Colonial India
who ruled India between 1500's and 1700's.
Mughal Empire
What is it called when the government was left to the Indians themselves as long as they were not working against British?
Indirect Rule
who was Indira Gandhi related to?
Nehru....she was his daughter
highest mountains in Northern India
Himalays
Primary language of Bangladesh
Bengali
Muslim Mughal leaders mistreated this differing faith based people...
The Hindus
British leaders created a Civil service to ...
help with translations, keeping order, transportation, and general tasks
Indira sent Indias army to help East Pakistan become the free nation of:
Bangladesh
River that runs west to east across Northern India,...used for farming and is considered sacred by Hindus...
Ganges River
41% of India's population speaks this.
Hindi
British government gave control over trade with India to...
group formed to represent Indian concerns and to share a small amount of power..
Indian National Congress
Government allowing smaller farms to merge into larger ones, invest in irrigation, infrastructure, and means to be self sufficient in food... was known as...
The Green Revolution
area away from rivers; high, dry but very fertile if watered... is called...
The Deccan Plateau
Indian unit of currency is called the
rupee
Indian troops loyal to the British officers and helped them are the...
sepoys
Region which Pakistan controls North & west and India controls South and East
Kashmir
What was Operation Blue Star
an ordered assault on the Sikh Separatist Movement.
June - October is known as ........... season
Monsoon
Indias high tech center is the city of
Bengaluru
1857 brought the start of the Sepoy Mutiny Rebellion...what were the reasons?
British mistreatment of Indians and Indians being treated as second class citizens in their own home.
2-3 Pros and 2-3 Cons of Nehru's Indian Socialism
PROs: Created lots of jobs (industry and government); Kept wages high; Kept prices low; Limited competition with foreign goods
CONS: Could not employ enough people to keep up with high birthrate; lack of competition = little innovation; factories hired more people than needed; Corrupt and lazy workforce; little oversight b/cuz of government corruption
Indira Gandhi was assassinated by
Her own Sikh bodyguards
Greatest religion and most common language in Pakistan
Islam and Urdu
Known for many things, finance, business, Bollywood and Dharavi....the city of
Mumbai