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__ _______ is little more than a desire

for extorting goods from her parents.A bride

__ _____________ dowry

would be too costly (after divorce)

A second

____ could not support herself

(in a divorce)

she

____ percent of these "stove-bursting"

deaths are classified as murders.one

____ wives were burned to death in New

Delhi from 1979-1986. (285 per year).2000

_____ young women die a year in "stove-

burstings" in some cities of South Asia.500

______ murders have been

illegal since 1961.

Dowry

_______ are still pervasive

ideology in India.

castes

_______ has changed from one in which your

identity was bound up with your duties according to

your caste, to one where the more you own, the more

important you are.

Society

_______ used to demonstrate their

devotion by throwing themselves (or being

thrown) onto their husbands' funeral pyres.

Women

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_________ ________ was Gandhi's

heir, who became India's first _______

_______ in ____.

Jawaharlal Nehru, prime

minister, 1947

_________ yield to extortion out of fear

for their daughter, & out of fear of being

called stingy.

Families

__________ has one of the lowest

female to male ratios in the world.India

___________ - ____ - ______

frequently instigate the dowry killing. They

feel that their son is being taken away.

Mother- in-laws

______________ usually occurs

before investigations can take place.Cremation

_______________ as little as five dollars are

defended by doctors as a way of keeping family size

down in a country with a desperate population

problem

Abortions

_______________ have no real

intention of ending the practice, since the

penalties are so mild.

Legislators

_______________ is not considered

because of the economic liability a woman

would cause.

Divorce

____________________ such as a

lethal combination of opium & sand are

used to kill unwanted newborn baby girls.

poisons

According to Gandhi, what is

the secret of civil resistance?

that the civil resisters are in

charge

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Britain abused their relationship with

India due to their _________

______________.

military dominance

Britain looked to it's colonies

for ____________.

markets & resources.

By the late 1800's however, ______ &

______ were challenging Britain's

leadership.

Germany, the US

By the mid ______, Britain was the

most powerful nation in the world.1800's.

Dowry murder is a crime of the

______.

affluent

East Pakistan became __________

due to language differences.Bangladesh

Europeans viewed an _______ as a

measure of __________ _________.empire, national stature

Gandhi ______ the division petition

but accepts its __________.opposes, reality

Gandhi approached unjust laws

with

nonviolent civil disobedience

Gandhi was assassinated at a _______

_________ by a ________ ________.prayer meeting, religious

fanatic

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Gandhi was married at what

age?

13

Gandhi's life was a mass of

seeming contradictions because:

he was small but powerful, he never held a weapon but believed he

was armed with the invincible weapon of unconditional love, he

was world famous yet he lived in poverty, he died by a bullet

although he promoted non-violence, & he never held an office but

was the ruler of 400 million

Gandhi's live was claimed by: violent religious disagreements

Gandhi's murderer was

__________ ________.

Nathuram Godse

Girls who run to their parents for safety

are _______ to their husbands.returned

Hindus do not eat, but rather

worship, ________.

cows

How did Gandhi defy caste

custom?

he chose an untouchable for his

best friend

How did Gandhi stop the British

mercantile system in India?by boycotting British cloth &

making his own

How did the India gov. respond to the

Sikhs' turning their Golden Temple into an

armed camp?

they crushed them

How do male members of

Sikhism look in appearance?

they wear turbans, never cut their

hair, & adopt the name "singh" (lion)

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How many years did Gandhi

spend in jail?

7

How were the Sikhs affected from the

raid on the Golden Temple?they are considered suspicious

& are leaderless.

Imperialism policy of conquering & ruling

other lands.

In _____, the Britain's agreed to grant

independence if this conflict was solved.1944

India is ____ of ____ countries where

the male life expectancy exceeds the

female.

one of five

India is comprised of

_______.

states

India suffers from severe

__________.

overpopulation

India would be broken up into ______,

____ _______, & ____

_____________.

India, East Pakistan, West

Pakistan

India's _______ is slowed by ______

between it's two major religious groups.independence, conflicts

India's economy is ___

_________.

new capital

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India's government structure: Constitution; executive (prime minister) -Parliament - Judicial (supreme court)

India's poverty is ___% below

the poverty line.

28.6

India's states are governed by a

______ ______.

federal system

Indian troops were outraged because of

English _____ ______ that were coated

in cow & pig fat.

gun cartridges

Indians were _________ for

refusing to use the cartridges.imprisoned

Mercantilism economic system under which nationscompete for a fixed amount of resources.

Pressing native Indians into Britain's

_______ ________ was commonplace.armed forces

Resources such as _____

bolstered Britain's economy.

tea

Shakti creative energy that only

women posses

The _______ ______ was an uprising

against British rule in India that was started

by Indian soldiers in the British army.

Sepoy Rebellion

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The ________ _______ ________

company obtained valuable resources from

India.

British East India

The __________ would be in Pakistan,

the _________ would be in India (after

division.)

Muslims, Hindus

The Age of Imperialism lasted

from:

1875-1914

The dowry is usually equivalent to

____ or 10 years salary5

The race for colonies created a strong

sense of _________ _________.national pride

The Sepoy Rebellion is also known as the

_________ _____ __ ___________.Indian War of Independence.

The Sepoy Rebellion was suppressed

by the English after _____ years.2

The Sepoy Rebellion was the first attempt

by the people of ______ _______ to

overthrow the _______ Empire.

South Asia, British

The two major religious groups that

dominate India are _______ &

_________.

Hindus, Muslims

To solve the conflict, a solution was

offered to _______ India.divide

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To stop the fighting between bordering

countries, Gandhi pledges to _____. This

strategy works on ____ occasions.

fast, 2

Two non-European countries, ______ &

______ also became involved in overseas

expansion during this period.

the US, Japan

What caste did Gandhi belong

to?

merchant

What country has the highest

population in the world?

Bangladesh

What did England originally go

to India for?

spices

What did Gandhi call the

untouchables?

Harijans, "children of God"

What did Gandhi feel would

endanger his entire movement?

a single violent action

What does Sikhism emphasize & how has

this changed over the centuries?

morality & good deeds, centuries of

persecution have created fierce self-

protectionism

What famous American

followed in Gandhi's footsteps?

Martin Luther King Jr.

What is swaraj? self rule

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What is the heart of Hindu

ritual, that verifies virtue?

Fire

What kind of campaigns did Gandhi

take up against the British?

the Indian Nationalist Movement,

boycotts, hunger strikes, non-violent

attacks

What marred the great achievement

of India's independence?

the massacres after it & the violent

disagreements over partition

What percentage of India's army

officers do the Sikhs represent?30%

What percentage of India's

population do the Sikhs represent?2%

What religions does Sikh

blend?

Hinduism & Islam

What stated the Sikhs feud with

India's former leader Indira GandhiDali's pressing for reforms

What was Gandhi arrested

numerous times by the British for?organizing demonstrations &

campaigns for Indian rights

What was Gandhi's dream that

was reached in 1947?

liberating India from the British &

the tyranny of violence

What was Gandhi's most

dramatic venture?

a 240 mile march to the sea in

1930 where he collected sea salt

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When was the Sikh religion

founded?

15th century

Where did Gandhi go to

practice law?

South Africa (Durban)

Where did Gandhi learn his

high respect for nonviolence?

his mother

Where do most of the Sikhs live

in India?

Punjab

Who was the founder of the

Sikh's

Nanak

Why did Gandhi go to

England?

to become a lawyer

Why did Gandhi return to India

as a hero after 20 years?

because of his work against

British discrimination

Why did Gandhi stay in South Africa

longer than one year as originally planned?he experience racial injustice