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India's Independence

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is feeling pride in your country and having loyalty to those you share a common history and culture?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Colonization

2.

What country colonized India?

a)

Germany

b)

Britain

c)

South Africa

3.

Who was the nonviolent protestor who helped India become independent from Britain in 1947?

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Mahatmas Gandhi

d)

Kim Il Sung

4.

In what way did Gandhi lead his followers to fight against British laws?

a)

They fought with violence

b)

They fought by overthrowing the government with force

c)

They fought back peacefully, with non- violence

5.

What was Gandhi’s system of fighting unjust laws with non-violence called?

a)

Civil Disobedience

b)

Civil Noncooperation

c)

Civil Rebellion

d)

Civil Unruliness

6.

What was the goal of both the Indian National Congress and Muslim League?

a)

Establish more schools throughout India

b)

Resolve religious differences among Hindus and Muslims

c)

Gain independence from Great Britain

7.

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?

a)

Vietnam War

b)

Korean War

c)

WWI

d)

WWII

8.

Who shot the Indians who gathered at the temple of Amritsar?

a)

German Soldiers

b)

British Soldiers

c)

Japanese soldiers

9.

Gandhi was assassinated in 1948. An extremist / fanatic from what religion was responsible for his death?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Hindu

d)

Judaism

10.

What year did India officially become independent from Britain?    

a)

1927

b)

1947

c)

1948

d)

1967

11.

Once India became independent in 1947, how was the land divided?

a)

It wasn't divided

b)

Pakistan - Muslims & India - Hindu

c)

Pakistan - Hindu & India - Muslim

12.

Why were things still not peaceful in India even after it gained its independence from the British?

a)

There was tension between Gandhi and the Indian government

b)

There was tension between Muslims and Hindu

c)

There was tensions between all the religions in India