SS7H3 a&b Indian Independence & Mohandas Gandhi

At first Great Britain was only looking to do what when they came to India?

• To establish a colony for settlement

• To trade goods like spices, sugar, vanilla

• To spread Christianity

• To explore the Himalayas

Leader of the peaceful civil disobedience movement for Indian independence.

• Nehru

• Gandhi

• Ambedkar

• Jinnah

What happened August 15, 1947?

• The British offered India full independence, establishing the Republic of India.

• India became a British colony.

• India was partitioned into two separate nations.

• India adopted a new constitution.

In the 1800s, a feeling of _______________________ began to surface in India.

• patriotism

• nationalism

• colonialism

• imperialism

Indians were also ________________ ___________ by the British on goods that were found in their own country.

• taxed heavily

• taxed lightly

• exempted completely

• charged nominally

Under British rule Indians began to resent being ruled by a foreign government because

• They were given equal rights as British citizens

• Of inequality and they were treated unfairly and treated as second-hand citizens

• They were encouraged to participate in governance

• They were provided with better economic opportunities

When and why did Great Britain come to India?

• In the 1601, Great Britain came to India through the East India Trading Company to set up trading forts.

• In the 1700s, Great Britain came to India to establish a military base.

• In the 1500s, Great Britain came to India to spread Christianity.

• In the 1800s, Great Britain came to India to colonize the region for agricultural purposes.

Gandhi developed what he called a system of _______________________ _____________________and believed that it would make the world recognize the injustice in India and force change without using violence

• civil disobedience

• passive resistance

• nonviolent protest

• social reform

By 1760 Great Britain had gained

• political and economic power over India.

• a military alliance with China.

• territorial control over Africa.

• influence in the Americas.

What country was created that was once part of India in 1947?

• Bangladesh

• Pakistan

• Nepal

• Sri Lanka