Indian Independence

How did Great Britain begin its relationship with India?

• They didn't like each other

• They were close allies

• They were trading partners

• They have never had contact with each other

What happened to India’s government when the country became a colony of Great Britain?

• Great Britain gained control of the government; Indians had no say in government

• Indians were given total control of their government; Great Britain just loaned them money from time to time

• India and Great Britain had equal control of the government

What was life like for Indians when the country was part of the British empire?

• Great, they had so many freedoms!

• It was much like it is now for Indians living in India today!

• Their rights were some what restricted and they sometimes didn't get along with the British.

• Terrible, treated like 2nd class citizens; unequal rights, poor jobs and education

What was Mohandas Gandhi’s early life like before he became involved in civil disobedience?

• He was wealthy and lived a privileged lifestyle

• Educated man—studied law in England and practiced law in South Africa during Apartheid

• He wasn't educated and he worked a simple labor job building houses

Describe Gandhi’s role in India’s Independence Movement:

• He wasn't that involved

• Gandhi encouraged his followers to practice non-violent protests; many Indians followed him and eventually forced Great Britain to recognize their desire for independence

• He advocated and called for violent protests; many Indians followed his practiced this and went to war with Great Britain

• He called for Indian to stay under British rule, he thought it was better that way.

How did British authorities react to Gandhi and his followers when they help boycotts, protests, and marches?

• They accepted it and encouraged him to keep protesting

• Met them with violence (brutal beatings) and prison sentences

• They didn't do anything about it

What things caused British control in India to weaken?

• Worldwide recognition, more and more Indian protestors, Britain’s involvement in WWII—lacked money and resources to maintain colony

• They just gave up and didn't care about India anymore

• They never lost control of India!

. When was the Republic of India formed?

• 1800

• 1601

• 1947

• 2018

What caused India to split after Great Britain left?

• Indians wanted it to split because they thought it would be fun

• There was an earthquake that split the country

• Muslims and Hindus could not agree on how to govern the country

What happened to Mohandas Gandhi in 1948?

• He lived to an old age

• He was killed by the British

• He took his own life after failing to take over the world

• He was assassinated because he thought all Indians should live together peacefully regardless of religious beliefs