Unit: SE AsiaUnit: SE AsiaTopic: Creating Pakistan/ India TodayTopic: Creating Pakistan/ India Today

1. Partitioning 1. Partitioning IndiaIndia

A.A. What would What would happen to the happen to the Muslim Muslim minority in minority in newly-newly-independent independent India?India?

B.B. Ali Jinnah, Ali Jinnah, leader of the leader of the Muslim Muslim League, League, persuaded persuaded Britain to Britain to partitionpartition India.India.

C.C. These two areas were chosen because they had These two areas were chosen because they had high Muslim populations already.high Muslim populations already.

2. 2. RelocationRelocation

A.A. In 1947, thousands of Hindus and Muslims crossed In 1947, thousands of Hindus and Muslims crossed borders in both directions.borders in both directions.

B.B. Mobs of both religions slaughtered over 500,000 Mobs of both religions slaughtered over 500,000 during the relocation; about 10 million moved during the relocation; about 10 million moved between 1947-1956.between 1947-1956.

3. The 3. The Nehru Nehru

DynastyDynasty

A.A. For 40 years For 40 years after after independence, independence, the Nehru the Nehru family ruled family ruled India, starting India, starting with Jawaharlal.with Jawaharlal.

B.B. Indira Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Nehru’s Nehru’s daughter, was daughter, was assassinated in assassinated in 1984, 18 years 1984, 18 years after becoming after becoming prime minister.prime minister.

C.C. Her son, Rajiv Her son, Rajiv Gandhi, was Gandhi, was also also assassinated assassinated in 1991.in 1991.

D.D. His widow, His widow, Sonia Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, became became leader of the leader of the Congress Congress party in 1998.party in 1998.

4. India’s 4. India’s Problems Problems

TodayToday

A.A. There are 1.15 There are 1.15 billion people living billion people living in India today, with in India today, with a high poverty rate.a high poverty rate.

B.B. India lacks oil and India lacks oil and natural gas.natural gas.

C.C. India also can’t India also can’t produce enough produce enough food to feed all its food to feed all its people.people.

D.D. India is working on establishing equality between the India is working on establishing equality between the castes through promotion and education.castes through promotion and education.

5. India and 5. India and PakistanPakistan

A.A. Fear and Fear and mistrust have mistrust have marred marred relations; both relations; both have fought have fought over Kashmir over Kashmir twice.twice.

B.B. Both have Both have nuclear nuclear weapons.weapons.

C.C. Pakistan has Pakistan has been accused been accused of harboring of harboring terrorists.terrorists.