Main Idea: New nations emerged from the British colony of
India.
A.
Independence Movement
1.
Soldiers from
colonies fight in WWII
2.
People in colonies
realize their rulers are not unbeatable
3.
Britain begins to
rethink the cost of maintaining its colonies
B.
Partition to India
1.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Muslim League) proposes partition of
India along religious lines
a
West & East Pakistan: Muslim
b
India: Hindu
2.
Britain supports partition
3.
Mass migrations and killings precede independence
C.
Modern India
1.
Jawaharlal Nehru
(prime minister): modernizes & reforms
2.
Kashmir remains
disputed territory…even today
3.
Nehru family leads
India
a
Indira Gandhi: Nehru’s daughter chosen PM; assassinated by
two of her Sikh bodyguards whose group were agitating for an independent state
& opposed Indian army troops overrunning Golden Temple
b
Rajiv Gandhi: her son; party lost leadership in 1989
(corruption); killed by bomb by female terrorist from Sri Lanka who opposed his
policies
D.
Pakistan & Sri Lanka
1.
Civil war breaks out in Pakistan
a
East Pakistan becomes Bangladesh
2.
Sri Lanka: copes with Tamil rebels still today