History key terms

Agreement by every member entitled to take part in a decision.

Contrary to the Constitution, the fundamental rules establishing how a country is governed and what powers its institutions possess.

Political activity conducted secretly because open organisation is prohibited or dangerous.

Digging beneath a fortification to weaken its foundations and cause part of it to collapse.

A landowner granted land in the Ulster plantation in return for undertaking to settle families from England or Scotland on it.

Someone holding land from a tenant-in-chief rather than directly from the king.

The United Nations Emergency Force, deployed after the Suez Crisis to help separate Egyptian and Israeli forces.

A contributory scheme that provides financial support to insured workers when they lose their jobs.

The Universal Negro Improvement Association, led by Marcus Garvey, which promoted Black pride, independence and a ‘Back to Africa’ movement.

The removal of a country’s own nuclear weapons without making this conditional on other countries doing the same.

The United States as a single nation, which Lincoln sought to preserve against southern secession.

A person who supported keeping Ireland united with Great Britain and opposed Irish Home Rule.

People who want Northern Ireland to remain part of the United Kingdom.

A far-right political organisation founded by Oswald Mosley in 1948 which promoted anti-immigration policies.

The political union of Egypt and Syria established in 1958 under Nasser’s leadership. Syria withdrew in 1961.

An umbrella movement launched in 1983 that brought together hundreds of organisations opposing apartheid.

The international organisation whose forces intervened in the Korean War to support South Korea. General Douglas MacArthur commanded the UN campaign.

The alliance of Trotsky, Zinoviev and Kamenev that opposed Stalin and supported rapid industrialisation.

The right of all adult citizens to vote, regardless of race or sex.

A history that brings together the histories of different peoples and places within a broad account.

The right of all adult citizens to vote, subject to the legal voting age.

An institution of higher learning where scholars study and teach advanced subjects.

The United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission: the body responsible for investigating Iraq’s chemical and biological weapons programmes and prohibited missiles.

Attitudes and actions of people outside government, including neighbours, workers, traders and crowds, towards migrants.

A strike begun without the formal authorisation of the workers’ trade union leadership.

The UN General Assembly resolution adopted on 29 November 1947 proposing Jewish and Arab states in Palestine, with Jerusalem under international administration.

United Nations Security Council resolution adopted on 22 November 1967, calling for Israeli withdrawal from occupied territories alongside recognition of states’ right to live in peace and security.

A policy of attacking shipping within declared war zones without warning, including neutral ships, using submarines.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which provided relief for Palestinian refugees.

The United Nations Special Commission, established in 1991 to carry out weapons inspections and oversee the elimination of Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction.