Starter quiz
- When was the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland formed?
- 1780
- 1790
- 1800 ✓
- 1810
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- What did most Irish nationalists campaign for in the late 19th century?
- Home Rule ✓
- nationalism
- war with Britain
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- Why was there an increase in support for the republican cause after the Easter Rising?
- Many Irish people already believed in and wanted Irish independence.
- Many Irish people felt the republicans should focus on World War One (WW1).
- Many Irish people were angry at the brutal response of the British government. ✓
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- Who established the Irish Republican Party (IRA)?
- Éamon de Valera
- James Connolly
- Michael Collins ✓
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- What word means to divide something into parts, especially two parts of a country into new states or countries?
- 'partition' ✓
- Put the following events into chronological order.
- 1⇔200 000 Irish men volunteered to fight during WW1.
- 2⇔The Easter Rising led to the death of 485 people in Dublin.
- 3⇔Sinn Féin won a landslide republican victory in Ireland.
- 4⇔The Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed.
Exit quiz
- Why did many Indian people demand independence from British rule in the late 19th century?
- They were treated as inferior. ✓
- They were forced to fight for the British.
- Their resources were exploited. ✓
- Their land was increasingly taken from them.
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- What was the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian National Congress (INC) in 1921?
- violent resistence
- nonviolent resistance ✓
- civil disobedience campaigns ✓
- gaining publicity through terrorism
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- What complicated the creation of an independent India after World War Two (WW2)?
- tensions between India's Hindu and Muslim populations ✓
- tensions between India's Buddhist and Sikh populations
- tensions between India's Christian and Hindu populations
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- What is the term for someone appointed by a monarch or ruler to govern a territory or colony in their name?
- 'viceroy' ✓
- When was partition implemented in India?
- 1945
- 1946
- 1947 ✓
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- Match the following people to their descriptions.
- Mahatma Gandhi⇔leader of the INC ✓
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah⇔leader of the Muslim League ✓
- Lord Mountbatten⇔British Viceroy of India ✓
- Cyril Radcliffe⇔British lawyer ✓
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Key learning points
- A strong nationalist movement existed in India in the early 20th century; WW2 led to increased calls for independence.
- Tensions between Hindus and Muslims increased after WW2 and India's Muslims demanded their own state: Pakistan.
- In 1947, India was partitioned into two states: India and Pakistan; East Pakistan would become Bangladesh in 1971.
- Partition resulted in mass migration, which displaced 17-18 million people and unleashed a wave of lethal violence.
- Partition created a legacy of mistrust and hostility between India and Pakistan.
Common misconception
The borders drawn during Partition were clear and accepted by all.
The Radcliffe Line, which demarcated the borders, was highly contentious and led to significant disputes and confusion, which resulted in violence.
Keywords
Nationalist - someone who strongly believes in and supports their own country, placing its interests above those of other nations
Strike - when people stop working as a form of protest
Famine - a severe shortage of food that affects a large number of people, leading to widespread hunger and starvation
Viceroy - someone appointed by a monarch or ruler to govern a territory or colony in their name
Partition - to divide into parts
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