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What is the Indian national congress (inc) |
Independence movement that called mostly for self government |
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Who was the leader of the independence? |
Mohandas Gandhi |
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What did Gandhi believe in? |
Passive resistance |
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What is passive resistance? |
When a person declares a law unjust, refuses to obey the law and suffers the consequence |
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Gandhi is often compared to who? |
Martin Luther king, jr. |
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What government did Gandhi and his followers openly defy? |
British Law Enforcement |
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Who was the new India like? |
India developed a government modeled after Britain and the US |
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What was the New India like? |
India developed a government modeled after Britain and the US. |
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What did the government create for New India? |
Constitution with separation of powers |
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Who was the first prime minister of India? |
Jawaharlal Nehru |
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What was Nehru trying to accomplish? |
Modernize india |
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India today: what does India continue to struggle with? |
Political struggles and racial tensions |
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How is India modernizing? |
Producing products such as textiles, computer parts, and films out of bollywood |
