Unit 8-India History

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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


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