1. SOUTH ASIAN INDEPENDENCESOUTH ASIAN INDEPENDENCE Post World War IIPost World War II

3. INDIA

4. MOHANDAS K. GANDHIMOHANDAS 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.”

5. INDIA & PAKISTANINDIA & PAKISTAN

6. NEHRU JINNAHNEHRU JINNAH Prime Minister 1947- 1964 Modernized India Equality for women & untouchables Died 1 year after Pakistan became independent

7. PROBLEMS FACING MODERN INDIAPROBLEMS FACING MODERN INDIA Overpopulation: Birth Control Green Revolution tripled food production Religious conflict: Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs Political Assassination

8. BANGLADESH East Pakistan not treated equal 1971 independent from Pakistan Modern secularism Monsoon Flooding

9. PROBLEMS FACING PAKISTANPROBLEMS FACING PAKISTAN Benazir Bhutto elected 1988, assassinated 2007 Growing threat of Islamic extremists including Taliban & Al Qaeda Pakistan Nuclear Weapons Program

10. SWAT VALLEYSWAT VALLEY

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