Unit 8-India History
British East India Company
A monopoly based organization that controlled all trade in and out of India in the Early 1800s. Private company by chartered by Queen Elizabeth 1.
East Pakistan became what country?
Bangladesh
India and Pakistan's Government
Based on British Parliamentary System
Why in 1947-1948 did millions of Indians became refugees and moved to new countries?
Because India was being partitioned into religious sections.
Constitutional Monarchies in S&SE Asia
Bhutan, Thailand, Malaysia, and Cambodia
Muhammad K. Jinnah
British-educated lawyer that was president of the All Indian Muslim League
What countries were created when India was partitioned?
Burma(Myanmar), Bangladesh, and Pakistan
Which country has an authoritarian military government?
Burma/Myanmar
What are some spices that India produced for trade?
Cotton, Spices, Tea
Mohandas Gandhi
Hindu leader of the Indian independence movement and advocate of nonviolent resistance. Member of the Indian National Congress.
What are two political organizations created to fight for Indian rights?
Indian National Congress and the All-India Muslim League
Sepoys
Indian soldiers that were part of the East India Company's private army
In Pakistan religious laws make it illegal to criticize what?
Islam
Burma's (Myanmar) Government
Military Junta (NO DEMOCRACY)
Who was OPPOSED to the partitioning of India?
Mohandas Gandhi
A desire to create an independent state is called
Nationalism
What does secular mean?
Non-religious/religion has no role in government
Which country has assassinations of political candidates which undermines (messes up) the democratic process?
Pakistan
Which country specifically reserves Parliament seats for women to help increase gender equality in government?
Pakistan
Differences in Pakistan and India's laws
Pakistan has some religious principal laws, while India's laws are all secular (free from religion).
Although England later established the East India Company, this European country was the FIRST to establish a trading post in India?
Portugal
After the Sepoy Rebellion
The British Raj was created
As the Mughal Empire grew weaker, what grew stronger
The East India Company
When Britain left India how did they best solve differences between Hindus and Muslims?
They split the region into two states: one for Muslims and one for Hindus
When the East India Company was opposed how did they react?
They used force against leaders who didn't comply.
What does undermine mean?
Weaken or destroy the foundations of something
Viceroy
appointed by the Queen to rule in India in her name
Before WW1 Indians were unhappy, but only wanted
better access to job opportunities and equal pay
What is civil disobedience?
the refusal to obey unjust laws
Aung San Suu Kyi
leader of the opposition to the military dictatorship in Burma/Myanmar
sepoy
soldier
What event pushed more Indians to want Independence from Britain?
the killing of Indian protesters at Amritsar
What is a monopoly?
when a single group/company controls the production of a good or service
