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Geography
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Imperialism in India
Independence and After
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major mountain range in this region
Himalayas
100
rebirth of a soul in a new body
Reincarnation
100
India became a colony of this empire in 1857
Great Britain
100
the act of active refusal to obey certain (unjust) laws of the government
civil disobedience
100
this leader of the Muslim League pushed for the creation of a Muslim state after independence
Jinnah
200
capital of India
New Delhi
200
sum of a person's actions in this life that decides fate in future life
karma
200
name of the company that took control of India in the mid 1700s by setting the regions against each other
British East India Company
200
after winning independence in 1971, East Pakistan became this country
Bangladesh
200
title of a British officer that ruled in the Indian colony
viceroy
300
the Punjab region is located in India and this country
Pakistan
300
Hindu texts
Vedas
300
the Indian National Congress is dominated by this religious group
Hindus
300
Bangladesh won its independence with the help of this country
India
300
pride in one's own nation- the desire for independence in India
nationalism
400
This island is a country located off the southeast coast of India
Sri Lanka
400
principle of nonviolence toward all living things
ahimsa
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this political party in India is most responsible for the creation of the nation of Pakistan
Muslim League
400
India gains independence this year
1947
400
one of the reasons why there is conflict in Kashmir is because countries want access to this water source
Indus River
500
this seasonal wind brings on rain that impacts the Indian subcontinent
monsoon
500
Buddhist religious text
Tripitaka
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this event is considered the turning point of colonization, where Indians began to demand immediate independence
Amritsar Massacre
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the first prime minister of India
Nehru
500
policy to not side with or against major powers during the Cold War- adopted by independent nations in this region
non-alignment