india’s independence– see, think, wonder
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INDIA’S INDEPENDENCE– SEE, THINK, WONDER
INDIA’S INDEPENDENCE – SEE, THINK, WONDER
INDIA’S INDEPENDENCE– SEE, THINK, WONDER
INDIA’S INDEPENDENCE– SEE, THINK, WONDER
INDIA’S INDEPENDENCE – SEE, THINK, WONDER
INDIA’S INDEPENDENCE – SEE, THINK, WONDER
INDIA’S INDEPENDENCE – SEE, THINK, WONDER
AS INDIA PRESSED FOR INDEPENDENCE, HINDU AND MUSLIM DIFFERENCES DEEPENED – QUESTION # 1
• Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948) and the Muslim League, feared a Hindu-majority India would ignore Muslim concerns.
• Worked in Indian National Congress until 1920 until they adopted Gandhi’s satyagraha campaign.
• Continued to press for territory for religious majority (Pakistan,“land of the pure”)
INDIAN INDEPENDENCE ACT OF 1947• Date of Independence: August 15th, 1947
• This act was the implementation of the June 3rd Plan or the Mountbatten Plan
• Mountbatten was the last viceroy
• Partition plan was set in place despite the views against it from Mountbatten and Gandhi
1947 PARTITION OF INDIA• 12 million+ Muslims,
Sikhs, and Hindus fled their homes to join a majority-religion region or state
• violence between the Hindus and Muslims caused hundreds of thousands of deaths
• Bitter memories remain from these hardships
INDIA AND PAKISTAN SPLIT
PROBLEMS WITH PAKISTAN: EAST AND WEST
• Separated by 1,000 miles
•Besides sharing the same religion East and West Pakistan were different in a lot of ways (geography, languages, and traditions)
• Pakistan’s Strengths:- army - educated officials
WEST AND EAST PAKISTAN PROBLEMS – QUESTION 3
• West Pakistan was the political and economic power of the two
• The Bengalis occupied the poorest section (East Pakistan)
• Bengalis were treated as second-class citizens
• 1970, a cyclone caused enormous damage to East Pakistan. There was little to no aid from West Pakistan.
EAST PAKISTAN REBELLION
• Very successful and quick rebellion (April – December 1971)
• Indian army supported East Pakistan
• December 16th, 1971 East Pakistan became a newly independent nation – Bangladesh.
PAKISTAN TODAY• Illiteracy rates are high
• Millions live in poverty
• Political instability over the years lead to long periods of military rule
• The northwest Pashtun tribes have supported the Taliban regime and Al Qaeda