Decolonization

The process of getting rid of colonies by giving them their independence is called

• decolonization

• imperialism

• colonialism

• removal

In order to split India into two countries, the British talked with Indian people to understand where the borders should be.

• True

• False

The partition of India created

• India and Israel

• India and South Africa

• India and Pakistan

• India and Great Britain

Gandhi protested unfair British taxes by leading

• mass riots

• the Boston Tea Party

• the Salt March

• the Sugar Boycott

Gandhi's protests focused on breaking laws to show that they were bad laws. This was called

• civil rights

• civic discourse

• civil rights

• civil disobedience

What did Gandhi believe about protest?

• It should be as loud as possible.

• It required help from outside groups.

• It should be non-violent.

• It should be violent.

Who was the Muslim leader who argued for a Muslim nation of Pakistan?

• Gandhi

• Jinnah

• Nehru

• Lord Mountbatten

What were some of the protest tactics that Gandhi used? (more than one answer)

• Peaceful marches

• Hunger Strikes

• Riots

• Boycotts - making his own clothes

Which country controlled India as a colony in the first half of the 1900s?

• Germany

• France

• Belgium

• Great Britain

The leader of the independence movement in India was

• Gandhi

• Napoleon

• Mandela

• Pakistan