Independence and Decolonization Throughout the Years
100
Gandhi's home country in which he led movements to end violence and to be free from British rule.
What is India
100
India was under the control of this country up until 1947.
What is the British
100
This is how Gandhi died.
What is assassination
100
This is a 1972 movie adaptation of the 1969 Broadway show of the same title. The plot is based on the events surrounding the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
(Hint: What year was it signed?)
What is 1776
100
This nation gained its freedom from the British in 1776.
What is the United States of America
200
This was Gandhi's former occupation
What is a lawyer
200
The Indian nationalist who sought to improve the rights of women, end violence, alleviate poverty, and to achieve a unified Indian independence from the British.
Who is Mahatma Gandhi
200
This island nation was called the Dutch East Indies before becoming independent from the Netherlands.
What is Indonesia
200
This 2012 movie is a historical fiction film about the June Rebellion, the post-French Revolution period in which the poor rebelled against the monarchy.
The western part of this once-prosperous empire collapsed around 476 B.C.E and was overthrown by Germanic rulers.
What is the Roman Empire
300
Gandhi's protests were different from other movements and rebellions in history because of his use of this.
What is nonviolence
300
Gandhi was assassinated because someone thought he was too sympathetic to people of this religion.
What is Islam
300
The Asian area once occupied by the French that became the countries of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.
What is French IndoChina
300
This 1982 movie starring Ben Kingsley tells the story of the title character, an Indian leader who stood against British rule over his country.
What is Gandhi
300
This war stopped Nazis from further colonizing much of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
What is World War II
400
Periods of time where one does not eat. Gandhi went through long periods of this to raise awareness for violence and to empathize with the poor. His longest lasted 21 days.
What is fasting
400
Muslims moved out of India into this country, while Hindus living in this country moved into India.
What is Pakistan
400
This nation became an independent country in the 1950s when the king was overthrown by the army led by Gemal Abdul Nasser, who later banned the Muslim Brotherhood.
What is Egypt
400
This 1960 film recounts the events of the Third Servile War, in which 70 gladiator slaves successfully battled against the Roman Empire.
What is Spartacus
400
This African nation became independent from Belgium in 1960.
What is the Congo
500
TRIVIA:
Gandhi was married at this age
What is 13 years old
500
The founding of this organization, composed mostly of elites, sparked the Indians' interest in creating a modern, independent Indian nation.
What is the Indian National Congress
500
The decolonization of many African countries eventually led to the demolition of this African system of racial segregation.
What is apartheid
500
This 2014 movie follows Martin Luther King Jr.'s activity in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
What is Selma
500
This island nation became independent from Spain in the 19th century, then became finally independent from the United States in 1945.