Imperialism: India

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What was the main reason Great Britain wanted India?

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To obtain natural resources like cotton

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Hindu belief that divided the population into a rigid hierarchy system

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Caste System

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Most Indians in India were followers of Hinduism

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True

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Who controlled India during Imperialism?

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Britain

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How did Great Britain primarily control India?

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By training Indian people to control other segments of society

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India was ruled _____ by England

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Directly

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What did Gandhi do to stand up to Britain?

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He made his own clothing to boycott British goods.

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What was the Great Salt March protesting against?

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Confiscation of salt from Indian Sea

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Which of the following was NOT a change started in India by the British?
Created schools that taught in English,
Use Indian laborers to build railroads and canals,
Brought Indian Representatives to England to act for them in Parliament,
Created a Postal Service

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Brought Indian Representatives to England to act for them in Parliament

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What percentage of the population in India remained illiterate while the British brought new schools?

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90%