| Term | Definition |
| Amritsar Massacre | Massacre held in Amritsar |
| April 1919 | Year and month of Amritsar Massacre |
| Amritsar Massacre | This event sprung Gandhi into action and rallied the Indian people |
| General Dyer | Man Who led the Amritsar Massacre |
| Nationalism | the unification of a nation's people under one shared identity |
| Indian National Congress | India's oldest political party |
| Jinnah | Indian-Muslim politician representing the Muslims; head of Muslim League; first governor-general of Pakistan |
| Jinnah's plan for independence | Formed Pakistan which he fought for from 1940 - 1946 |
| Nehru | head of Indian National Congress; first prime minister of India |
| Nehru | wanted a stable, successful democracy; willing to allow Muslims to form their own country |