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SOUTH ASIAN INDEPENDENCEPost World War II
INDIA
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.”
INDIA & PAKISTAN
NEHRU JINNAH• Prime Minister 1947-
1964• Modernized
India• Equality for
women & untouchables
• Died 1 year after Pakistan became independent
PROBLEMS FACING MODERN INDIA• Overpopulation:
Birth Control• Green Revolution
tripled food production
• Religious conflict: Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs
• Political Assassination
BANGLADESH• East Pakistan not treated
equal• 1971 independent from
Pakistan• Modern secularism• Monsoon Flooding
PROBLEMS FACING PAKISTAN• Benazir Bhutto
elected 1988, assassinated 2007
• Growing threat of Islamic extremists including Taliban & Al Qaeda
• Pakistan Nuclear Weapons Program
SWAT VALLEY
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