Nationalism and Gandhi
Who controlled India before independence?
Great Britain
Who was Gandhi?
Indian independence leader who helped India through peaceful protests and self reliance.
Name one peaceful protest method.
Marches, boycotts
How did Gandhi use the spinning wheel?
He taught Indians to make their own clothes and other textiles instead of buying British goods.
Last British Viceroy in India
Who are the Sepoys?
Indian Soldiers
What type of protests did Gandhi believe in?
Nonviolence
Why did protesters accept arrest?
Show injustice/ Instructions to Satyagraha
What crop was forced to be grown in India by the British?
Last Leader of the Indian National Congress and eventual president of India and did not support partition
Jawaharal Nehru
What is nationalism?
Pride in one’s nation
What is civil disobedience?
Peaceful breaking of unjust laws
What was the Salt March?
👉 Protest against salt tax.Gandhi and supporters walked 200 miles to make their own salt near the ocean.
What was the name of Gandhi's nonviolent movement?
Satyagraha
What was the separation of India and Pakistan called?
Partition of India
This term describes when a powerful country takes over a weaker nation through political, economic or military means
Imperialism
What did Gandhi study? What was his occupation?
Law/Lawyer
How did nonviolence help nationalism?
United Indians
Did independence happen immediately?
No
Why did Britain leave in the end?
WW11 cost them alot of money and due to resistance and boycotts among India..it wasn't worth keeping as a colony.
What was the cause of the Sepoy Rebellion? What caused them to rebel?
Animal Fat on Gun Cartridges (Agaisnt Religion)
What protest did Gandhi lead that led to 60,000 arrests?
Salt March
What step of Satyagraha would the HomeSpun Movement fall under?
Economic Boycott
Who was the leader of the Muslim League who wanted the Partition?
Muhammed Ali Jinnah
How did India’s independence influence other colonies and nations such as MLK?
Inspired movements and that change was possible through nonviolent protests.