Indian Independence
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WARM UP
What role does reincarnation play in the Hindu religion and Indian way of life?
Soul is reborn (several times) in effort to be released (moksha) to join universal soul (Brahman). Karma determines lot (caste) of soul in next life, so be good in this one!
HISTORY BRITISH RULE
1000-1500s Islam introduced Mughal Dynasty balances
tension
1600 British East India Company est. trade Encourage rivalries Outlaw Hindu practices High taxes on farmers Treaties expand power
1857 Sepoy Rebellion Becomes direct rule colony
IMPACT BRITISH RULE
Drawbacks Industry declines, cash crops = less
food, dependence on GB
Positives Language, railroad & telegraph
system, health care & sanitation, education, form of government
INDIAN NATIONALISM
1885: Indian National Congress Shared governance
1906: Muslim League Muhammad Ali Jinnah
1919: Amritsar Massacre Public gathering Sikh
temple
20s & 30s tension b/t religions grows
GANDHI Takes Over INC
Home Rule (1920s)
“Satyagraha” – Civil Disobedience
Boycotts Great Salt March (1930)
1939 “Quit India” Mvmt
No help WW2 w/o independence
THE PARTITION
8-15-1947 Indian Independence Act Hindu India (Jawaharlal
Nehru) Muslim Pakistan - E &
W (Mohammed Ali Jinnah)
Explosion of violence & mass migration
1948 Gandhi assassinated
3 Wars Since Bangladesh 1971 Nuclear Powers “98
INDIA’S GOVERNMENT
1949 Constitution Parliament (Prime
Minister) & President
Jawaharlal Nehru INC 1947-1964 Modernization
(Industry & Agriculture)
Indira Gandhi INC 1966-77, 80- 84 Assassinated 1984
Rajiv Gandhi INC 1984 – 1991
BJP-led coalition govt 1990s. Atal Vajpayee 98-04
Manmohan Singh INC 2004 - Present
INDIA TODAY READING JIGSAW
A Tale of 2 India’s
India at a Crossroads
India’s Raucous Rise
Read & Answer Questions
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