Rise & fall of Empire
This British based trading organization was the first attempt by the British to have influence in the Mughal empire.
What is the British East India Company (BEIC)?
The rumor that spread which caused Indian sepoys to revolt against the British.
What was rifle cartridges greased in cow and pig fat?
Born in 1869; Hindu. Lawyer who studied law in London and worked as a lawyer in South Africa. Was a prominent member of the Indian Independence Movement and used nonviolence and civil disobedience.
Who is Mohandas Gandhi?
Britain's nickname for India.
What is the Jewel of the British Crown?
The constitution of 1950 expanded women's rights and forbade discrimination based on gender, women encouraged to attend school and enter into the labor market, and this system was now illegal.
What is the caste system?
The Mughal empire was ruled by this religious group of people who ruled over a large Hindu majority.
What is Muslim?
A tactic used by Gandhi where he told Indians to not pay their taxes, not to buy British goods and make their own salt and not buy British made salt.
What is civil disobedience?
The first prime minister of India who believed that India should be secular, western and industrialized.
Who is Jawaharlal Nehru?
Britain saw the importance of this crop in the India economy, so they forced India to grow more of it instead of food.
What is cotton?
The partition of East and West Pakistan led to the creation of these two countries.
What are Pakistan and Bangladesh?
The Mughal empire used modern ideas in the structure of the empire. They had a centralized government that respected human rights and had periods of great this.
What is religious tolerance?
Gandhi took part in these in order to protest the treatment of the untouchables and fight for equality.
What is fasting?
A group of upper-class and English educated Indians that wanted reform instead of revolution, and an independent India for all Indians no matter their class or religious background.
What is the Indian National Congress (INC)?
The new Indian school system under British rule only educated this group of people.
What is the upper-class?
Under her leadership, India faced a population increase of 2%, widespread poverty and many lived in slums.
Who is Indira Gandhi?
This good was the initial interest of the British and represented wealth.
What are spices?
This source was used to raise support for the Indian nationalist and independence movement. It was able to reach a variety of readers.
What are newspapers?
Leader of the Muslim League in the 1930s and believed that there should be a separate Muslim state.
Who is Muhammad Ali Jinnah?
The British were able to stop this rebellion due to Britain's advanced technology and weapons.
What is the Sepoy Mutiny?
Prime minister of India that allowed private enterprise and encouraged foreign investments and allowed for a free market.
Who is Rajiv Gandhi?
A practice in Hinduism where a widow will throw herself on her husband's funeral pyre. This was allowed during the Mughal empire but was removed by the British.
What is suttee/ sati?
A policy of passive political resistance, translates to “soul force.”
What is satyagraha?
These leaders had a strong desire for religious and political autonomy. They wanted protection of their religion and supported independence and were active in the Punjab region.
Who are Sikh Leaders?
During the expansion of the British empire, the British built new this including roads, railroads and improved health and sanitation.
What is infrastructure?
The area that is disputed between India and Pakistan.
What is Kashmir?