History: National Liberation Movements in the Colonies

Colonialism

The policy of a foreign nation seeking to extend or retain its authority over other people or territories, often for economic exploitation.

Ho Chi Minh

A Vietnamese nationalist and revolutionary leader who played a central role in the fight against French and American domination to unite Vietnam.

Indentured Labour

A system of bonded labour under contract to work for a specific employer for a fixed period of time, widely used by colonial powers in plantations.

National Liberation Movement

Organized struggles by colonized people to gain independence and sovereignty from foreign colonial rulers.

Domino Theory

A Cold War policy suggesting that if one country in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow in a domino effect.