Rhodesia
Zimbabwe, before independence
Rhodesia was a British-controlled territory in southern Africa that existed under various names from 1895 to 1980.
The name honored Cecil Rhodes, the British imperialist who colonized the region.
After a white-minority government declared independence from Britain in 1965, Rhodesia became internationally isolated and fought a guerrilla war against Black nationalist movements.
The conflict ended in 1980 when the country became the independent nation of Zimbabwe under majority rule.
Southern African republic
- SalisburyCathedral city in Wiltshire
- HarareZimbabwe's seat of government
- Victoria FallsMassive African waterfall
- Zambezi RiverMajor southern African watercourse
Zimbabwean autocrat, deposed
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
- armed struggleViolent political conflict
- independenceFreedom from external control
- freedom fightersArmed opponents of oppression
nationalism · decolonization · resistance · cadres · training camps
Those who establish homes
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- charterFounding organizational document
protectorate · British Empire · settler colonialism · native reserves · forced labor · colonist · outpost · administration
Southern African Bantu language
- ancestral landsFamily territory through generations
- dispossessionDeprival of property rights
- native reservesLand designated for indigenous peoples
- chiefsTop-ranking leaders
State excluded from global community
- UN resolutionsOfficial positions of nations' assembly
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- pariah stateGlobally isolated country
diplomatic crisis · trade restrictions · oil embargo · chrome · economic warfare
Leaving homeland permanently
- white flightDemographic shift toward segregated areas
- lost homelandNative land now inaccessible
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- bygone eraPeriod no longer current
Wireless transmission spectrum
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- transitionChange from one state
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
Zimbabwe
Southern African republic
- SalisburyCathedral city in Wiltshire
- HarareZimbabwe's seat of government
- Victoria FallsMassive African waterfall
Mugabe
Zimbabwean autocrat, deposed
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
- armed struggleViolent political conflict
- independenceFreedom from external control
freedom fighters · nationalism · decolonization · resistance · cadres · training camps
settlers
Those who establish homes
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
charter · protectorate · British Empire · settler colonialism · native reserves · forced labor · colonist · outpost · administration · governance
Shona
Southern African Bantu language
- ancestral landsFamily territory through generations
- dispossessionDeprival of property rights
- native reservesLand designated for indigenous peoples
international isolation
State excluded from global community
- UN resolutionsOfficial positions of nations' assembly
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- boycottOrganized economic protest
pariah state · diplomatic crisis · trade restrictions · oil embargo · chrome · economic warfare
emigration
Leaving homeland permanently
- white flightDemographic shift toward segregated areas
- lost homelandNative land now inaccessible
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
RF
Wireless transmission spectrum
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- transitionChange from one state
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- place namesplace names, Peking, Beijing, place name, city names
- Former StatesPrussia, Czechoslovakia, Austria-Hungary, Soviet Union, Byzantine Empire
- African historyNubia, Dahomey, Oyo Empire, Scramble for Africa, scramble for Africa
- British EmpireIndia, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong
- colonialismcolony, colonization, colonial rule, colonial powers, colonizer
- 1965Selma march, Voting Rights Act, Watts riots, Sound of Music, Medicare
- Rhodes ScholarAcademic award recipient, Oxford-bound
- Colossus of RhodesAncient wonder, bronze statue
- Rhodes ScholarshipPrestigious postgraduate funding for Oxford