1. May 4, 2016 Get out gsprite chart from yesterday
Review Communist china gsprite
india-/Pakistan notes
Get out sheet of paper and a pencil

2. The Independence of India and Pakistan
1947
MARCH 17, 2016

3. British India consisted of the modern countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Myanamar.

4. While the maharajahs and many British colonial officials lived luxurious lives,
the vast majority of people in India were very poor.

5. Muslim (minority)
Hindu (majority)

6. Religions in British India
Pink – Hindu
Green – Muslim
Yellow – Buddhist

7. Unrest Slow progress towards independence between the two world wars
Caused unrest among the Indian people.
The British sometimes reacted with force which resulted in death and the arrest of thousands.

8. Amritsar Massacre in April 1919
Army soldiers fired upon unarmed men, women and children.
400 people were killed.

9. Mohandas ghandi
Leader in fight for Indian independence from Great Britain
Practiced non-violence and civil disobedience
Wanted harmony between Hindus and Muslims

10. Britain After wwii UK destroyed and bankrupt
Lord Mountbatten appointed viceroy to lead transition to independence

11. Partition of india Muslim and Hindu political leaders cannot agree
India is divided into two countries:
India (Hindu majority)
East and West Pakistan (Muslim majority)

12. Mass migrations Millions of Muslims move to Pakistan
Millions of Hindus move to India
Thousands killed in uprisings and riots along migration routes

13. Mass migrations

14. kashmir
Maharajahs allowed to choose to become a part of Pakistan or India
Maharajah of Kashmir was Hindu, but majority of his subjects were Muslim
At first wants to be independent country, but joins India
Heavily disputed area ever since

15. India-Pakistan-Kashmir video