1. India Lesson 3

2.  Explain the origin & impact of British rule in India.  Describe the path to independence.

3.  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!

4.  1000-1500s Islam introduced  Mughal Dynasty balances tension Mughal Dynasty  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

5.  What do you think are some possible drawbacks and benefits to British rule?  Drawbacks  Industry declines, cash crops = less food, dependence on GB  Benefits  Language, railroad & telegraph system, health care & sanitation, education, form of government

6.  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

7.  Takes Over INC  Home Rule (1920s)  “Satyagraha” – Civil DisobedienceSatyagraha  Boycotts  Great Salt March (1930)  1939 “Quit India” Mvmt  No help WW2 w/o independence With your SW partner Identify everything you know about Gandhi

8.  8-15-1947 Indian Independence Act Indian Independence  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

9.  1949 Constitution  Parliament (Prime Minister) & President  Jawaharlal Nehru INC  1947-1964  Modernization (Industry & Agriculture)  Indira Gandhi INC  1966-77, 80- 84  Assassinated 1984  Rajiv Gandhi INC  1984 – 1991  Bharajita Janata Party (BJP)- led coalition govt 1990s.  Atal Vajpayee 98-04  Manmohan Singh INC  (2004-2014)  Narendra Modi BJP  May 2014 - Present

10.  A Tale of 2 India’s  Yes, prime minister  Mucking it up  India: Time to Put an End to Slavery  India at a Crossroads  India’s Raucous Rise  Read & Answer Questions  Share main ideas from each article.

11.  Why didn’t the partition of India bring a lasting peace?