WHO WAS
THAT GUY?
THAT GUY?
GOPAL GOKHALE
A proponent of the idea that India needed to modernize before it could nationalize before it could handle the problems of independence...Gopal Gokhale was a moderate nationalist who hoped he could convince the British to bring about needed reforms in Indian society.
What can we infer about the British rule in India from the major cause of the Sepoy Mutiny?
The Indians felt that the British ignored or failed o respect their culture
Put into your own words the meaning this phrase from Tagore's poetry: "Where the clear stream of reason has not its ways into the dreary dead sand of dead habit"
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BALWANTRAO TILAK
Indian National Congress (INC) leader who became more radical and formed the New Party
While there are countless despicable effects, what positive effects may have resulted for India from the British rule? (AKA, what benefits?)
1. reduction of group hostilities, 2. provision for health care, 3. creation of system for public education
Sepoy Mutiny
The Sepoy Mutiny, or Great Rebellion, was a revolt of sepoy soldiers near Delhi in 1857 which led to direct imperial control of India.
In India, this is known as the First War of Independence.
As a result of the uprising, the British parliament transferred the powers of the East India Company directly to the British government.
What were Gandhi's goals?
He set up a movement based on non-resistance. His goals were 1. to convert the British to his own views, 2. to strengthen the unity of all Indians
What economic costs did the Indian people pay for the British occupation? ? (AKA, what harm?)
1. British domination destroyed many native businesses 2. required the Indians to pay for the British military, 3. placed heavy taxes on the peasants and discouraged production of food
SEPOY
Indian soldiers hired by the British East India Company to protect the company's industry
MOHANDAS GANDHI
a leader of the Indian independence movement
What objectives did the Indian National Congress (INC) have when it started to meet in Bombay in 1885?
they called for an Indian share in government and more economic delveopment
VICEROY
A representative of the British parliament who administered government affairs in India, charged with ruling nearly 300 million people
RABINDRANATH TAGORE
a great Indian poet; won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913
THINK: Why do you think Gandhi chose to dress in a simple dhoti and adopt the spinning wheel as a symbol of resistance to British rule?
page 751: the introduction of British textiles put thousands of women out of work and severely damaged the Indian textile industry
the British government worked hard to keep modern industry out of India
BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY
A British business that was given the power to administer India