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process of a country withdrawing from former colony

Purpose of the United Nations

Maintaining worldwide peace and security

Civil Disobedience

the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest.

Who was Gandhi?

A leader in South Asia, who lead India to independence from British through peaceful protests; prime minister of India; assassinated

what tactics did Gandhi use to make gains during the indian independence movement

Peaceful protest

what event did Gandhi lead in 1930

Purpose of the Salt March

protest British oppression

Homespun Movement

movement begun by Gandhi to boycott British goods by making cloth at home

indian partition

1947 when they broke up the land by religion, created 15 sovereign states. Made Pakistan break away from India because of religion

who did britain give the authority to settle the dispute between israel and palestine in 1947

what were the two sides of the partition in palistine

zionists jews vs palestinians

main reason for conflict in palestine

what is the plo

striving to achieve goals of palestinian people; protest movements against israel; became violent