World History Final Imp. In India

Imperialism in India

To curb dissent the British passed this law in 1919 which allowed the British to jail INdian protesters without trials for as long as two years

Rowlatt Act

Native Indians who were hired byt eh British to serve in their army

Sepoy

Why was India called the “jewel int he crown”?

Because it was the most valuable of all of Britain’s colonies

Military general who was responsible for establishing British supremacy on the Seven Year’s war

Clive

Which of the following statements about the Partition of India is CORRECT?

Almost immediately after the Partition, India and Pakistan started fighting over Kashmir

The Empire that rules INdia before the arrival of the British

Mughal

Tradition of INdian widows throwing themselves on their husband’s funeral pyre

Sati

Created by British to appease INdian nationalists, however it had no real political power

Indian National Congress

Initial British domination of India began in 1600 when this company was granted a charter that created a trade monopoly on the subcontinent

East India Company

Which of the following statements about World War and Indian nationalists activity is INCORRECT?

After the war, the British government kept their promises of reforms that included self-rule for India

Translated it means “truth force” in practice it was Gandhi’s principle of civil disobedience

Satyagraha

This mostly Hindu country is the world’s largest democracy

India

Hindu word meaning rule of sovereignty, it refers to British rule over India from 1757-1947.

Raj

Gandhi ‘s followers soon began calling him this, translated it means “Great Soul”

Mahatma

Which of the following statements about the Partition of India is INCORRECT

Jinnah was a leader in the INdian National COngress who argued against partitioning India

THis prime minister of INdia was assassinated by Sikh extremists in retaliation for ordering the attack on the Sikh’s Golden Temple.

Indira Gandhi

This Congress Party Leader was independent INdia’s first prime minister

Jawaharlal Nehru

Key waterway connected the Mediterranean to Red Sea, thus shortening the voyage to India

Suez Canal

WHich of the following statements about Jawaharlal Nehru is INCORRECT?

His rule was short live, as like Gandhi, Nehru was assassinated by a Hindu extremist

A cease-fire line established by the UN in 1949 left a third of this territory under Pakistani control and the rest under Indian Control

Kashmir

The Muslim League Leader died shortly after becoming the 1st governor-general of independent Pakistan.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

The term Raj is used to refer to the period of Indian history during which India was:

Dominated by Britain

WHich of the following statements about Mohandas Gandhi is Incorrect?

Immediately after the Sepoy Mutiny, he emerged as the leader of the Indian independence movement.

WHich of the following about the Battle of Plassey is CORRECT

It was the decisive battle for control of India during the Seven Year’s war, Robert Clive led the British/EIC forces to victory over the French, the victory established Britain and EIC as the dominant power in INdia (All of the above)

The civil war between Tamils and the other in this Buddhist dominated country began in the early 1980s

Sri Lanka

Which of the following statements about British imperialism in INdia is INCORRECT?

Britain lost control of India at the end of the 19th century.

Which of the following statements about Gandhi’s campaign of civil disobedience is INCORRECT

It failed to have an economic impact on the British

Which of the following statements about WWII and Indian nationalists activity is INCORRECT?

The colony’s elected representatives agreed to commit INdia’s armed forces to help Britain fight the war in return for the British promise to give India its independence immediately after the war.