Gandhi

The purpose of Mohandas Gandhi's actions such as the Salt March and the textile boycott was to

• begin a cycle of armed revolution

• draw attention to critical issues

• increase the strength of the military

• resist the power of religious leaders

In the 1940s, the leadership of the Indian National Congress and the leadership of the Muslim League supported the goal of

• helping the British fight World War II

• removing British control from the

  subcontinent

• abolishing caste distinctions and

  discrimination

• establishing a unified government based

  on religious teachings

Base your answer to the following question on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.

...Indeed whilst on the one hand civil disobedience authorizes disobedience of unjust laws or unmoral laws of a state which one seeks to overthrow, it requires meek and willing submission to the penalty of disobedience and therefore cheerful acceptance of the jail discipline and its attendant hardships....

Which individual is the author of this passage?

• Otto von Bismarck

• Mohandas Gandhi

• Ho Chi Minh

• Fidel Castro

One reason India gained its independence from Great Britain in 1947 was that

• Great Britain was defeated in World War II

• the Treaty of Versailles required Great

  Britain to give up its colonies

• Great Britain did not have the resources

  to maintain an empire after World War II

• India had supported the Axis Powers

  during World War II

Why did large numbers of Hindus and Muslims migrate immediately after India gained its independence?

• Many jobs were being outsourced

  overseas.

• The government offered housing

  incentives in newly developed areas.

• Religious pilgrimages to neighboring countries were required based on their beliefs.

• The subcontinent was divided into countries based primarily on the location of religious majorities.

"Struggle Continues for Control of Kashmir"

"Many Hurt in Border Clashes Between Hindus and Muslims"

Which nations have been most closely associated with the conflicts in these headlines?

• China and India

• India and Pakistan

• Vietnam and Cambodia (Kampuchea)

• Sri Lanka and Thailand

Which event was used by Mohandas Gandhi to bring world attention to the injustices of British colonialism?

• Salt March

• partition of India

• Sepoy Mutiny

• formation of the Indian Parliament

Several historic events are listed below.

A. Partition of India and Pakistan

B. Establishment of the caste system

C. British colonization of the Indian subcontinent

D. Gandhi's Salt March

What is the correct chronological order of this set of events?

• A B C D

• B C D A

• C D A B

• D B A C

"Don't pay your taxes or send your children to an English-supported school . . . Make your own cotton cloth by spinning the thread at home, and don't buy English-made goods. Provide yourselves with homemade salt, and do not buy government-made salt."

— Mohandas Gandhi

In this statement, Gandhi was expressing his commitment to

• armed rebellion

• civil disobedience

• criminal acts

• guerrilla tactics

After World War II, India and many other developing nations sought to avoid being dominated by the superpowers by following a policy of

• containment

• nonalignment

• militarism

• isolationism