DP History Questionbank

Description

This section examines the responses of the colonized states and peoples of the region to colonial rule, the emergence of nationalist movements and the struggle for independence. Similarities may be observed underlying the different national identities, though subject to the different natures of the colonial societies and the different and changing policies of the colonial powers. The settlement colonies of Australia and New Zealand, themselves varied in their origins, revealed certain similarities with more directly governed colonies in Asia and Southeast Asia as they acquired a separate national identity and gained independence.

• Government of India Act 1858, the partition of Bengal 1905, the Morley-Minto reforms of 1909 and their impact on the political organizations in British India

• Development of constitutional groups: Indian National Congress and the All India Muslim League

• Growth of modern nationalism: Indonesia (Dutch East Indies), Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos (French Indo-China)

• Siamese monarchy: Rama IV (Mongkut), Rama V (Chulalongkorn); independence and nationalism

• Burmese monarchy: Kings Mindon and Thibaw; loss of independence and rise of modern nationalism

• Philippines and the United States: Rizal, Bonifacio, Aguinaldo

• Growth of national identity: Australia or New Zealand

Directly related questions

• 16N.3op3.HL.TZ0.5:

  “The Government of India Act 1858 was a major influence on the emergence of a nationalist movement in India.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?

• 16N.3op3.HL.TZ0.6:

  “The Siamese monarchs’ effective use of diplomacy ensured their country’s independence was maintained.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?