Events in India

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Hint	Answer
What year was the Indian Mutiny?	1857
Who were the EIC	East India Company
Why were the Sepoys feeling aggrieved?	Low pay and poor working conditions
What was another reason?	The new Enfield Rifles were greased with animal fats
Why were native princes annoyed?	Doctrine of Lapse removed land
What did the Doctrine of Lapse mean?	Princely states would be British when the line of descent ended
Why were the local people annoyed?	Increased disrespect from the EIC (Paramountcy)
When did the Sepoys begin to refuse orders?	February 1857
Where did the first Sepoys first go violent?	Meerut
What other cities did Sepoys control?	Agra, Lucknow and Cawnpore
Who did they want as a figurehead?	Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah
Why did the Rebellion fail?	The rebels were unable to control Calcutta
Which religious group were apart of the events?	Sikhs
When did Britain defeat the Sepoys?	June 1858
What was the final battle?	The battle of Gwalior
What were the consequences of the mutiny?	Mutual suspicion, replacement of the EIC with the Raj
What was discouraged after the mutiny?	Missionary activity
What act replaced the EIC?	The Government of India Act, 1858
How many people were apart of the India Council?	15 members with experience of Indian affairs
What role replaced the Governor-General	Viceroy
How long did the Raj last?	1858 to 1948
What was the Indian Population in 1871?	At least 236 million people
When was Queen Victoria made Empress of India?	1st January 1877
When was the Doctrine of Lapse removed?	1858
What did the removal do?	Indian princes accepted the ruling of the British Crown
Did relationships improve after the forming of the raj?	Yes

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When was the Indian National Congress formed?	1885
How many British troops were there at the start if the mutiny?	40,000 troops
By the late 1880's how many British troops were there?	70,000 troops
How many native troops were there?	125,000 troops
How many miles of railway track was added in the decade after the mutiny?	3000 Miles
What was Viceroy Curzon's tenure dates?	1899 to 1905
When did Curzon set up the Imperial Cadet Corps?	1901
What did the Imperial Cadet Corps do?	Gave princes and elite figures military training to improve efficiency
What else did Curzon do positively?	Reformed the universities and the police, lowered taxes and adopted the Gold Standard
When was the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) set up?	1901
Why was the NWFP set up?	To protect the border from feared Russian incursions
When was the Partition of Bengal decided?	July 1905
What the majority in East Bengal and Assam?	Muslims
Who was in the province of West Bengal?	Hindus
When was the Partition carried out?	October 1905
Why did it create uproar amongst the Hindu elite?	They leased land to the Muslim peasants
Who led the campaigns including strikes?	Surendranath Banerjee
What did this create?	A new strand of strident nationalism
What two groups were split within Congress?	The extremists and the continuing moderates
When did Lord Curzon resign?	August 1905
What was formed in 1906?	The All India Muslim League
When was Bengal reunited?	1911
What did the All India Muslim League change it's goal to?	Self-government for India
When were the Morley-Minto reforms introduced?	1909
What did the Indian Councils Act of 1909 enable?	27 Indians to be elected to the Viceroy's council
What did democratic reform in 1910 allow?	135 Indians were able to secure seats to play a greater part in government

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