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INDIA

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MOHANDAS K. GANDHI• 1869-1948• 1893-1915 fought

passport system in South Africa

• 1930 Salt March• 1947 India became

independent

“Live simply so that others can simply live.”

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INDIA & PAKISTAN

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NEHRU JINNAH• Prime Minister 1947-

1964• Modernized

India• Equality for

women & untouchables

• Died 1 year after Pakistan became independent

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PROBLEMS FACING MODERN INDIA• Overpopulation:

Birth Control• Green Revolution

tripled food production

• Religious conflict: Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs

• Political Assassination

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BANGLADESH• East Pakistan not treated

equal• 1971 independent from

Pakistan• Modern secularism• Monsoon Flooding

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PROBLEMS FACING PAKISTAN• Benazir Bhutto

elected 1988, assassinated 2007

• Growing threat of Islamic extremists including Taliban & Al Qaeda

• Pakistan Nuclear Weapons Program

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SWAT VALLEY

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