Lesson # 27 Indian Imperialism quiz

The purpose of Mohandas Gandhi's actions such as the Salt March and the textile boycott was to

• a) begin a cycle of armed revolution

• b) draw attention to the problems of British imperialism

• c) increase the strength of the military

• c) resist the power of religious leaders

In the 1940s, the leadership of the Indian National Congress and the leadership of the Muslim League supported the goal of

• a) helping the British fight World War II

• b) removing British control from the subcontinent (India)

• c) abolishing caste distinctions and discrimination

• d) establishing a unified government based on religious teachings

What was one reason that India was divided into two nations in 1947?

• a) Indian leaders disagreed about India's role in the United Nations.

• b) Great Britain feared a unified India would be a military threat.

• c) The Soviet Union insisted that India should have a communist government.

• d) Differences between the Hindus and the Muslims created religious conflict.

What was Gandhi's perspective when it came to religious division in India?

• a) There should be separate nations for Muslims and Hindus

• b) Muslims should lead their fight for self rule violently while the Hindus should take a more passive route

• c) You are Indian first and Muslim or Hindu second

• d) The British have the power to solve any religious conflict that exists in India

What was Mohandas Gandhi's plan of civil disobedience?

• people should refuse to obey a law they felt was unfair
• violent demonstrations
• follow all British laws
• ignore all of their problems

The British reliance on India as a market for its manufactured goods caused Mohandas Gandhi to

• run for a seat in the British Parliament
• lead the Sepoy Rebellion
• support traditional caste divisions
• refuse to buy British textiles (homespun)

Several historic events are listed below.

A. Partition of India and Pakistan

B. Establishment of the caste system

C. British colonization of the Indian subcontinent

D. Gandhi's Salt March

What is the correct chronological order of this set of events?

• A B C D

• B C D A

• C D A B

• D B A C

"Don't pay your taxes or send your children to an English-supported school . . . Make your own cotton cloth by spinning the thread at home, and don't buy English-made goods. Provide yourselves with homemade salt, and do not buy government-made salt."

— Mohandas Gandhi

In this statement, Gandhi was expressing his commitment to

• armed rebellion

• civil disobedience

• criminal acts

• guerrilla tactics

What was one similar goal shared by Simon Bolivar and Mohandas Gandhi?

• ending foreign control

• promoting religious freedom

• establishing a limited monarchy

• creating collective farms

Why did the Indians oppose the Rowlatt Act?

• It introduced the Salt Law.

• It increased taxes on land

• It gave the British the power to arrest and detain a person without a trial

• It put a ban on the Congress party.