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India & PakistanIndia & Pakistan
Problem:Problem: • In 1947 when India In 1947 when India
becomes a free country, becomes a free country, it has around 350 it has around 350 million Hindus & 100 million Hindus & 100 million Muslimsmillion Muslims
• The Congressional The Congressional Party (which controls Party (which controls India) is dominated by India) is dominated by HindusHindus
• The Muslims lived The Muslims lived mostly in NW & NE India mostly in NW & NE India and are unhappy.and are unhappy.
India & PakistanIndia & Pakistan When Britain gives up When Britain gives up
India it gives each India it gives each region the opportunity region the opportunity to break free from India.to break free from India.
The Muslims in NW and The Muslims in NW and NE India ask to be NE India ask to be separateseparate
Britain “partitions” or Britain “partitions” or divides up India and divides up India and makes the country of makes the country of Pakistan.Pakistan.
Pakistan is in two Pakistan is in two piecespieces– West Pakistan and East West Pakistan and East
PakistanPakistan
On the MoveOn the Move• Pakistan is a Muslim Pakistan is a Muslim
countrycountry• India is a Hindu countryIndia is a Hindu country• Most of the Muslims in Most of the Muslims in
India move to PakistanIndia move to Pakistan• Most of the Hindus in Most of the Hindus in
Pakistan move to India.Pakistan move to India.• 10 million people on the 10 million people on the
movemove• There is rioting & killing There is rioting & killing
between groups and between groups and about one million people about one million people are killed in the violenceare killed in the violence
West Pakistan and East West Pakistan and East PakistanPakistan
They share a They share a religion, but each religion, but each region is region is culturally very culturally very different.different.
Plus they are Plus they are separated by separated by 1,100 miles.1,100 miles.
East Pakistan East Pakistan starts asking for starts asking for its independence.its independence.
West Pakistan vs. East West Pakistan vs. East PakistanPakistan
In 1971 a civil war In 1971 a civil war startsstarts
India helps East India helps East PakistanPakistan
East Pakistan wins East Pakistan wins Independence and Independence and becomes the country becomes the country of Bangladeshof Bangladesh
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