Indian Independence and Partition Quiz

___________ is a strong feeling of pride and love for one’s country and the desire for independence.

• Violence

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

• Nonviolence

___________ is when one country takes control over another country’s land and government.

• Nationalism

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Imperialism

___________ is using peaceful actions like marches and boycotts to demand change.

• Protest
• Violence

• Nationalism

• Partition

___________ is the idea of peaceful resistance created by Mohandas Gandhi.

• Satyagraha
• Violence

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

The ___________ was a political group that wanted to protect the rights of Muslims and pushed for the creation of Pakistan.

• United States Congress

• Indian National Congress

• Muslim League

• British Parliament

___________ was a leader in India’s independence movement who believed in nonviolence.

• Muhammad Ali

• Mohandas Gandhi

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Mr. Holcombe

___________ is when a country is divided into separate parts, like when India was split into India and Pakistan.

• Protest

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

• Partition

___________ is the country that was created for Muslims after India’s partition.

• China

• Turkey

• Pakistan

• Mongolia

What was the goal of the Indian National Congress?

• To fight for India’s independence from British rule

• To support British rule in India

• To create a separate nation for Muslims

What did the British East India Company do in India?

• Helped India become independent

• Controlled trade and parts of India before the British government took over

• Worked for the rights of Muslims