Indian Independence

Question 1

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lawyer

Question 2

Indira Gandhi became India’s first female prime minister because

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the people of India voted her in.

Question 3

Which statement illustrates Jinnah’s strongest argument for India’s partition?

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Maintaining a single country would cause discontent between majority and minority groups.

Question 4

During World War II, the Indian National Congress told citizens to

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refuse to vote in elections.

Question 5

Gandhi’s nickname, Mahatma, means

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great soul.

Question 6

Why was the Salt March a turning point in India’s struggle for independence?

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A foreign journalist gave the story an international audience.

Question 7

The refugee crisis that occurred in India after its partition by the British was a result of

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too many people trying to relocate at one time.

Question 8

If the United States was to be partitioned in the same way India was, the partition would be based on

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religious groupings.

Question 9

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1920

Question 10

Who made the following statement regarding the British partitioning of India?Those who demand separation would, in the end, suffer most for it . . .

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Jawarharlal Nehru

Indian Independence Answers