Beginning of British Rule In India
What does BEIC stand for?
British East India Company
What is the name of 24-day protest led by Mohandas Gandhi?
The Salt March
What precious stone was seized by Britain and is still in their possession today?
Kohinoor Diamond
When was the Partition of India?
August 14, 1947
What is an alternate name for the Indian Rebellion of 1857?
What was the main strategy used by Britain to conquer India called?
What concept/idea did Gandhi introduce to India and its people?
Peaceful protests
What treaty forced India to give up the Kohinoor Diamond?
The Treaty of Lahore
The Partition resulted in two countries, which later became three. Name the three countries.
India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh
Name one of the things the BEIC could do because of the unfair power possessed by them because of manipulation.
Ex. Mint its own coin, maintain own army, wage wars, make peace, acquire territories, and impose its own civil & criminal law.
When did the English Interregnum end and who became king afterwards?
May 1660, Charles II
What was the reason for the Salt March?
It was a response to the British Salt Act of 1882, which forbade Indians from collecting and selling salt.
What was the main lasting effect the British caused?
What was the main division between people that caused two (later three) countries to be formed and what were they?
Religion; Hinduism & Islam
Who led the Siege of Cawnpore?
Nana Saheb
When did the BEIC's indirect rule of India come to an end and what event caused this?
1858; The Indian Rebellion of 1857
What is the name of the protests that were a catalyst in the second partition of Bengal and when did they occur?
The Calcutta Riots, which occurred in 1946
When did India lose possession of the Kohinoor Diamond and who surrendered it?
What was the main reason Britain left India?
The increasingly poor economic state after all resources had been exploited
Who decided the borders of Pakistan & India?
Sir Radcliffe
What originally caused the Indian Rebellion of 1857?
A rumour was spread that the cartridges used by soldiers that needed to be bitten contained cow and pig fat which effectively offended both Muslims and Hindus.
What city were the British tricked into thinking they would be escorted to in the Siege of Cawnpore?
Allahabad
What did India's contribution percentage to global GDP drop to by 1950?
4.2%
When did East Pakistan gain independence and become recognized as Bangladesh?
March 26, 1971
What was India's contribution to global GDP before 1700? (in percentage)
24.4%