Indian Independance: Timeline

Question 1

What was the earliest action of nationalism in India?

Answer 1

The Indian National Congress

Question 2

When was the INC established?

Answer 2

1885

Question 3

What did the INC fail in?

Answer 3

mostly Hindus

Question 4

What was created to combat the INC’s shortcomings?

Answer 4

The Muslim League

Question 5

What war had the first great impact on nationalism?

Answer 5

WWI

Question 6

When was WWI?

Answer 6

1914-1919

Question 7

How did WWI raise nationalism?

Answer 7

Heavy taxation
Casualties
No increase in autonomy

Question 8

What event led to a huge boost in Indian nationalism after WWI?

Answer 8

The Amritsar Massacre

Question 9

What prominent leader emerged after the Amritsar Massacre?

Answer 9

Gandhi

Question 10

What was Gandhi’s ideology?

Answer 10

Satyagraha

Question 11

What was the main idea of the satyagraha?

Answer 11

Non-violence

Question 12

Who did Gandhi appeal to?

Answer 12

Everyone, regardless of class or status.

Question 13

What was the first movement Gandhi wrought?

Answer 13

The non-cooperation movement

Question 14

When did the non-cooperation movement happen?

Answer 14

1920-1922

Question 15

How many protesters were arrested in the non-cooperation movement?

Answer 15

20,000

Question 16

What constitutional reform (commission) didn’t include any Indians?

Answer 16

The Simon Commission

Question 17

When was the Simon Commission?

Answer 17

1927

Question 18

Who called for complete self-government outside the British Empire

Answer 18

Jawaharlal Nehru

Question 19

What was Gandhi’s second satyagraha campaign?

Answer 19

The Salt March

Question 20

When was the Salt March?

Answer 20

1930

Question 21

How many were arrested, and how many were killed in the Salt March?

Answer 21

100,000 arrested, 100 killed

Question 22

What conference was Britain pressured into that eventually led to little to no reform?

Answer 22

Round Table Conferences

Question 23

When were the Round Table Conferences?

Answer 23

1930-1932

Question 24

When was Gandhi arrested?

Answer 24

1932

Question 25

What did Gandhi's arrest lead to?

Answer 25

Widespread riots, boycotts, and 80,000 arrests

Question 26

What was the Muslim League's first demand?

Answer 26

Pakistan

Question 27

What act gave India a government of its own?

Answer 27

The Government of India Act

Question 28

When was the Government of India Act?

Answer 28

1935

Question 29

Which party won the first election of the Government of India?

Answer 29

The INC

Question 30

What radical leader split from the INC?

Answer 30

Chandra Bose

Question 31

What did Chandra Bose form after leaving the INC?

Answer 31

The Forward Bloc Party

Question 32

Britain declared India to be at war against Germany without any consultation to the INC. This split the country into what factions?

Answer 32

Jinnah: Helping the British Bose: Helping the Japanese Gandhi + Jawaharlal: Neutral

Question 33

When was the trial for treason of Bose’s Indian National Army?

Answer 33

1945

Question 34

What did the Muslim League do to separate from India?

Answer 34

Direct Action Day 1946, with the Great Calcutta Killing (4000 people killed in a three days), which led to millions of refugees

Question 35

What plan, act, and time led to the Indian Independence?

Answer 35

Mountbatten Plan, Indian Independence Act, 1947