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India Unit Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Federal System | Political system in which power is SHARED among different levels of government |
| Indian National Congress | India's legislature made up of representatives elected from all across the country; the majority party chooses the prime minister |
| Prime Minister | India's head of government chosen by the majority party of the Indian National Congress |
| Colony | Territory controlled by another country, usually as a part of a larger empire |
| Great Britain | Country that controlled India until 1947; India modeled its new government after this country's government |
| Untouchables | People of India's lowest caste in the caste system; Gandhi fought for their equal rights |
| Indira Gandhi | India's first female prime minister; she was assassinated in 1984; her father was Gandhi's friend and India's first prime minister |
| Bicameral | Term to describe India's national parliament that is made up of 2 houses (bi = 2) |
| Republic | Elected individuals (REPresentatives) make decisions for the people |
| Federal Republic | A system where power is SHARED among different levels of the government and REPresentatives REPresent the voters |
| Caste | A level in India's society defined by old traditions |
| Secular | Favoring no special religion, even though the majority of India's people are Hindu |
| Agriculture | About half of India's population still works in ___ |
| Green Revolution | Strategy started by India's government to try and modernize Indian agriculture with new seeds and grains, but also fertilizers and pesticides |
| Bollywood | India's film industry |
| Call centers | Industry where people are employed to handle technology questions, airline reservations, and retail sales for customers around the world |
| Traditional economy | Many parts of India still live in a ___ where economic decisions are based on customs and tradtions |
| Human capital | The Green Revolution was an example of India's government investing in ___ when farmers learned new techniques for farming |
| English | Because so many in India speak ___, India is now one of the leading software producers in the world |
| GDP (Gross Domestic Product) | The total amount of income a country makes on goods and services in a year |
| Entrepreneur | One who takes a risk to start a business |
| Micro-credit | An individual's ability to borrow small amounts of money to start little local businesses |
| Homespun | Cloth created by Indians in India from cotton grown in India |
| Indian National Congress | Group that formed in 1885 to fight for the rights of Indians, mainly made up of Hindus |
| Muslim League | Group that formed in 1906 to fight for the rights of Indians, mainly made up of Muslims |
| World War I | Many Indians joined forces with the British during ___ because they were promised that when the war ended, India would be able to work toward self-government |
| Amritsar | Site of a massacre by the British who fired upon a crowd who had gathered in a way that was illegal according to the Rowlatt Act |
| Civil Disobedience | Gandhi's philosophy of non-violent non-cooperation |
| Civil | Peaceful, non-violent |
| Disobedience | Non-cooperation, disobeying rules and laws |
| Homespun Campaign | Plan for Indians to stop buying British cloth made from India's cotton; the people of India were encouraged to only wear cloth spun on spinning wheels in India |
| Dominion | Great Britain offered India ___ (self-rule) if they would agree to fight in World War II |
| Quit India Movement | Time when Gandhi and the INC encouraged Indians to not support the British in WWII |
| Independence | Great Britain granted India ___ after World War II; partly because of the overwhelming expense of fighting WWI & WWII |
| Nationalism | Belief that people should be loyal to those with whom they share common history, customs, origins, and sometimes language or religion |
| Partition | Division of India into 3 new countries: India and East & West Pakistan (East Pakistan is now Bangladesh) |
| Mahatma | means "Great Soul" |
| Salt March | March to the sea to protest a British tax on salt; Gandhi and others made their own salt illegally in protest |
| Outsourcing | Practice known as ___ where India has become a major source of workers due to their English and computer skills |
| Rupee | India's currency |
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