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Chapter 25-India and China

Quiz by Angie Buckingham

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  • Q1
    A sepoy is
    a group of Muslim, Sikh, and Hindu princes.
    a collection of raw materials that includes indigo and sugar.
    an Indian soldier trained by British forces.
    a former trading post turned into a military post.
    30s
  • Q2
    Which is an example of British cultural dominance in India?
    barring all Indians from a Western style education
    forcing the native Indian population to attend church every week
    working with Indian merchants to create a market place for Indian shoppers
    changing the official language to English in British controlled areas
    30s
  • Q3
    The British Raj refers to the
    contract British rulers had with Indian maharajas.
    90- year period of British rule in India.
    official British system of segregation.
    name of the imperial bureaucracy in India.
    30s
  • Q4
    Who ruled India after the sepoy uprising in 1857?
    Mohandas Gandhi
    the British monarchy
    the Indian National Congress
    the East India Company
    30s
  • Q5
    Great Britain promised the people of India home rule and independence if they
    gave up rights to Indian resources
    joined the League of Nations
    helped fight for the Allies in WWI
    helped fight for the Allies in WWII
    30s
  • Q6
    Why was the Indian National Congress formed?
    to support Western educated Indian doctors and lawyers
    to gather support for the formation of an Indian army
    to demand more participation of Indians in government
    to protest the arrival of more British citizens to India
    30s
  • Q7
    By 1850 the _______________________________ was more powerful than the Indian emperor and controlled 60% of India.
    British Raj
    East India Company
    the League of Nations
    Indian National Congress
    30s
  • Q8
    The division of Bengal in 1905 created tension and highlighted the differences between Hindus and ______________.
    Christians
    Buddhists
    Muslims
    Jews
    30s
  • Q9
    The Amritsar Massacre refers to the
    civil war between Hindus and Muslims in India.
    killing or wounding of about 1,500 protesters by British troops.
    refusal to allow Indians to medical care in British hospitals.
    rejection of all British rule in India and Pakistan.
    30s
  • Q10
    The breaking of laws as an act of protest and in a hopes to bring forth change is referred to as
    civil rights
    dominion
    guerilla warfare
    civil disobedience
    30s
  • Q11
    Why did Gandhi promote civil disobedience?
    He felt that peaceful demonstrations were more effective than violent uprisings.
    He thought this was the best way to unite Muslim and Hindu Indians.
    He knew that the Indian population did not have the training to fight British troops.
    He wanted to show the British the centrality of nonviolence in Hinduism.
    30s
  • Q12
    Which event in India helped gain worldwide attention and support for their independence movement?
    the Boxer Rebellion
    the Sepoy Massacre
    the Salt March
    the Long March
    30s
  • Q13
    What did the Muslim League request from the British forces?
    release of all political prisoners in India after the Salt March
    more seats in the Indian National Congress for Muslims
    a separate nation for Muslims if India was granted independence
    control of the both Pakistan and India
    30s
  • Q14
    Which new country was created on August 15, 1947,as part of the partition of India?
    Syria
    Afghanistan
    Pakistan
    Lebanon
    30s
  • Q15
    The Boxer Rebellion refers to
    the empress dowager Cixi's plan to take over Japan.
    the Chinese civil war over the last emperor.
    a British led movement to crush Chinese businesses.
    a Chinese uprising against foreigners.
    30s

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