Lesson 2.4

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What company did the British establish in India in 1600?

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The East India Company

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What is colonialism?

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Control by one power over a dependent area or people

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How did British trade practices affect India?

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They crippled India's economic growth by favoring British goods and limiting Indian manufacturing

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What happened in 1857 in India?

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Indians rebelled unsuccessfully against British control

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What was the "raj"?

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The period of direct British rule in India after 1858

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Who was Mohandas Gandhi?

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A lawyer who led India’s nonviolent movement for independence

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What is civil disobedience?

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Peacefully disobeying laws believed to be unjust

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What act divided British India into two countries?

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The India Independence Act (1947)

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What new countries were created by Partition in 1947?

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India and Pakistan

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What happened during Partition?

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Millions were displaced or killed in religious conflict