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SE Asia History
Nationalism and Independence in India and Vietnam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| nationalism | pride in your people group or country; usually the first step in gaining independence |
| independence | freedom from the control of others |
| Ho Chi Minh | leader of the Vietnamese independence movement |
| Viet Minh | Vietnamese fighters during the war(s) against France |
| Countries part of Indochina | Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam |
| Guerilla Warfare | a form of irregular warfare by using small, mobile groups of people using surprise actions such as sabotage and ambush |
| 17th parallel | line of latitude the divided North Vietnam from South Vietnam |
| What countries supported North Vietnam? | Soviet Union, China |
| North Vietnam government | Communist |
| South Vietnam government | Democratic |
| What country supported South Vietnam? | United States |
| Mahatma Gandhi | leader of India’s independence movement |
| non-violent protest; civil disobedience | the peaceful refusal to obey laws (marches, boycotts, and hunger strikes |
| Salt March | an act of civil disobedience led by Gandhi to oppose the British salt tax |
| Political group that fought for the rights of Indians | Indian National Congress |
| India was partitioned into what two countries? | India, Pakistan |
| Where did the majority of Muslims go when India was split? | Pakistan |
| Who assassinated Gandhi? | A Hindu fundamentalist |
| Gandhi's philosophy on the Indian independence movement | He believed in non-violent protest and non-compliance. |
| What political party did Gandhi belong to? | Indian National Congress |
| Why did Britain grant India independence? | They didn't have enough people to control millions of Indians that refused to obey them. |
| How did nationalism lead to independence in India? | Gandhi convinced Indians that they had a right to rule themselves and could achieve that through peaceful protest. |
| Why did Britain colonize India? | Raw materials and markets |
| Motivation for India's independence movement | Nationalism |
| What is non-violent non-compliance? | You refuse to do what you are told but you don't fight the authorities, even if they attack you. |
| Why was India divided into two countries before independence was granted in 1947? | The British were worried that there would be a religious war unless they divided it. |
| Why did the Indian people object to the British Raj (British Rule)? | The British treated them like second class citizens. |
| British reaction to Gandhi's independence movement | They violently cracked down on protestors and arrested them. |
| Methods Gandhi used in the Indian independence movement | strikes, marches, boycotts, and protests |
| Why was Gandhi successful? | He got all levels of Indian society involved in the protests campaigns. |
| British Raj | British rule over India |
| Territorial Nationalism | Nationalism that includes all people of an area regardless of religious or ethnic background (ex: Hindus and Muslims) |
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