INDIA REVIEW – PART 2REMINDER: ESSAY TEST TOMORROW

WARM UP:WHICH PROMPT (1 -6 , P. 104) ARE YOU PLANNING TO WRITE ON TOMORROW?* PUT THE PROMPT IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Welcome!October 10, 2012

What was the unemployment situation?

Three 5-Year Plans 1st: Increase agricultural production

Punjab v. Calcutta 25% the first year, 20% more after that

2nd: Increase industrial production Steel mills + infrastructure developments

3rd: Increasing self-sufficiency

How was gender dealt with?

Repatriation of refugee womenDowry deathsIncrease in women votingWomen in governmentHindu Code Bill

Conservative Opposition Religious v. secular state

Became series of acts: Hindu Marriage Act, Hindu Succession Act, and other minor bills

Health

Health:1950, avg. life expectancy was 32 years

Eventually reached early 60sFew doctors, hospital beds

Increased 165%Polluted cities, water, infectionHigh growth rate

Decreased death rate with steady birth rate Birth control vs. tradition + illiteracy

Education

Only 16% literate in 1947; 24% in 1964Nehru: Democracy needs literate, educated

peopleFree, required education to age 14

Harder to enforce in rural areas More success in universities and technical schools

Social Welfare

Focus on economic development as the solution

Targeted efforts at local, village level to increase participatory democracy and ownership

Plan hurt by council leaders serving their own interests

Language

Language, Ethnicity, & Religion all linkedUse of English debated.Some small states within India recognized

Nehru’s balancing act to avoid violence and fragmentation

Caste

Caste system was based on Hinduism but practiced by almost all in India

Untouchables discrimination included: no water, umbrellas, certain clothes, use of roads, etc.

1950 Constitution guarantees equality 20% of parliament reserved for “untouchables” (AKA

dalits) Targeted efforts to reach rural dalits Enforcement hard + some saw as affirmative action and

so violence actually increased! Some say Nehru focused too much on plans and too little

on changing values

Prompt Sharing

Write down 3 things you will discuss in your essay tomorrow.

When directed, move to tables for each prompt (1-6) and share your understanding of the question and what you plan to write about.

Your goal is to increase your own understanding and help each other cover the most important points.