Jawaharlal Nehru

question 69

Multiple Choice

Jawaharlal Nehru

• A) was opposed to the British parliamentary system because of its associations with authoritarian colonialism.
• B) was influenced by British socialism and patterned his economic program after that of the British Labour Party.
• C) aligned India with the West during the Cold War.
• D) was assassinated by Sikhs in retaliation for his ordering the destruction of their Golden Palace.
• E) agreed with Gandhi about the virtues of an anti-materialistic village society.

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