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WorksheetsIndia's Independence
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is feeling pride in your country and having loyalty to those you share a common history and culture?
Nationalism
Imperialism
Colonization
What country colonized India?
Germany
Britain
South Africa
Who was the nonviolent protestor who helped India become independent from Britain in 1947?
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
Mahatmas Gandhi
Kim Il Sung
In what way did Gandhi lead his followers to fight against British laws?
They fought with violence
They fought by overthrowing the government with force
They fought back peacefully, with non- violence
What was Gandhi’s system of fighting unjust laws with non-violence called?
Civil Disobedience
Civil Noncooperation
Civil Rebellion
Civil Unruliness
What was the goal of both the Indian National Congress and Muslim League?
Establish more schools throughout India
Resolve religious differences among Hindus and Muslims
Gain independence from Great Britain
The British made many broken promises to the Indians. One stated if Indians fought on the side of the British during this war, they would have more freedoms. Unfortunately nothing changed. What war is it?
Vietnam War
Korean War
WWI
WWII
Who shot the Indians who gathered at the temple of Amritsar?
German Soldiers
British Soldiers
Japanese soldiers
Gandhi was assassinated in 1948. An extremist / fanatic from what religion was responsible for his death?
Islam
Christianity
Hindu
Judaism
What year did India officially become independent from Britain?
1927
1947
1948
1967
Once India became independent in 1947, how was the land divided?
It wasn't divided
Pakistan - Muslims & India - Hindu
Pakistan - Hindu & India - Muslim
Why were things still not peaceful in India even after it gained its independence from the British?
There was tension between Gandhi and the Indian government
There was tension between Muslims and Hindu
There was tensions between all the religions in India
