Civil Unrest and Electorate Politics

Question 1

What happened at Jallianwalla Bagh in 1919?

Answer 1

British soldiers opened fire on a peaceful protest at the Sikh temple in Amritsar, killing over 300 Indians

Question 2

What happened in the town of Chauri Chaura?

Answer 2

17 Indian police officers, employed by the British, were killed

Question 3

What did Ghandi say after Chauri Chaura?

Answer 3

called off the non-violent movement saying as long as Indians do violence against each other they are not fit to rule

Question 4

What did Ghandi resist in 1929?

Answer 4

salt tax by the British

Question 5

How many miles was the salt march?

Answer 5

241

Question 6

What did Gandhi do when he arrived in Dandi?

Answer 6

boil sea water and made his own salt without taxation

Question 7

Which famous female Indian Nationalist joined Gandhi?

Answer 7

Sarojini Naidu

Question 8

What did the British government do to Gandhi after the salt march?

Answer 8

arrested him

Question 9

Describe how Mohanda K. Gandhi helped India gain independence from Great Britain

Answer 9

a. led a non- violent political movement

b. pushed back against the British with peaceful non-cooperation