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[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Main Idea India gained its independence from Great Britain, but the region entered an era of conflict and challenges. South Asia after Empire

Great Britain had controlled India for nearly two hundred years, but by the early 1900s the British control of the region was starting to weaken. At the same time, religious tensions were pulling India apart. Independence and Conflict ,[object Object],[object Object],Nationalism Grows ,[object Object],[object Object],INC and War ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Quit India

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British Favored Partition ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Two New Nations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Violence Increased

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Identify Cause and Effect How did India’s independence lead to conflict? Answer(s): When India gained independence, new nations were formed along religious lines, leading to conflicts between the groups.

India became the world’s largest democracy when the nation won its independence in 1947. India after Independence ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],India Under Nehru ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Nonaligned Movement

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],After Nehru ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Attack at Golden Temple ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Gandhi Assassinated

Modern India ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Prosperity and Poverty ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Industrial Growth

Summarize How did India change after winning its independence? Answer(s): focused on economic development; increased rights for women and the poor; became the world's largest democracy

After India sent troops to support East Pakistan, Pakistan was forced to accept the independence of the East—now called Bangladesh. The history of other nations in South Asia has been as turbulent as that of India. Today, those nations face a range of challenges. Challenges in South Asia ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Civil War in Pakistan ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],India Joins the Battle

Bangladesh and Pakistan ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Instability in Pakistan ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Troubles in Bangladesh

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Identify Supporting Details What challenges do the nations of South Asia face today? Answer(s): poverty, religious and ethnic tensions, nuclear weapons, famine, political upheaval

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