1. QW #33 – The United Nations
What is the U.N.? Who is part of the U.N.? Compare and contrast the U.N. to the League of Nations. Find several differences and similarities.
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2. The U.N.

3. India & Pakistan

4. Objective:
Students will examine and elaborate on the conflict within India and why the country partitioned leading to the creation of Pakistan and be measured through their Cornell notes and exit slip.

5. The stage India = British colony WW2, British with debt
Independence movement led by Mohandas Gandhi or “Mahatma”
British decides to let go (1947)

6. The problem 350 million Hindus 100 million Muslims
Indian National Congress
100 million Muslims
Muslim League

7. Muhammad Ali Jinnah Leader of the Muslim league
Wanted India to separate into two nation

8. Partition The division of India into 2 separate nations Hindu = India
Muslim = Pakistan

10. The scramble Muslims, Hindu’s, and Sikhs relocating
Estimated 1 million died
Gandhi tried to plead for equal treatment of Muslim refugees

11. Gandhi assassinated Hindu extremist shot Gandhi at Delhi (1948)
Believed Gandhi was too protective of Muslims

12. Civil War in Pakistan 1970, tidal wave hits East Pakistan
West Pakistan did not aid quickly
1971, East Pakistan = Bangladesh
Civil war followed
Bangladesh vs. Pakistan
Bangladesh wins with aid from India

13. Cold War Brewing 1974, India tested “peaceful” nuclear device
Shortly after, Pakistan tested their own nuclear weapons