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Gandhi
Gandhi
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12th Grade
01/25/2010

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What is Satyagraha?
Definition
A practice of non-violence
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How did Gandhi use Satyagraha?
Definition
he homespun his clothes and lead marches
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How does homespinning relate to his practice
Definition
it's a rebellion against the brits
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Who are the untouchables?
Definition
the lowest class in india
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What are the untouchables a blot on hinduism
Definition
because it is his goal to unite all
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What is the armistar?
Definition
The holy city where the protest of the british tax was held
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Who was the general that was punished in the armistar?
Definition
Gen. Dyer- removed from command
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How did the Armistar massicare help unify india?
Definition
it convinced gandhi that india should be independent
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How many people were killed in armistar?
Definition
379
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Who was Jinnah?
Definition
founder of pakistan/ didn't believe unity would work
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What religion did Jinnah represent?
Definition
Muslim
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What was Jimmah's political beliefs?
Definition
Liberal and westernized. He and Gandhi were arch rivals
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Who was Nehru?
Definition
a legal practioner and political heier
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What religion did Nehru represent?
Definition
Hindu and Athiesism
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What was Nehru's politcal beliefs?
Definition
that he would be gandhi's successor
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Who assassinated gandhi?
Definition
Nathuram Godse
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When was gandhi assassinated? and how was it done?
Definition
1/30/1948 and shot 3 times
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Why did Nathuram assassinate gandhi?
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he felt that gandhi sacrificed hindu intrests in an effort to appeal and his decision to fast pushed him to finalize it
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What was Charlie Andrews' relationship to gandhi
Definition
his closest friend
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What important role did sadar patel play in india's struggle for independence
Definition
he led Kheda against brit. gov. and he was india's first prime minister
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What was Kastarba Gandhi's role in supporting her husband?
Definition
Involved in south african revolt and took his place when he was in jail
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what was india divided?
Definition
to relinquish the two
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Who went to pakistan and who went to india?
Definition
Pakistan- muslims
india- hindus
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what happened when india was divided
Definition
riots and wars betwn. neibehors
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What was the hydari house
Definition
an abandoled muslim house stripped by looters
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where was the hydari house
Definition
calcutta, india
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who did he stay with in the hydari house
Definition
shaheed shrawardy
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what is henotheistic and polytheistic
Definition
recognise a single deity and view others as aspects of god
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muslim is the _____ largest religion
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3rd
Term
in muslim religion: one who ________
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submits
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why is there such conflict btwn. hindus and muslims
Definition
because the indian muslim nationalist movement refused to represent intrests of indian muslims
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what are the people of islam known as
Definition
Koran
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what are the people of hindu known as
Definition
vedas
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