World History Test Review

Question 1

self rule

Answer 1

swaraj

Question 2

Shah of Iran

Answer 2

Reza Khan

Question 3

the belief that Jews deserve a homeland

Answer 3

zionism

Question 4

civil disobedience

Answer 4

satyagraha

Question 5

a philosophy in the U.S. in mid-1800s

Answer 5

transcendentalism

Question 6

a piece of land run by League of Nations

Answer 6

mandate

Question 7

a clan leader of bedouins

Answer 7

shaykh

Question 8

socialist farm communities

Answer 8

kibbutzim

Question 9

A name for Kemal

Answer 9

Ataturk

Question 10

great soul means…

Answer 10

mahatma

Question 11

the organizer of Zionists

Answer 11

Herzl

Question 12

untouchables or children of god

Answer 12

harijans

Question 13

place of massacre

Answer 13

Amritsar

Question 14

when citizens refuse to buy a product as a protest

Answer 14

boycott

Question 15

Leader of Muslims in India

Answer 15

Jinnah

Question 16

Land of the Pure

Answer 16

Pakistan

Question 17

United Saudi Arabia and became its king

Answer 17

Ibn Saud

Question 18

organized Muslims and Hindus in India

Answer 18

Gandhi

Question 19

homespun cloth

Answer 19

khadi

Question 20

Iran(previously called…)

Answer 20

Persia

Question 21

Why did Hindus and Moslems gone to Amritsar on March 30, 1919?

Answer 21

To fast and pray in protest against the Rowlatt Act.

Question 22

Why were former soldiers from the Indian Army in WWI a major part of the protest?

Answer 22

They returned home only to find themselves once again second class citizens.

Question 23

Two reasons why the British were alarmed by the Indian protests?

Answer 23

1) The cooperation between Hindus and Muslims

2) the protest were in Amritsar

Question 24

Describe the massacre on April 13, 1919 by the British General Richard Dyer

Answer 24

Indian peasants dressed in best clothes for Hindu festival. 90 Indian soldiers armed with rifles and knives. Ordered to open fire on unarmed men, women, and children in park.

Question 25

How did Dyer's action make "A wide impression?"(Amritsar massacre)

Answer 25

It was completely successful. Almost overnight millions of Indians changed from loyal British subjects into revolutionaries who demanded independence.

Question 26

4 examples of positive things that Great Britain said it brought to India...

Answer 26

a)bridges b)canals c)irrigation projects d)railroads

Question 27

2 r:easons why Indians were upset with Great Britain rule....

Answer 27

a)Didn't have home rule b)Didn't have a lot of independence

Question 28

Name of two nationalistic groups that formed India

Answer 28

Hindu group-most people: Indian national Congress | b)Moslem group-1/4th of people: Muslim league

Question 29

2 reasons why Congress party didn't have much support..

Answer 29

a)wanted equal opportunities for Indians in the civil service b)Wanted Indians to have greater control of their own government

Question 30

Mohandas Gandis background...

Answer 30

Studied law in Britain, went to south Africa, developed his ideas in South America

Question 31

Four major points of the philosophy of Mohandas Gandhi...

Answer 31

a)Live Simply, never seeking material rewards b)Be tolerant of the religious beliefs of others c)Spend life in the service of others. d) Battle injustice in all its forms but never by resorting to violence

Question 32

3 Examples of how Gandhi practiced how he preached....

Answer 32

a)fasted regularly b)gave up all possessions c)ambulance driver in war(no violence)

Question 33

What is Gandhi's nickname and meaning...

Answer 33

Mahatma...means great soul

Question 34

What was Gandhi's actions in WWI?

Answer 34

He maintained his principles of nonviolence. He served as ambulance driver and received a metal for bravery

Question 35

What did Rowlatt act say? What was Gandi's reaction?

Answer 35

Gave gov. the right to jail protestors without trial for as long as 2 yrs. He called for days of fasting and prayer

Question 36

What does satyagraha mean in Indian and English?

Answer 36

"Hold fast to the truth"; passive resistance or civil disobedience

Question 37

Why did Gandhi call off civil disobedience in Feb. 1922 and wht happened to him a month later?

Answer 37

Because of the violence; one month later he was arrested and sentenced to 6 yrs in prison

Question 38

wht was horrible situation in India that Gandhi found when released from prison?

Answer 38

Unity between the Hindus and Muslims

Question 39

Why was the 1920's considered a violent time btwn Hindus and Moslems?

Answer 39

Muslim league was calling for a separate Muslim nation; if Britain gave in to one than a civil war would start

Question 40

What was Moslem plan for Pakistam.... wht does Pakistan mean?

Answer 40

means land of the pure; members wanted pak. to be carved out of the parts of India where most Muslims lived. It would be their homeland, their territory, and their state.