Resistance & Protest
What is resistance?
This is when people act against authority or unfair rules.
What is society?
This is the way people are organized and connected in a community.
What are human rights?
These are basic protections people should have, like freedom of speech or equality before the law.
What is a revolution?
This is a rapid, major change in a society’s political system.
What is a dictatorship?
This is a system where one leader or group holds total control with limited freedoms.
What is a protest?
This is a public event where people gather to demand change (often in the streets).
What are social structures?
These are the rules, roles, and organizations that shape how society works (like schools or governments).
What is citizenship?
This is a person’s legal membership in a country, with rights and responsibilities.
What is independence?
This is the start of movements to break away from colonial rule and form new nations.
What is an ideology?
This is a set of beliefs about how society and government should work.
What is a social movement?
This is when people organize together to push for social or political change.
What is conflict?
This happens when groups have competing interests and values in society.
What is the Enlightenment?
This historical movement emphasized reason and individual rights, influencing modern democracy.
What is a constitution?
This is a set of fundamental laws that organizes a government.
What is liberalism?
This ideology focuses on individual rights and limited government.
What is a strike?
This is a strategy where people refuse to cooperate (like refusing to work or participate) to pressure leaders.
What is power?
This is the ability to influence decisions, people, or resources.
What is the French Revolution?
This revolution helped spread modern ideas about rights and popular participation in government.
What are democratic elections?
This is the first time citizens vote to choose leaders in a new democratic phase.
What is socialism?
This ideology emphasizes social equality and shared responsibility for resources.
What is institutional change?
This is when resistance focuses on changing institutions (laws, systems, government practices), not just one leader.
What is interdependence?
This describes how parts of society depend on each other to function (economy, politics, culture).
What is inequality?
This term describes when some groups have fewer opportunities and resources than others.
What is a coup?
This is when the military takes control of the government, usually suddenly.
What is censorship?
This is a common tool of repression where governments control information and silence criticism.