India Lesson 3
Explain the origin & impact of British rule in India. Describe the path to independence.
What role does reincarnation play in the Hindu religion and Indian way of life? Soul is reborn (several times) in effort to be released (moksha) to join universal soul (Brahman). Karma determines lot (caste) of soul in next life, so be good in this one!
s Islam introduced Mughal Dynasty balances tension 1600 British East India Company est. trade Encourage rivalries Outlaw Hindu practices High taxes on farmers Treaties expand power 1857 Sepoy RebellionSepoy Rebellion Becomes direct rule colony
Drawbacks Industry declines, cash crops = less food, dependence on GB Positives Language, railroad & telegraph system, health care & sanitation, education, form of government
1885: Indian National Congress Shared governance 1906: Muslim League Muhammad Ali Jinnah 1919: Amritsar MassacreAmritsar Massacre Public gathering Sikh temple 20s & 30s tension b/t religions grows
Takes Over INC Home Rule (1920s) “Satyagraha” – Civil DisobedienceSatyagraha Boycotts Great Salt March (1930) 1939 “Quit India” Mvmt No help WW2 w/o independence
Indian Independence Act Hindu India (Jawaharlal Nehru) Muslim Pakistan - E & W (Mohammed Ali Jinnah) Explosion of violence & mass migration 1948 Gandhi assassinated 3 Wars Since Bangladesh 1971 Nuclear Powers “98
1949 Constitution Parliament (Prime Minister) & President Jawaharlal Nehru INC Modernization (Industry & Agriculture) Indira Gandhi INC , Assassinated 1984 Rajiv Gandhi INC 1984 – 1991 Bharajita Janata Party (BJP)- led coalition govt 1990s. Atal Vajpayee Manmohan Singh INC Present
Why didn’t the partition of India bring a lasting peace?