India's Independence Movement

India

Independence Movement

1947 to Present ​

Independence Movement

Causes

British colonialism

Indian nationalism

Economic exploitation

Political repression

Social reform movements

Religious tensions

Multiple Choice

Anticolonial movements like the Congress Party in India agreed on which of the following?

• The need for reform in order to resist European imperialism

• The desire to return their societies to an earlier preindustrial age

• Their emphasis on purely linguistic nationalism

• The need to persuade all anticolonial movements to cooperate with European socialist parties

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a significant effect of Western imperialism in the twentieth century?

• The decline of migrations to industrialized countries

• The development of nationalism among colonized peoples

• The conservation of the environment in colonized areas

• The systematic deterioration in public health conditions

Indepedence Movement

​Indian National Congress - Goals

Political Goals

Economic Goals

Social Goals

Cultural Goals

Nationalistic Goals

Multiple Choice

The abolition of the caste system, the promotion of women's rights, and the expansion of education and healthcare.

• Economic Goal of the INC

• Religious Goal of the INC

• Social Goal of the INC

• Politial Goal of the INC

Multiple Choice

The Congress demanded a larger role for Indians in the colonial administration, including the right to vote and to hold elected office.

• Political Goal of the INC

• Economic Goal of the INC

• Cultural Goal of the INC

• Nationalist Goal of the INC

Independence Movement

​Leaders

Mahatma Gandhi

Jawaharlal Nehru

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Independence Movement

Gandhi's Goals

Achieve independence through nonviolent means, such as civil disobedience, peaceful protests, and boycotts. He believed in the power of truth and nonviolence and sought to unite all Indians, regardless of their religion or caste, in the struggle for independence.

Independence Movement

​Nehru's goals

Create a modern, secular, democratic, and socialist India. He was a visionary who believed in a strong central government and social justice. He wanted to build a country that was free from poverty, illiteracy, and discrimination, and that could take its place among the comity of nations as a leading democratic power.

Independence Movement

​Patel's goals

Unite India and integrate the princely states into the Indian union. He was a pragmatic leader who recognized the importance of a strong and unified India. He worked tirelessly to persuade the princely states to join the Indian union and was successful in doing so, paving the way for a united and sovereign India.

Multiple Choice

Led many peaceful protests and campaigns

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Multiple Choice

  Played a crucial role in the integration of princely states after independence

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Multiple Choice

The first Prime Minister of India after independence

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Multiple Choice

civil disobedience, peaceful protests, and boycotts

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Multiple Choice

He was a pragmatic leader who recognized the importance of a strong and unified India.

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Multiple Choice

He wanted to build a country that was free from poverty, illiteracy, and discrimination

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Independence Movement

Impact

End of British Rule

Inspiration for Other Colonized Nations

Birth of the Indian Constitution

Partition of India

Promotion of Nonviolence and Peaceful Resistance:

Emergence of India as a Global Power

Multiple Choice

All of the following are impacts of India's independence EXCEPT

• India develops as a Third World Nation

• End of British Rule

• Inspired other Colonized nations

• Partition of India - birth of Pakistan

Multiple Choice

Due to the split of India, based on religion, in 1947 a mass migration of peoples occurs

• True

• False