for Muslims with the goal of achieving independence in India in the early 20th century
  6. 11. leader of the independence movement in India - his practices of nonviolence and civil disobedience have influenced people all around the world to help achieve independence and bring more equality to society
  7. 13. Jomo ________; leader of the independence movement in Kenya and later became the prime minister there
  8. 15. thousands of Indians followed Gandhi during this journey to get salt from the sea instead of buying British salt
  9. 16. Indian National _________; organization for Hindus with the goal of achieving independence in India in the early 20th century