Unit 20: Paper 3 (HL) — History of Asia & Oceania
Topic 20.10: Nationalism and independence in India (1919–1964) Questions
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Examine the reasons why the Indian independence movement developed into a mass movement in the years 1919-1930.
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To what extent was Mahatma Gandhi responsible for the growth of Indian nationalism between 1919 and 1930?
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Choose the correct date of the Amritsar Massacre.
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Choose the term used to describe the system of government introduced by the Government of India Act (1919), in which some provincial subjects were given to Indian ministers while others remained under British control.
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Who drew the Radcliffe Line that partitioned Punjab and Bengal in 1947?
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Choose the event that caused Gandhi to call off the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922.
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Which phrase did Gandhi use to describe the Cripps Mission's offer of 1942?
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Choose the reason why the Simon Commission (1928) was boycotted throughout India.
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Choose the correct starting point and destination of Gandhi's 1930 Salt March.
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Discuss the reasons for the failure of British constitutional reform in India between 1919 and 1932.
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Evaluate the impact of the Amritsar Massacre (1919) on the growth of Indian nationalism.
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Analyse the methods used by Gandhi to advance the cause of Indian independence between 1920 and 1930.
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In which year did Subhas Chandra Bose take command of the Indian National Army after escaping India?
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Compare and contrast the causes and immediate effects of two mass protest movements you have studied, each from a different region of Asia and Oceania.
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Examine the significance of the Salt March (1930) as an act of political protest.
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Evaluate the reasons why Gandhi called off the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922.
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Discuss the role of the Muslim League in shaping the course of Indian nationalist politics between 1919 and 1932.
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To what extent did British responses to Indian protest between 1919 and 1930 strengthen rather than weaken the nationalist movement?
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Examine the causes and consequences of the Kashmir dispute between 1947 and 1949.
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What was the outcome of the UN-brokered ceasefire in Kashmir in 1949?
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