India History

What country in 1760, gained political and economic power over India? This country's main aim was to _____________________________.

• France; The main aim of the country was to transform India into a consumer of the country's natural resources.
• Great Britain; The main aim of the country was to transform India into a consumer its goods.
• Russia; The main aim of the Soviet Union was to transform India into a consumer its goods.
• Germany; The main aim of the Nazis was to transform India into a consumer its goods.

Indians were treated like _____________ by the British. They began to resent being ruled by a foreign government. 

• second-class citizens
• classless nationalist 
• low-class immigrants 
• Middle-class foreingners

___________ is a belief that people should be loyal to those with whom they share common history and customs.

• Communism
• Budduhism
• Democratism
• Nationalism

What were the first two groups to work for the rights of Indians?

• the Indian National Congress in 1885 and the Hinduism League in 1906
• the Indian Congress in 1885 and the Nationalist League in 1906
• the Indian National Congress in 1885 and the Muslim League in 1906
• the Islamic Congress in 1885 and the Muslim League in 1985

What was the name of the terrible massacre in 1919, outside of a temple where British soldiers starting shooting a large group of Indians because they were gathering illegally? During this terrible tragedy, over 400 people were killed and 1200 were injured.

• Jallianwala Massacre
• Amritsar Massacre
• Temple Massacre
• Karamchand Massare

Encouraged his followers to practice non-violent protests against the British in order to bring about social change

• Ho Chi Minh
• Dr, Martin Luther King Jr.
• Mohandas Gandhi 
• Nelson Mandella

What are ways India won its independence?

• peaceful, violent, civil protest 
• non-violent, peaceful, civil disobedience and protest.
• protecting protesters form violence
• marching to the salt mines, demanding fair taxes on goods

 What was involved in Mohandas Gandhi’s plan of civil disobedience?

• Violent demonstrations
• Passing new laws in the Indian National Congress
• People should refuse to obey a law they felt unfair, but do it without violence.
• He felt it was best to go along with the British laws and do nothing.

When did India get independence?

• 1850
• 1918
• 1947
• 1962

What was Gandhi's job in South Africa?

• Lawyer
• Engineer
• Doctor
• Protesting