Freedom Fighters
a freedom fighter who won India's independence through nonviolence
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
date when India gained its independence
What is August 15, 1947?
What did the East India Company become over time?
The British Raj
What is Partition?
the division of British India along religious lines
What is the Indian Independence Movement?
all activities, ideas, and movements contributing to the end of the British Raj, includes all campaigns (both national and regional), efforts, movements - some nonviolent, some revolutionary
a freedom fighter who became India's first prime minister
Who is Jawaharlal Nehru?
major event in 1930, involved protesters marching to defy the British
What is the Salt March?
What was the East India Company?
a group of merchants who formed a trading company to trade with the East Indies, India, and Southeast Asia
date when Partition happened
What is August 15, 1947?
What did Gandhi want for everyone?
a freedom fighter who was arrested for throwing bombs into the legislative assembly and advocated a violent overthrow of the British
Who is Bhagat Singh?
major event in 1919, shocked the world about the British and killed thousands of people
What is the Amritsar Massacre?
Who was the first European presence in India?
Portugal
Along what lines were India and Pakistan broken up?
East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) in the east, West Pakistan (now Pakistan) in the northwest around Punjab
When did the East India Company first come to India?
1600
a freedom fighter who committed suicide rather than die at the hands of British police
Who is Chandra Shekhar Azad?
year that British goods started being boycotted
What is 1905?
What was the battle in which the British defeated the army of the Nawab?
The Battle of Plassey
What were some of the effects of Partition?
riots, looting, brutality, many people became refugees, Indo-Pakistani wars, creation of Bangladesh, war over Jammu and Kashmir...
What is the Indian national anthem?
Jana Gana Mana
a freedom fighter known for their bravery when fighting the British during the fight for Jhansi
Who is Rani Lakshmi Bai?
year that the Quit India movement began
What is 1942?
When was Queen Victoria crowned Empress?
1876
When was the concept of separate nations first proposed?
1930
How and when did Gandhi die?
he was shot 3 times in the chest in point-blank range in 1948