Key Figures
Colonizing country that took control of India
What is britain's role with India during the world wars?
new antibiotic medicine, advanced militaries in WWII
What is penicillin?
the reason for India's involvement in the great depression
what is british colonization?
India had the largest volunteer army in the world
what resulted from british colonial control leading to indian participance in WWII?
pandemic that killed 7 million Indians around the time of WWI
What was influenza?
Nationalist Leader, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist, who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British Rule
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
created in WWI to cross "no man's land", used later more commonly in wars
what are tanks?
1919 triggered an even greater disapproval against British Raj, when unarmed demonstrators where shot, who were fighting against forced deployment of soldiers into the war and heavy war taxes
what is the Amritstar massacre?
Hopes to leave the British Raj behind
Why did Indians enter WWI?
money, about the equivalent of two billion dollars, many animals (170,000) and other supplies including jute for sand bags
what did India loan to britain?
founder of pakistan
who is Muhammad Ali Jinnah?
Made in WWI, fires 500-1000 rounds per minute, used in trench warfare
what are machine guns?
shared the rule between British and Indian elected officers
What is the government of India Act?
started during World War two in hopes of speeding up the process to independence, in response, British rule imprisoned many protesters. They had the largest volunteer army in World War 2
what was the "Ouit India" anti-colonialism movement?
"Hindustan"
what was the state that divided into a hindu majority India and Muslim Majority Pakistan?
suffered 20,000 casualties and won almost 2,000 awards for gallantry in World War I. aka Indian Mutiny
Who were the Gurkha soldiers?
Made in WWII, advanced naval and air navigation through sending signals of vehicles operating within an altitude
what is a radar system?
1930, non violent movement led by Mahatma Gandhi
what was the salt march?
believed that they should support Britain in the war against Nazism, which they did not encourage. Although both leaders have different views on how to support, as one advocated for non-violent support and other believed they would only help in the war if they received independence otherwise not help but yet not hinder their efforts either
Who were Gandhi and Nehru?
British Debt following WWII
what caused India to gain independence more easily?
became the first Indian to be awarded a Victoria Cross. He was a machine gunner with the 129th Baluchi Regiment
Who is Khudadad Khan?
chemical weaponry created in WWI, used to pacify crowds
what are Mustard gas & Dishosgene?
very interested in Marxism ,as he toured in Europe as well, He would later become the first prime minister of India
caste system
what was the bloodline social hierarchical structure inhibiting people from success, leading many indians to join the war for social mobility?
state divided between India and Pakistan
what is Punjab?