Great Britain colonized India for 350 years and treated Indians unfairly. When Britain left in 1947, it partitioned its colony into three new countries - Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. Nationalism grew under leaders like Gandhi and the Indian National Congress, and Gandhi's nonviolent campaigns including boycotts, fasting and civil disobedience inspired independence movements around the world and contributed to India gaining independence.

1. Q: Which European country
colonized India and ruled the
region for 350 years?
A: Great Britain

2. Q: Which THREE countries TODAY
were the British COLNY of
India?
A: 1. Pakistan
2. India
3. Bangladesh
• Was “East Pakistan”

3. Q: How were the Indians treated
under British rule?
A: Unfairly, discriminated against

4. Q: Was does the term
“colonization” mean?
A: When one country takes over
another country.

5. Q: What does Westernization
mean?
A: More like countries “to the
west”

6. Q: What were the THREE major
things that lead to India’s
independence?
A: 1. Nationalism began to grow
2. Gandhi’s influence
3. Financial crisis in Europe
due to WWII

7. Q: What is nationalism?
A: A feeling of pride in your country

8. Q: How did nationalism help gain
independence for India?
A: The people in India did not want
to be a colony anymore, they
wanted to be free and be
their own country!

9. Q: What does the I.N.C. stand for?
A: Indian National Congress

10. Q: What was the PURPOSE of the
I.N.C.?
A: To gain RIGHTS and
OPPORTUNITIES for Indians

11. Q: What did the first leader of the
I.N.C. encourage Indians to do?
A: Boycott, or not buy, British-
made goods and buy Indian-
made goods

12. Q: Who was India’s most famous
independence leader?
A: Mohandas Gandhi

13. Q: What was Gandhi’s strategy for
getting India’s freedom?
• Non-violent resistance
• Civil disobedience
A: •
•
Peaceful protest
“Satyagraha”

14. Q: What are some examples of
Gandhi’s non-violent methods?
• Protests
• Marches
A: •
•
Boycotts
Fasting

15. Q: Gandhi’s non-violent methods
inspired which other famous
leaders in history?
A: 1. South Africa: Nelson Mandela
2. USA: Martin Luther King, Jr.

16. What impact did World War II
Q: have on India gaining its
independence?
A: It cost a lot of money to fight
the war and rebuild after. It
became too expensive for
the British to keep the
control of the colony.

17. Q: What was the PURPOSE of the
British “Partition”?
A: To avoid a religious conflict
between the Hindus and the
Muslims

18. Q: What was the “Partition” of the
British colony of India in 1947?
A: The division of the colony into
Pakistan, India, and East
Pakistan (present-day
Bangladesh)

19. Q: What was the RESULT of the
British “Partition” of India in
1947?
A: Many Muslims moved to
Pakistan and the Hindus
stayed in India