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Answer
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What year was the Indian Mutiny?
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1857
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Who were the EIC
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East India Company
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Why were the Sepoys feeling aggrieved?
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Low pay and poor working conditions
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What was another reason?
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The new Enfield Rifles were greased with animal fats
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Why were native princes annoyed?
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Doctrine of Lapse removed land
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What did the Doctrine of Lapse mean?
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Princely states would be British when the line of descent ended
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Why were the local people annoyed?
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Increased disrespect from the EIC (Paramountcy)
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When did the Sepoys begin to refuse orders?
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February 1857
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Where did the first Sepoys first go violent?
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Meerut
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What other cities did Sepoys control?
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Agra, Lucknow and Cawnpore
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Who did they want as a figurehead?
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Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah
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Why did the Rebellion fail?
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The rebels were unable to control Calcutta
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Which religious group were apart of the events?
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Sikhs
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When did Britain defeat the Sepoys?
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June 1858
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What was the final battle?
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The battle of Gwalior
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What were the consequences of the mutiny?
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Mutual suspicion, replacement of the EIC with the Raj
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What was discouraged after the mutiny?
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Missionary activity
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What act replaced the EIC?
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The Government of India Act, 1858
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How many people were apart of the India Council?
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15 members with experience of Indian affairs
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What role replaced the Governor-General
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Viceroy
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How long did the Raj last?
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1858 to 1948
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What was the Indian Population in 1871?
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At least 236 million people
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When was Queen Victoria made Empress of India?
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1st January 1877
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When was the Doctrine of Lapse removed?
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1858
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What did the removal do?
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Indian princes accepted the ruling of the British Crown
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Did relationships improve after the forming of the raj?
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Yes
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When was the Indian National Congress formed?
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1885
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How many British troops were there at the start if the mutiny?
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40,000 troops
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By the late 1880's how many British troops were there?
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70,000 troops
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How many native troops were there?
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125,000 troops
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How many miles of railway track was added in the decade after the mutiny?
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3000 Miles
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What was Viceroy Curzon's tenure dates?
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1899 to 1905
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When did Curzon set up the Imperial Cadet Corps?
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1901
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What did the Imperial Cadet Corps do?
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Gave princes and elite figures military training to improve efficiency
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What else did Curzon do positively?
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Reformed the universities and the police, lowered taxes and adopted the Gold Standard
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When was the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) set up?
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1901
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Why was the NWFP set up?
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To protect the border from feared Russian incursions
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When was the Partition of Bengal decided?
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July 1905
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What the majority in East Bengal and Assam?
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Muslims
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Who was in the province of West Bengal?
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Hindus
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When was the Partition carried out?
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October 1905
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Why did it create uproar amongst the Hindu elite?
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They leased land to the Muslim peasants
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Who led the campaigns including strikes?
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Surendranath Banerjee
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What did this create?
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A new strand of strident nationalism
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What two groups were split within Congress?
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The extremists and the continuing moderates
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When did Lord Curzon resign?
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August 1905
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What was formed in 1906?
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The All India Muslim League
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When was Bengal reunited?
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1911
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What did the All India Muslim League change it's goal to?
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Self-government for India
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When were the Morley-Minto reforms introduced?
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1909
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What did the Indian Councils Act of 1909 enable?
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27 Indians to be elected to the Viceroy's council
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What did democratic reform in 1910 allow?
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135 Indians were able to secure seats to play a greater part in government
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