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Gandhi Leads India Away From British Colonialism.
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What was the name of the company founded in 1600 as. joint stock company, with the intention of trading in India?
a) British India Company
b) East India Company
c) East Indian Trading Company
d) British-Indian Trading Company
Where did Gandhi study to be a lawyer?
a) India
b) South Africa
c) America
d) Britain
Today, India is divided into two, India and...
a) Bangladesh
b) Pakistan
c) Sri Lanka
d)
Which event saw campaigns against taxes and acts of defiance against the British?
a) Tax Riot
b) Salt March
c) Railway March
d) Pepper March
When did India get its Independence
a) 1850
b) 1918
c) 1947
d) 1962
What was one of the main aims Gandhi had for India?
a) lower taxes
b) religious equality
c) boosting the economy
d) freedom from the British
Gandhi encouraged his followers to protest British laws by all of the following means EXCEPT
a) withholding of taxes
b) using homemade salt
c) boycotting British Goods
d) blowing up British railroad tracks
Under the leadership of Muhammaed Ali Jinnah, the Muslim League believed in the creation of a separate Muslim state. They created the nation of
a) Nahru
b) Islamabad
c) Pakistan
d) Manchuria
Why did Gandhi wear simple clothing?
a) Judaism taught him to live simply
b) to live a simple life and avoid British products
c) to give his old clothes to the poor
d) Hinduism instructs its followers to only wear simple clothes
Who was Gandhi?
a) An African leader in South Africa
b) A leader of the Hindu faith
c) An Indian activist for India's independence
d) A Hindu god
What did his followers call him?
a) Gandimania
b) Mahatma
c) Jamatia
d) Walmea
What is Imperialism?
a) Patriotic feeling for one's country
b) A British trading policy
c) When a country extends its power and influence over other countries
d) A Hindu priest
The refusal to comply with certain laws or pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest
a) Peaceful Protest
b) Passive Protest
c) Civil Disobedience
d) Quit India Movement
By 1760, which country had established political and economic power over India?
a) France
b) Great Britain
c) Russia
d) Germany
What do we call the belief that people should be loyal to those with whom they share common history and customs?
a) Communism
b) Democratism
c) Buddhism
d) Nationalism
What was the name of the terrible massacre that took place in 1919 outside of a temple when British soldiers fired into a group of Indians who had assembled illegally?
a) Jallianwala Massacre
b) Karamchand Massacre
c) Temple Massacre
d) Amritsar Massacre
Why was India partitioned (divided) in 1947?
a) The British feared a united India
b) One region wanted to remain under British control
c) Religious differences led to political division
d) Communist supporters wanted a separate state
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