Contact And Cultural Changes
What was the period called when the British East india Company had a monopoly on trading in India between 1600-1858?
Raj
Where did many Sikhs live and what did they want?
Many Sikhs lived in Punjab and they wanted their own independent country.
What contributed to the deindustrialization and loss of industry in India?
More laws were passed to restrict the trade in cotton.
What did imperial powers change for the people in colonies?
Culture
Why did the people of Pakistan feel that Kashmir should be part of Pakistan?
Most of the people of the area were Muslim.
What did the British East India Company call their army of indian soldiers?
Sepoys.
When did East Pakistan become bangladesh?
In 1971.
What did Mahatma Gandhi use cotton to symbolize?
A symbol of British oppression and Indian desire for self-sufficiency and independence.
Why did people migrate in the 19th and 20th centuries?
They searched for a better life, fled famine and/or conflict.
Who did the Kashmir join and why?
The Kashmir joined India after it gained independence.
Indigenous art changed to reflect whom's taste?
The Europeans.
Who opposed unifying India into one country?
The Muslim League.
What did Mahatma Gandhi lead India in as the leader of the Indian National Congress Party?
He led India to independence in 1947 with his strategy of peaceful non-co-operation based on the principle of self-sufficiency.
What was the main cause of depopulation as well as loss of skills,labour, and youth?
The forced migration of many people of the same beliefs, values and traditions.
What did India and pakistan become?
Nuclear powers.
What were exported from Europe to their colonies?
Religious beliefs and architecture.
Where was Punjab, the British province located?
Between India and Pakistan.
Who believed that if all Indians spun and wore their own cotton they would not need to buy British cotton and would fix unemployment in India?
Mahatma Gandhi
Who disregarded the Indigenous people and what did it lead to?
The colonizers disregarded the Indigenous people which led to the destruction of cultures and communities.
What did India and Pakistan do in 2002?
They put their nuclear forces on alert and moved troops to the borders of Kashmir.
How did the British East India Company keep other trading companies out of India?
Bribery, extortion and military might.
Which of the two countries created in India held which culture?
India-Hindu
Pakistan-Muslim
Why did the British government ban the import of all dyed and printed cloth from where?
In 1700, the British government banned the import of all dyed and printed cloth from India to protect its home industry.
What problems did India's parliamentary democracy have?
Rapid population growth, poverty, sexual discrimination, high illiteracy rates and conflicts with neighboring countries.
When did India and Pakistan go to war over Kashmir?
In 1947-1949, and in 1965 with no resolution.