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30 Cards in this Set
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1. What European country colonized India?
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Great Britain
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2. What religions had a significant interest in Indian politics?
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Muslims, Hindus, and Sikhs
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3. What animal is used by Indians as a symbol for the Summer Monsoons?
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Peacock
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4. In 1857, what problem did the Sepoys, Indian Soldiers in the British Army, have with the
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They were coated in pig and cow fat
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5. What term is used to describe the British appointed leader of India?
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Viceroy
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6. What are “separate elections”?
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seats were reserved in the government for muslims, and only Muslims could vote for those seats
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7. To what party did the majority of Indian people belong?
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Congress Party
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8. What political group formed because it feared the Hindu religion would have too much
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Muslim League
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9. What was Mohandas Gandhi’s profession?
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Lawyer
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10. What is “satyagraha”?
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civil disobedience
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11. What good did Mohandas Gandhi encourage the Indian people to boycott due to its high
British taxes? |
Salt
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12. What was the Cabinet Mission?
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British representatives who mediated between the Indian parties
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13. What did the Muslim League want to gain from the March 1946 meetings with the Cabinet
Mission? |
Creation of Pakistan
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14. What groups met with the Cabinet Mission?
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Congress, Muslim, Sikhs, Union Party
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15. What war caused the British to admit that India deserved its independence?
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World War II
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16. Which of the following was a result of Direct Action Day in India?
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Violence ensued and Muslims killed 5,000 Hindus
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17. What did Viceroy Mountbatten do when the Congress Party and the Muslim League refused to accepted the Cabinet Mission Plan?
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Partitioned off Pakistan
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18. After the partition of Pakistan, what happened in the Punjab?
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Violence exploded, muslims moved west, Sikhs and hindus moved east
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19. What form of government did India’s new constitution create?
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Parliamentary
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20. What problems did Jawaharlal Nehru face as Prime Minister?
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Sikhs wanted their own Independent State, There were 16 official languages for India and Pakistan, Humiliation at the hands of the Chinese
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21. What actions did Indira Gandhi take after her election was declared illegal?
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Suspended Civil Liberties, Jailed Political Opponents, Declared a state of Emergency
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22. How were the deaths of Mohandas Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, and Rajiv Gandhi similar?
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They were assassinated by their own political parties
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23. What problems did Pakistan face when it was first partitioned?
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1,000 miles separated East and West Pakistan, They had no market for goods because India did not want to trade with them, They had border disputes with other countries such as afghanistan
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24. What was the result of East Pakistan’s revolt in 1971?
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India invaded and abolished East Pakistan
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25. What is the main reason why the rest of the world is concerned with the possibility of India and Pakistan going to war over Kashmir?
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They both have nuclear weapons that could be used
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26. What was the Cabinet Mission? What did it want? Who were the leaders?
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Represented the point of view of England, concerned about a Soviet invasion, thinks an independent Pakistan could have difficulty stopping this potential invasion
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27. What was the Congress Party? What did it want? Who were the leaders?
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Led by Ghandi, believes that Hindus and Muslims can live side-by-side, think the real problems of India are economic problems
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28. What was the Muslim League? What did it want? Who were the leaders?
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Believes strongly that India should be partitioned in India and Pakistan, Leader was Mohammed Ali Jinnah
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29. What was the Unionist Party? What did it want? Who were the leaders?
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Loyal to the british, ruled the Punjab, follows a policy of consensus
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30. Who were the Sikhs? What did they want? Who were the leaders?
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Minority group with religious shrines in Punjab, Want a United India, concerned about partition
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