India's Independence

What is nationalism?

• loyalty based on geographic location

• a feeling of belonging to a group that is highly educated and wealthy

• a sense of belonging that is based on a written document like a constitution

• loyalty to a group with whom one shares a common history, culture, and/or religion

Indian nationalism in the 1800s began as a reaction to

• British rule

• religious conflict

• communist-led revolution

• long period of drought and famine

Which was one of the early goals of the Indian National Congress?

• working to modernize Indian farming

• trying to bring more industry to India

• greater independence from British control

• ending the religious wars being fought all over India

Indians helped the British in World War I because they believed it would

• end unemployment in India.

• help Indians that were eager to go to war.

• encourage the British to grant India greater freedom after the war.

• develop a strong Indian military that could later force the British to leave.

Which was an effect of the massacre at Amritsar?

• Indians were afraid to ask for more rights because they thought they might be killed.

• The Amritsar massacre got little press coverage so it had very little effect on Indian feelings.

• Most people were so angry about the killings they became more united against the British.

• Most Indians felt the people gathered at Amritsar were breaking the law anyway and deserved punishment.

What was Mohandas Gandhi's plan of civil disobedience?

• people should refuse to obey a law they felt was unfair

• violent demonstrations were needed in India until the British left

• it was best to go along with British laws to avoid making the colonial authorities angry

• the best way to change the laws was through passing legislation in the Indian National Congress

What did Gandhi urge Indians to do during World War II?

• Gandhi took no position on World War II.

• Gandhi urged Indians to work for the Japanese.

• Gandhi felt everyone should help the British war effort.

• Gandhi did not want Indians to take sides during the war.

When independence finally came in 1947, what was it about the decision that made many Indians unhappy?

• The country was divided among religious lines.

• India was not allowed to have its own military.

• Indians still had to depend on Britain for food and protection.

• Most people in India wanted to turn down the offer of independence.

In 1947, which new countries were created in addition to independent India?

• East and West Pakistan

• North and South Korea

• North and South Vietnam

• Pakistan and Afghanistan

What was Gandhi's plan to refuse to obey unjust British laws?

• Mahatma

• monopoloy

• disarmament

• civil disobedience