Myanmar's early history can be characterized by a series of different lines of hereditary rulers, also known as these.
What is a dynasty?
100
The practice of taking over control of another country in order to gain economic and political benefits is known as this.
What is colonialism?
100
Be a man. Conquer other countries or face the judgment of your neighbors. This region of the world held this mentality towards colonialism.
What is Europe?
100
The British introduced the concept of money so farmers had to start selling their products in order to pay these to the government.
What are taxes?
100
Nationalist groups felt that this religion and culture was being disrespected and lost through British rule.
What is Buddhism?
200
During the dynastic period of Myanmar, this political leader mainly had the power to appoint or confirm other political positions.
What is the king?
200
The policy where the British divided Burma into two main regions, separating, and joining many ethnic groups is known as this.
What is the Divide and Rule policy?
200
Colonists would describe the native population as this.
What are savages? ("Half devil and half child")
200
The Chinese and Indian positions as these caused resentment among the Burmese population.
What are landlords, money lenders, and businessmen?
200
This nationalist was arrested and went on a hunger strike, resulting in his death, because he was unable to wear his Monk robes in prison.
Who is U Wisara?
300
This group of leaders' primary duty was to educate the public, giving them heavy influence over public opinion.
What are Monks?
300
Urges for independence of feeling of this surged during British Colonialism as many Burmese were proud of their heritage.
What is nationalism?
300
Rudyard Kipling depicted the Imperialist attitude toward colonization in this poem.
What is the White Man's Burden?
300
The Karen Animist prophecy about a White Man and a book explained their conversion to this religion.
What is Christianity?
300
The fact that many peasant could not pay their taxes due to an economic depression and had to sell their land to Indian landowners resulted in this.
What is a rebellion?
400
This dynasty was responsible for paving the road for Burmese scholars and creating a city of beautiful temples.
What is the Bagan dynasty?
400
These groups of people traveled to Myanmar with the purpose of spreading their faith; Christianity.
What are missionaries?
400
The general population in Great Britian (and Europe) felt that colonization of less developed countries would lead to this or the development to a more advanced stage.
What is civilization?
400
The British marrying the Burmese, bringing in Chinese and Indian workers, and them intermarrying caused an increase in this among the ethnicities of Burmese people.
What is diversity?
400
These two students were expelled from Rangoon University in 1936 for running an anti-British newspaper.
Who are Bogyoke Aung Sang and U Ni?
500
This political group was the true center of government as they were responsible for all fiscal, judicial, and legislative decisions.
What is the Hluttaw?
500
When the British colonized Myanmar,they divided the ethnic groups into these two regions.
What are Burma Proper and the Frontier areas?
500
Better weapons, inability to negotiate due to cultural differences, and tension between dynastic families and ethnic groups were all reasons for this.
What are reasons why the British was able to colonize Myanmar?
500
Many Burmese who converted to Christianity were seen as friends of the British and therefore, the enemy, by this religious group.
What are Buddhists?
500
This event solidified the determination of many Burmese to join the fight for independence and fight the British.
What is the death of student, Ko Aung Gyaw, during a peaceful demonstration?