Ch. 30 sec. 4 Answers India

1. What was the goal the Congress Party and the Muslim League worked toward?

1. What was the goal the Congress Party and the Muslim League worked toward? … independence from Britain

2. What did the British government promise in return for Indians service in World War I?

2. What did the British government promise in return for Indians service in World War I? …reforms that would lead to self-government

3. What did the Rowlatt Acts allow the British government to do in India?

3. What did the Rowlatt Acts allow the British government to do in India? … jail protestors without a trial for as long as two years

4. What effect did the Amritsar Massacre have on the loyalties of many Indians?

4. What effect did the Amritsar Massacre have on the loyalties of many Indians? … changed from loyal subjects to nationalists demanding independence

5. What is civil disobedience?

5. What is civil disobedience? … the deliberate and public refusal to obey an unjust law

6. What did the Government of India Act provide for India?

6. What did the Government of India Act provide for India? local self-government & limited democratic elections (not independence)

7. Who became the first republic in Southwest Asia and who was its first president?

7. Who became the first republic in Southwest Asia and who was its first president? … Turkey … Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk = Father of the turks)

8. What did Persia change its name to in 1935?

8. What did Persia change its name to in 1935? Iran

9. What was loyalty to the Saudi government based on in the 1930s?

9. What was loyalty to the Saudi government based on in the 1930s? … custom, religion, and family ties

10. How much of the world’s known oil supply is believed to be around the Persian Gulf?

10. How much of the world’s known oil supply is believed to be around the Persian Gulf? … two-thirds