Indian Partition

What were the two big groups that Indians were split up in by Britain?

• Hindus and Christains
• Hindu's and Muslims
• Hindu's and Sihks
• Hindus and Jews

Who mainly made the maps that split up India?

• India
• Gandhi and Jinnah
• The British Rulers
• America!!

What religion did Pakistan consist of?

• Hindus
• Muslims

What made Gandhi pursue peaceful protest?

• Experiencing discrimination in other countries
• Looking at world leaders
• His belief in religious unity
• His hate for bloodshed

Who were the leaders of the Indian independence movement?

• Gahndi, Jinnah and Mohndas
• Gandhi, Jinnah and Nuru
• Gandhi, Jinnah and Nehru
• Gandhi, Jinnah and Mr. Bender

True or False: There was mostly religious harmony before the Partition.

• True
• False

Why did the partition lead to so much violence (1 mil dead!)

• Because these religions secretly hated each other all along
• Because the Muslims wanted to take out every other religion for decades "one sided beef"
• Because the British forced these people to fight.
• Because no one knew what territory belonged to them and each religion wanted control over a region.

How many people were displaced due to the partition?

• 20 million
• 300,000
• 15 million
• 17,000

What is similar to this in the U.S.?

• The political fight between Republicans and Democrats.
• The fight between U-High and Lincoln.
• The divide between senators and congressmen.
• .The divide between students and other students.

Who was similar to Gandhi in the past for America?

• Martin Luther King Jr
• Malcolm X
• Booker T Washington
• John Lewis