What was the purpose of the Salt March?

To prove Indian self reliance and oppose the Salt Act non-violently

Why did the British imperialize India?

Profitable resources and markets

What cultural divisions allowed the British to "Divide and Rule"?

Hindus and Muslims had long-standing distrust of each other

What problems did India face after Independence?

India split into Pakistan and India

In what ways did Jinnah and Gandhi differ?

Jinnah believed in Muslim separation, but Gandhi wanted unity

What was the purpose of the Indian National Congress?

To increase Indian Nationalism and encourage Independence

Why was the Muslim League concerned about Indian Independence efforts?

They believed the Hindus were a powerful majority that would take control

What was the purpose of the Homespun Movement?

Economic Civil Disobedience/Nationalism to protest British trade monopolies

What was the purpose of the Muslim League?

To represent Muslims who felt they were a minority that lacked power

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1
What was the purpose of the Salt March?
To prove civil disobedience would not be effective
To prove Indian self reliance and oppose the Salt Act non-violently
Indian McDonald's franchises were low on the necessary ingredient
To support British salt production
2
Why did the British imperialize India?
A lack of water sources at home
An interest in Indian culture
The desire to get new technology from India
Profitable resources and markets
3
What cultural divisions allowed the British to "Divide and Rule"?
India restricted the rights of immigrants
The British actually believed a united India was easier to control
Hindus and Muslims had long-standing distrust of each other
Hindu and Christian cooperation threatened the British
4
What was Gandhi's core philosophy of resistance?
Economic Tyranny
Armed Resistance
Civil Disobedience
Passive Bystanding
5
What problems did India face after Independence?
The British tried to re-take India
India split into Pakistan and India
They lacked trade routes
There were pushes to unite with China
6
Who was deeply inspired by Gandhi's practice of Civil Disobedience?
Joseph Stalin
Martin Luther King Jr.
Franklin Roosevelt
British prime minister Winston Churchill
7
In what ways did Jinnah and Gandhi differ?
Gandhi believed in unity, Jinnah wanted control by Britain
There were fears they would fight each other WWE style
They disagreed on the amount of land that should be divided
Jinnah believed in Muslim separation, but Gandhi wanted unity
8
Which Turning Point moment encouraged the Indian Independence Movement?
The Russian Revolution
The Amritsar Massacre
The Navigation Acts
The Holocaust
9
What was the purpose of the Indian National Congress?
A governing body to conquer nearby Thailand
The British-lead imperialist government to control India
To increase Indian Nationalism and encourage Independence
To persuade the Hindus and Muslims to go to war
10
Why was the Muslim League concerned about Indian Independence efforts?
They believed the British would only free the Hindus
They feared losing economic Independence to foreigners
They believed the Hindus were a powerful majority that would take control
Independence efforts are not part of Islamic religious doctrine
11
How did geography impact Indian Independence?
Both blue and yellow
Indian rivers were important sources of spiritual strength
The Indian Ocean could be used to make salt
The mountains kept the British from invading
12
Why did England finally release control of India?
Increasing British debt
Concerns over colonization and public image
Indian Nationalism
All of the above
13
What's the best strategy for acing your Regents exam?
Writing the bare minimum
Annotation
Creating a pattern of Scantron bubbles
Leaving immediately after 2 hours
14
Why did Gandhi go on Fasts and Hunger Strikes?
For prayer and self-sacrifice
As a publicity tool of personal agency
Both red and blue
He wanted to lose weight for the Salt march
15
What was the purpose of the Homespun Movement?
To grow India's own military to fight a war of independence
Economic Civil Disobedience/Nationalism to protest British trade monopolies
A way to test new manufacturing techniques
The increase the qulaity of Indian manufactured goods
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What was the purpose of the Muslim League?
To organize attacks on Christian Missionaries
To encourage Muslim trade and industry
To represent Muslims who felt they were a minority that lacked power
To support the Islamic arts

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