IB History Extent of Change Achieved by the African American Civil Rights Movement Key Definitions

The deliberate, non-violent refusal to obey unjust laws or government demands, as a form of political protest. Gandhi's civil disobedience campaigns (1930-1934) involved mass law-breaking, including the Salt March, refusal to pay taxes, and boycotts of British goods and institutions.

Money or material loaned to another party, with repayment expected in the future. Excessive credit can fuel economic bubbles and make economies vulnerable to sudden downturns.

To remove rights and privileges, such as the right to vote. In Rhodesia, the white government used property and wealth restrictions to disenfranchise the Black majority.

The granting of the right to vote. In the context of the suffrage movement, it refers to extending voting rights to women. In the Canadian Indigenous context, it had a different meaning: the process by which an Indigenous person gave up their legal status and rights as an Indigenous person in exchange for Canadian citizenship.

The plan for achieving broad goals and aims. In warfare, strategy deals with the overall plan to achieve final military victory: deploying large formations over large geographic areas, mobilising all resources, and coordinating with political objectives.