Junior Secondary · 8-9 · Social Studies
What British trading company gradually took control of large parts of India starting in the 1600s-1700s, before direct British Crown rule began?
The British East India Company
What major 1857 uprising against British East India Company rule is considered a significant turning point in Indian history?
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 (also called the Sepoy Mutiny or India's First War of Independence)
What period of direct British government control over India, beginning in 1858 after the 1857 rebellion, is commonly known as?
The British Raj
In what year did India gain independence from British rule?
1947
Who is widely known as the 'Father of the Nation' in India for leading the independence movement through nonviolent civil disobedience?
Mahatma Gandhi
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