1. Words adoptive = to become parent of a child that isn't your own claim

election = when people choose someone for an official position

force = to make someone do something they don't want to do

foreign aid = money and help that comes from other countries

former = in the past

gain = get

government = group of people who rule a state

gradually = slowly

health care = what the government does to look after people's health

improve = to make better

independence = to become free from a country that has controlled you for a long time

militant = aggressive , willing to use violence

onward = continuing

overwhelming = very large or great

policy = the way a government does certain things

prosper = here: to be successful and grow stronger

rebel movement = group of people who want to get rid of the government

rely = need, depend on

remove = to get rid of

resign = to leave the government

rule = here: to be the leader of a country

score = here: win

set up = install, organise

share = give to others

social reform = to pass laws that make the lives of poorer people better

successor = the person who is supposed to take his job

3. Words

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  Allied = group of countries that fought together in the first and second World Wars
  
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  appear = seems to be
  
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  coast = where land meets the sea
  
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  colony = area that is under control by a government that is far away
  
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