World History
Review Sheet
Modern India
This test will include:
1. ALL NOTES
2. Sections in the book: 27.4, 30.4, 34.1 and 34.5
Key Terms, People, Ideas, Beliefs
Decline of the Mughal Empire
British takeover of India
British East India Company
Sepoys
Reasons for Indian resentment of British
Negative/Positive impact of Imperialism
Sepoy Rebellion - causes/effects
Results of the Sepoy Mutiny
Control of India after Sepoy Mutiny
Raj
India National Congress
WWI and the rise of Indian Nationalism
Rowlatt Acts
The Amritsar Massacre
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Civil disobedience: Examples/Results Satyagraha
The Salt March
Government of India Act
Post WWII problems in India
Partition of India – Impact/Results
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Jawaharlal Nehru
Developed vs. Developing World
Command economy vs. Free market
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and its
consequences
India/Pakistan partition 1947
General Zia ul-Haq
Kashmir
Jihad
Sharia law
Osama Bin Laden
Taliban
Predator drones
Abdul Khan
Madrassas
Pakistan – US relations (Pre and post 9/11)
Al Qaeda
Key concepts to understand – Possible Writing Section Topics
 What motivated the Sepoys to rebel against the British East India Company? Why
did it fail? What resulted from this event?
 What is the importance of the Amritsar Massacre? What impact did it have for Indian
Independence?
 How did Gandhi transform the movement for independence in India?
 Why was India partitioned? What did this result in?
 Discuss the complexities of the drone war in Pakistan