Key Figures
This Indian lawyer became the leader of the independence movement, known for non-violent resistance
Gandhi
Gandhi led a 1930 march to protest the British salt tax.
The Dandi Salt March
A period of direct British rule over India from 1858 to 1947
British Raj
The British originally came to India through this company.
East India Company
This political party was founded in 1885 and became the main vehicle of Indian nationalism.
the Indian National Congress
The first Prime Minister of independent India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Protesters at this 1919 massacre were fired upon by British troops.
Jallianwala Bagh/Amritsar Massacre
Gandhi’s policy of non-violent resistance
Satyagraha
The 1857 uprising against the British was also called this sparked based on a new type of bullets.
The Sepoy Mutiny/First War of Independence
This party, led by Jinnah, demanded a separate Muslim homeland.
The Muslim League
This Muslim leader pushed for the creation of Pakistan
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
The 1942 campaign demanding Britain leave India immediately
Quit India Movement
The refusal to obey certain laws or pay taxes as a form of peaceful protest
Civil Disobedience
This British Prime Minister opposed Indian independence and clashed with Gandhi during the 1930s and 1940s
Winston Churchill
The INC and Muslim League’s inability to cooperate by the 1940s accelerated this outcome
Partition
This British Viceroy announced in 1929 that India would eventually receive Dominion Status
Lord Irwin
What year was the Dharasana Salt Raid was a protest that showed the brutality of the British despite Indian non-violence
1930
The policy of extending a country’s power through colonisation or domination
Imperialism
The Round Table Conferences were held in London in the early 1930s. What was their main purpose?
to discuss constitutional reforms for India and the possibility of self-government
In the Indian independence struggle, leaders often called for a “boycott” of British goods and institutions. What does “boycott” mean in this context?
Refusing to buy British goods, use British services, or participate in British institutions as a form of protes
This leader founded the Indian National Army and allied with Japan during WWII.
Subhas Chandra Bose
Gandhi’s Salt March covered this distance
390km
This broader global trend after World War II weakened imperialism and encouraged independence movements.
Decolonisation
Gandhi was arrested several times under British rule. Name two separate movements during which he was imprisoned.
The Non-Cooperation Movement (1920s), Civil Disobedience Movement (1930s), or Quit India Movement (1940s)
* Any two
In 1929, the Indian National Congress declared purna swaraj. What does purna swaraj mean
complete independence from British rule