Semester One Final (Social Science) Flashcards
(50 cards)
Queen Victoria’s Proclamation declared what?
The British would not interfere with Indian religious beliefs
In the 1990s, India’s economy became what?
More liberalized
What term refers to goods produced in India?
Swadeshi
Which geographic area is a fertile agrarian land between two river systems?
The Indo-Gangetic Plain
The first India-Pakistan war was fought over which territory?
Kashmir
Britain granted India independence immediately after which event?
World War II
Elite warriors in Vijayanagara were called what?
Nayakas
Which building was a mosque built on a site sacred to Hindus?
The Babri Masjid
A zamindar was a what?
Indian landowner
Why do many Indian nationalists admire the Mughal emperor Akbar?
Akbar successfully united almost all of India
Both the 1947 Partition and the 1984 assassination of Indira Gandhi resulted in what?
Violence between religious groups
Who led the Total Revolution campaign?
Jayaprakash Narayan
What do Mohandas Gandhi and Anna Hazare have in common?
They both led civil disobedience movements
Guru Nanak founded what?
Sikhism
In Operation Blue Star, the Indian army attacked a site sacred to which group?
Sikhs
Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan developed which movement?
Aligarh movement
How does India’s Constitution treat oppressed castes and tribal groups?
The Constitution creates some provisions for the equality of oppressed groups
Under Jawaharlal Nehru, India had a mixed economy that consisted of what?
Socialist and free market elements
During WWII, large numbers of Indians continued to do what?
Advocate for self rule
Under the theory of paramountcy, the ultimate ruler in India was who?
the East India Company
What was the most significant consequence of the 1857 Indian Rebellion?
The rule of India passed from the East India Company to the British crown
What was the initial motivation of the East India Company?
To seek trade and profit
How did Indira Gandhi respond to the invalidation of her 1971 election in 1975?
She suspended due process and free speech
The ideology of Anglicism does what?
Rejects all aspects of Indian culture in favor of British culture