struggle for independence

• What does Satyagraha mean?

  Holding firmly to righteousness
• Where did Gandhiji first practice Satyagraha?

  In South Africa
• What are some elements of Gandhi's Constructive Programme?

  • Spinning khadi
  • Hindu-Muslim unity
  • Removal of untouchability
• Why did Indians boycott the Simon Commission?

  It excluded all Indians from its membership
• Who constituted the Simon Commission?

  Lord Simon
• What influenced Pandit Nehru and Netaji's ideas on socialism?

  The Russian Revolution of 1917
• What do socialists believe in?

  Equality and equitable resource distribution
• What was the 'two-nation theory'?

  Hindus and Muslims are separate nations
• Who put forward the two-nation theory?

  Jinnah and the Muslim League
• Why did the INC ministries resign in 1939?

  India was forced into WWII without consent
• What did the INC demand in return for cooperation in WWII?

  Immediate transfer of effective power
• Who were the soldiers in Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s Indian National Army?

  Indian soldiers and British POWs
• Where was the Indian National Army (INA) built?

  In Singapore
• When was the Indian National Army (INA) established?

  In 1943
• What are some key terms related to the Indian independence movement?

  • Swaraj
  • Sabarmati Ashram
  • Dandi
  • Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
  • Lord Mountbatten
  • Republic