History: Modern India Flashcards
Ali Jinna
leader of muslim league and push for self rule in India and stopped hanging with gandhi when gandhi didnt want two split countries
Akbar
tried to bring hindus and muslims together and failed to promote new religion
Amritsar Massacre
British soldiers wanted to teach Indians lesson about protesting and setting property on fire by shooting them
Ashoka
war, non violence because of waf, buddism, build memorial for people who died in war, human and animal rights, world peace and religious acceptence
Ashram
community, Gandhi called community farms this
Bapu
father giving name to Gandhi
Burn the Foreign Cloth
burn cloth of england to show that they will not buy their cloth
East India Company
british company that ruled over india and sold indian goods to europe, tradinh company
Fearlessness
you cannot get Gandhid obedience no matter what you do
Indian National Congress
movement and political party that fought for greater indian participation
Muslim League
organization that protect muslim indians interest in gov
Nehru
leader of indian independence movement, later became prime minister
Nonviolence Civil Disobedience
calmly disobeying
Partition
1947 division british colony of India into nations of pakistan and india
Rowlatt Acts
suspect be jailed withoit trial if you were indian also searched homes without warrant, turning point