Mr. Chapman East Freshman - Global Issues Terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Irish Republican Army | a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland in order to achieve a united independent Ireland |
| African National Congress | an organization dedicated to obtaining equal voting and civil rights for the black inhabitants of South Africa. |
| Zionism | a policy for establishing and developing a national homeland for Jews in Palestine |
| Six Day War | a war fought in June, 1967, between Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, in which Israel captured large tracts of Arab territory |
| Partition | the 1947 division of the British colony of India into nations of India and Pakistan. |
| Apartheid | the policy of racial segregation and oppression in the Republic of South Africa |
| Israel | Formed in 1947 by the United Nations to give Jews a homeland in Palestine which led to an ongoing conflict between Jews and Muslims in the region. |
| Rwanda | The country where genocide took place between Hutu and Tutsi in 1994 |
| Darfur | Region in Western Sudan that has experienced genocide. |
| Land for Peace | a solution proposed by the UN Resolution 242 stating Israel should withdraw from Palestinian lands and Arabs should recognize Israel and end the war against it. |
| War Crime | a crime committed during or in connection with war; genocide, ethnic cleansing or prisoner mistreatment |
| Partition of India (long term) | Muslim conquest of northern India, British imperialism, Indian National Congress, Muslim League |
| Partition of India (short term) | WWII, pressure from Indian nationalist, pressure from the Muslim League, rioting in Northern India between Hindus and Muslims |
| Arab League | an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation |
| Bosnia | An area in former Yugoslavia where ethnic tensions and religious differences led to ethnic cleansing between Serbs, Croats and Muslims. |
| Northern Ireland | A former member of the Republic of Ireland that broke away in 1920 after refusing to take part in the Irish Free State. Ruled and governed by Protestants and heavy discrimination exists against the Roman Catholic Minority. |
| Yugoslavia | The South Slav state created following World War I that was torn apart by nationalist movements in the 1990s leading to ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and Kosovo. |
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