1. 31-2 South and Southeast Asia

2. I. India Divided  A. After WWII, India was divided into 2 countries based on religion  1. India-Hindu  2. Pakistan- Muslim

3.  B. In 1947 Muslims fled to Pakistan while Hindus fled to India  1. Mass migrations led to violence, millions were killed

4. II. The New India  A. India formed a parliamentary government with Jawaharlal Nehru as prime minister  1. Nehru wanted a moderate socialist state  2. Industry tripled in 15 years

5.  B. Indira Gandhi was the next Prime Minister  1. During her rule, militant Sikhs demanded freedom for Punjab  2. Gandhi used force to suppress the rebels, she was assassinated in retaliation

6. III. Pakistan  A. East and West Pakistan are very different  1. East- marshy land densely populated with rice farmers  2. West- Dry and mountainous

7.  B. East Pakistan split from Pakistan and became Bangladesh

8. IV. Southeast Asia  A. By 1949; Philippines, Burma, Malaya, and Indonesia had all gained freedom  B. In Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh and the communists fought against French rule  1. In 1945 the controlled North Vietnam  2. The French kept control of South Vietnam

9.  C. By 1965, Communist guerrillas (Viet Cong) were ready to seize South Vietnam  D. The U.S. began by providing aid to S. Vietnam but sent troops by March 1965  E. By 1975, All of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fell to Communism

10.  F. Pol Pot became dictator of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia  1. This brutal regime killed all dissidents and intellectuals