1. India Lesson 3
Indian Independence

2. Objectives Explain the origin & impact of British rule in India.
Describe the path to independence.

3. Warm Up
What role does reincarnation play in the Hindu religion and Indian way of life?
Soul is reborn (several times) in effort to be released (moksha) to join universal soul (Brahman). Karma determines lot (caste) of soul in next life, so be good in this one!

4. History British Rule 1000-1500s Islam introduced
Mughal Dynasty balances tension
1600 British East India Company est. trade
Encourage rivalries
Outlaw Hindu practices
High taxes on farmers
Treaties expand power
1857 Sepoy Rebellion
Becomes direct rule colony

5. Impact British Rule Drawbacks Positives
Industry declines, cash crops = less food, dependence on GB
Positives
Language, railroad & telegraph system, health care & sanitation, education, form of government

6. Indian Nationalism 1885: Indian National Congress 1906: Muslim League
Shared governance
1906: Muslim League
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
1919: Amritsar Massacre
Public gathering Sikh temple
20s & 30s tension b/t religions grows

7. Gandhi Takes Over INC Home Rule (1920s)
“Satyagraha” – Civil Disobedience
Boycotts
Great Salt March (1930)
1939 “Quit India” Mvmt
No help WW2 w/o independence

8. The Partition 8-15-1947 Indian Independence Act
Hindu India (Jawaharlal Nehru)
Muslim Pakistan - E & W (Mohammed Ali Jinnah)
Explosion of violence & mass migration
1948 Gandhi assassinated
3 Wars Since
Bangladesh 1971
Nuclear Powers “98

9. India’s Government 1949 Constitution Jawaharlal Nehru INC
Parliament (Prime Minister) & President
Jawaharlal Nehru INC
Modernization (Industry & Agriculture)
Indira Gandhi INC ,
Assassinated 1984
Rajiv Gandhi INC
1984 – 1991
BJP-led coalition govt 1990s.
Atal Vajpayee 98-04
Manmohan Singh INC
Present

10. India Today Reading Jigsaw
A Tale of 2 India’s
India at a Crossroads
India’s Raucous Rise
Read & Answer Questions
Share main ideas from each article.

11. Closure
Why didn’t the partition of India bring a lasting peace?