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India/China Test
India and China Test
Question | Answer |
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Who are the untouchables and explain what roles/jobs they have in Indian society? | caste-less people in Hindu society that have the lowest jobs that no one wants (i.e. untouchables); determines who they marry and what jobs they have; their ancient system still has influence on modern India despite it being illegal |
What religion is the most practiced in India? | Hinduism |
What is the most common spoken language in India? | Hindi |
When and why did the British colonize India? | In 1858, direct rule established by British - wanted their natural resources like tea/cotton and a market for British goods |
What caused Nationalism to develop in India? | Indians felt like 2nd class citizens in their own country; the best everything went to the British. Indians were not allowed to run traditional businesses many times. |
Why were there two separate national identities in India? | Because there were two main religious groups in India - Hindu and Islam |
Explain the importance of the Rowlatt Act. | Gave Britain power to send Indians to jail up to 2 years without a trial - this led to British having more control over the lives of the Indians and further upset Indians |
Explain the importance of the Amristar Massacre. | British opened fire on large gathering of Indians who they stated were meeting illegally - 400 killed and 1200 wounded; Indians were furious and this united a call for complete independence from Britain by Indians |
Who was Mohandas "Mahatma" Gandhi? | A lawyer who used boycotts and civil disobedience to urge for independence from Britain |
What does Gandhi's name mean? | "Great Soul" |
Explain boycotting and civil disobedience. | Boycotting is a refusal to buy goods or services; civil disobedience is the non-violent refusal to obey unfair laws |
How did boycotting and civil disobedience affect India's independence movement? | Both hurt Britain's economy and by 1935 Britain was gradually giving up its claims on India and this led to eventual self-rule and independence after WWII |
Why was Gandhi important to India's history? | His means of protest gradually wore Britain down and led to independence for India; he is one of the most important individuals in the story of Indian nationalism |
Name the two organizations that fought for independence from the British. What groups did each organization represent? | Indian National Congress represented Hindus and Muslim League represented Indians who followed Islam |
How was India divided in 1947? | India was divided because Hindus and Muslims could not decide on how to organize or rule it after independence; it was divided into India (Hindus) and West and East Pakistan which later became Pakistan and Bangladesh (Muslims) |
How did religion affect he split of India in 1947? | Hindus and Muslims could not decide on how to rule or organize India so the country was split into 3 parts (India, W and E Pakistan) |
What two modern day countries were created due to the split in India? | Pakistan and Bangladesh |
What part of India's economy is growing the fastest? | IT/Technology and service industry |
What is Bollywood? | Film Industry of India (like Hollywood) |
What is India's currency? | Rupee |
What type of economic system does India have? | Mixed |
What type of government does India have? | Federal Parliamentary Republic |
What is the title of India's leader? | Prime Minister |
What rights do citizens have in India? | all the same basic rights |
What is the Panchayat System? | Local power is in the hands of village councils in India. Each village council (panchayat) is part of larger group of villages and then these groups belong to district council. |
What is China's form of government? | Communist - single party controls state-owned means of production with the aim of a classless society |
What was the Long March? | Mao and his 600,000 communist followers fled to the mountains to escape defeat by Nationalist government - walked 6,000 miles to avoid capture - sign of Mao's dedication to his communist cause and the Chinese people |
What happened at Tiananmen Square in 1989? | 10,000 students protested as they wanted democracy for China; arrests were made and the government shot into the crowd to break up the uprising - this led to the uprising being put down by the government |
Who was Deng Xiaoping? | leader who replaced Mao Zedong when he died in 1976; he was more moderate leader who allowed more freedoms for Chinese people eventually |
Who was the first communist leader in China? | Mao Zedong |
What did Mao Zedong do while in power? | Mao reorganized China's land into collective farms/factories, private ownership eliminated and productivity quotas set in agriculture and industry; Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution were established as programs as he wanted a classless society. |
Who was Sun-Yat-sen? | He was the leader of the Nationalist Party that overthrew the Qing Dynasty, an absolute monarchy, in 1912. Their aim was to end foreign control in China's affairs. |
What was the purpose of the Cultural Revolution? | In 1966, its aim was a classless society - students were encouraged to leave school and make war on everything in Chinese society that looked like it encouraged class differences - lasted 10 years. |
What happened during the Cultural Revolution? | It targeted customs, habits, cultures and thinking of China in order to make war on anything that "created" class system within China. |
Was the Cultural Revolution a success? | No, it was a failure and mistake - ended 10 years later. |
Who holds the "real power" in China's government? | Chinese Communist Party |
Who were the Red Guards? | An array of high school students whose job was to single out and remove anyone who was preventing China from becoming a classless society. |
Why did the Qing Dynasty end? | Nationalism had grown in China - Qing Dynasty was overthrown by Nationalist Party. |
What are monsoons? | Seasonal winds that blow hot, dry air across the continent and bring heavy rains during the Spring and Summer which can lead to flooding and destruction. |
How do monsoons affect India? | Monsoons are helpful in bringing necessary rainfall to improve agriculture but when unpredictable, can cause flooding and destruction for India. |