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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was a sepoy? | An Indian soldier working for the BEIC |
| What were the beliefs of the "moderates"? | Reform, rather than complete independence. Have Britain change some of the laws put on them and stay the same |
| What were the beliefs of the extremists? | Total independence, get rid of Britain |
| What is a Raj? | The name given to British colonial rule over India |
| What was the British East India Company (BEIC)? | A trading company that dominated trade and commerce over India, soon led to the colonization of India |
| Who became India's first prime minister after gaining independence? | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| What kinds of things happened after India gained independence? | Hindus and Muslims began to fight over what territory they own, and eventually divide into different lands |
| Who initiated the Amritsar massacre? | British colonel Reginald Dyer |
| What was the BEIC's purpose? | Trade with India |
| What did moderates in the INC want? | Political reforms |
| What was the INC? | The Indian National Congress |
| How does India gain its independence? | India became too expensive for the British to control |
| What was the purpose of the Salt March? | A way of civil disobedience towards the British government where Gandhi's followers marched to illegally steal salt |
| What is celibacy? | Abstaining from marriage/sexual relations |
| What things did Gandhi give up in order to fight for India's independence? | Marriage, family/social relations, clothing that wasn't traditional |
| Why is Kashmir still disputed between India and Pakistan? | It was technically touching both Hindu and Muslim territory, and they never got through the dispute |
| Which dynasty controlled India before the BEIC arrived? | The Mughal |
| What was the Muslim League? | The part of the INC that split off to safeguard the rights of Indian Muslims. |
| Who led the Muslim League? | Mohammed Ali Jinnah |
| Why did Gandhi go on a "pilgrimage of peace"? | It was his way of peacefully protesting the partitioning of India |
| What was satyagraha? | The idea of civil disobedience - peacefully disobeying the government to show disobeyment and protest |
| What did Naoroji advocate for? | Peaceful protest to gain independence from Britain |
| Who made the borders for India and Pakistan when it was partitioned? | Cyril Radcliffe, British official |
| What is a princely state? | A semi-independent region led by an indigenous ruler |
| Who killed Gandhi? | A Hindu extremist |
| What did Tilak advocate for? | A "new party" that has total independence. They would gain that with violence and not-peaceful protests |
| What is the metaphor with knives and sugar mean? | The sugar was the benefits of the BEIC, the knife was the negatives |
| What is a viceroy? | British official in control of the Parliament and supported by a civil service. |
| Why did sepoys distrust the BEIC around 1857? | Part of their gun's material was made of cow/pig fat, which to eat was extremely against their religion. |
| What was Sepoy Mutiny (rebellion)? | After their arrest for not loading their guns, the sepoys went on a killing spree thus starting the rebellion. British won |
| What happens after the Sepoy Rebellion? | BEIC is now in direct control of India and the Queen is crowned Empress of India |
| What were some benefits to British control over India? | Better education, old traditions die out, newer innovative technology like railroads and telegraph, better living qualities |
| What were some negatives to British control over India? | Economic crises destroying native businesses and industries, taxation, famine |
| What were the Rowlatt acts? | Acts passed after Indians fought for Britain in WWI that restricted the freedom of Indians |
| What did most of the INC believe in? | They were mostly moderate and supported the idea that India needed reforms, not complete independence |
| Who was Henry David Thoreau? | A man who had similar ideas to Gandhi about satyagraha but thought them up many years prior. |
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