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(DMS) India
Indian independence from European colonization
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mohandas Gandhi | _____ is the India as Nelson Mandela is to South Africa. |
| World War II | War involving countries from around the world, focusing on the Axis Powers (Japan, Italy, Germany) and the Allied Powers (Britain, France, Russia, United States) that began with German aggression. |
| colonization | The process of creating colonies. |
| Hindu | Someone whose faith is Hinduism. |
| Muslim | Someone whose faith is Islam. |
| Sikh | Someone whose faith is Sikhism. |
| Indian National Congress | _____ is to India as the African National Congress is to South Africa. |
| Muslim League | An organization that formed to represent the rights of Indian Muslims. |
| nonviolent resistance | A form of protest that emphasizes the use of peaceful confrontation. |
| decolonization | The process of becoming free from imperialism. |
| Satyahgraha | The form of nonviolent resistance initiated in India by Mahatma Gandhi in order to oppose British rule and to hasten political reforms. |
| partition | To separate. |
| Pakistan | The country formed through partition after Indian independence from the British, with Muslims moving and living in Pakistan and Hindus moving and living in India. |
| Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Leader of the Muslim League. |
| Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian statesman and leader with Gandhi in the struggle for home rule; was the first prime minister of the Republic of India from 1947 to 1964 (1889-1964) |