Pre and Post Colonial India

_____________ was the colonial power ruling India

• Great Britain

• France

• Portugal

• China

This policy, adopted by Gandhi in 1920, was to use non-violent direct action to win over opponents hearts and minds. Means Truth Force

• nirvana

• ahimsa

• satyagraha

• Jinnah

Gandhi used many tactics against the British government. Which of the following tactics did Gandhi NOT use?

• non-violent protest

• fasting

• boycotts

• physical assaults

What was the name of the massive direct action non violent protest in 1930 in which Gandhi led thousands of Indians to the ocean to protest a British tax?

What is nationalism?

• loyalty based on location

• feeling of belonging to a group based on education and wealth

• sense of belonging based on a written document

• loyalty to a group based on common history, culture, and/or religion

Which was an effect of the massacre at Amritsar?

• Indians were afraid to ask for more rights

• it got little press coverage and had little effect

• most Indians were angry and became more united against the British

• Most Indians felt the people at Amritsar were breaking the law so they got what they deserved

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

• working to modernize Indian farming

• full independence from British Empire

• get Home Rule within the British Empire

• ending the religious wars being fought all over India

Gandhi urged Indians to help the British in World War I because he 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.

This was the name of the British Company that initially controlled 3/5ths of India

• British  East India Company
• The Queens Company
• Monarchy Business
• One England For All

This group formed in 1906 to work for the rights of Indians attracted mainly Muslims.

• Muslim League

• The Delian League

• Indian National Congress

• Indian Muslim Association