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HWH UNIT 13 CHAPTER 19.1
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Review British East India Company Sepy Rebellion The “Jewel in the Crown” The Indian National Congress (Congress Party) Mostly Hindu Formed in 1885 The Muslim League Muhammad Ali Jinnah Formed in 1906
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No self determination after Versailles The Rowlatt Acts (1919) Protesters could be jailed without trial The Amritsar Massacre (1919) Emergence of Indian Nationalism India for Indians Problem: India is very diverse
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Educated as a lawyer in England Fought for civil rights for Indians in South Africa Civil disobedience and Non-Violence
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Boycotts The Spinning Wheel The Salt March (1930) Indian Flag, 1931
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Britain can’t afford its colonies Self Rule, 1947 Ethnic conflict Partition Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India (1889-1964) Muhammad Ali Jinnah, first leader of Pakistan (1874-1948) Nearly 1 million die during partition
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Kashmir Wars, 1965, 1971, 1999 Nuclear Weapons 2008 Mumbai attack
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East Pakistan becomes Bangladesh (1971) Military coups and dictatorships
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Non-Aligned during the cold war World’s largest democracy 90% are poor 200,000,000 lack clean drinking water Exploding economy Ethnic tensions BJP
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Indira Gandhi (prime minister 1966-1984) Sikh uprising in Punjab The Golden Temple Assassinated, 1984
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Rajiv Gandhi (PM, 1984- 1989) Son of Indira Gandhi Assassinated Tamil terrorist from Sri Lanka
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