WHII Refresher: Modern India M Lynde
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Directions: It’s a scavenger hunt! Find the answers.
1. What, when, and why was the Indian National Congress so important
2. The primary goal of the Indian National Congress was to
a. reform the Hindu religion
b. partition India between Muslims and Hindus
c. create a socialist economy
d. gain independence from Great Britain
3. What was Mohandas Gandhi’s significance?
4. What was the Salt March? Why is it important?
5. Which action best illustrates Gandhi’s concept of civil disobedience?
a. a British army outpost was bombed as a protest against the British presence in Northern Ireland
b. citizens in the United States went to jail for violation segregation laws
c. French citizens wrote letters to their gov’t to oppose arms sale to Iraq
d. supporters of Ferdinand Marcos attempted a coup d’etat against the Philippine gov’t
6. Since the 1950s, India has experienced conflict with both Pakistan and China over
a. United Nations peacekeeping efforts in the region
b. India’s increasing trade with Korea
c. borders and related territorial issues
d. the interpretations of common religious works
7. Which statement best reflects a belief of Mohandas Gandhi?
a. Muslims and Hindus must be separated if true peace is to come to India
b. India must adopt the British factory system
c. The caste system must remain an important cornerstone of Hindu society
d. India must achieve independence, but not at the expense of further dividing the Indian people
8. One reason India gained its independence from Great Britain in 1947 was that
a. Great Britain was defeated in WWII
b. the Treaty of Versailles required Great Britain to give up its colonies
c. Great Britain did not have the resources to maintain an empire after WWII
d. India had supported the Axis Powers during WWII
9. Why was India partitioned in 1947?
10. Indira Ghandi is to India as ______is to Great Britain.