Indian Independence

Question 1

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 2

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 3

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

Question 4

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refugees

Question 5

Which outcome best shows the scale of disruption caused by independence and partition?

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more than 14 million people were forced to leave their homes during partition

Question 6

Mohandas Gandhi's strategies for achieving Indian independence were unique. Which of the following best explains his method?

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He used civil disobedience and non-violent protests against the British rule.

Question 7

Which event occurred as a result of India’s partition in 1947?

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Citizens began to riot.

Question 8

The Salt March was in protest of

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Britain’s requirement that India could only purchase salt from government sources.

Question 9

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lawyer

Question 10

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1920

Indian Independence Answers