1. Anticipatory Set Discuss the following question with your neighbor:
How do ethnic groups in US communities get along? Give examples.

2. The Indian Subcontinent Achieves Freedom Timeline
Gandhi launches 1st nonviolent campaign for independence
1920
Muslim League proposes partition of India at Lahore Conference
1940
India and Pakistan become independent
1947
UN arranges cease-fire between India and Pakistan in Kashmir
1949
Jawaharlal Nehru dies
1964
The nation of Bangladesh is formed
1971
Indira Gandhi is reelected India’s prime minister
1980
Leaders of India and Sri Lana reach an accord
1987

3. The Indian Subcontinent Achieves Freedom Timeline
Draw a diagonal line across your page.
Label the timeline with the following dates:
1920, 1940,1947, 1949, 1964, 1971, 1980, 1987
Use your book/notes and work with your neighbor to match the following events to the correct dates:
Gandhi launches 1st nonviolent campaign for independence
Leaders of India and Sri Lana reach an accord
India and Pakistan become independent
The nation of Bangladesh is formed
Muslim League proposes partition of India at Lahore Conference
Indira Gandhi is reelected India’s prime minister
UN arranges cease-fire between India and Pakistan in Kashmir
Jawaharlal Nehru dies

4. The Indian Subcontinent Achieves Freedom
In groups of 3-4 use your book/notes to answer the following questions based on the timeline:
What were the major concerns of the Muslim League?
What problems had to be resolved in the months prior to independence?
What were the terms of the cease fire between India & Pakistan?
How did Nehru contribute to India’s modernization and democracy?
What events led to the creation of this new nation?
What major problems did Indira Gandhi face?
What was the cause of turmoil in Sri Lanka?

5. The Indian Subcontinent Achieves Freedom
What were the major concerns of the Muslim League?
That the Congress Party would primarily protect Hindu interests
What problems had to be resolved in the months prior to independence?
Movement of millions of ppl to new homes; division of courts, military, civil service; violence among religious groups
What were the terms of the cease fire between India & Pakistan?
Placed 1/3 of Kashmir under Pakistani control and the rest under Indian control
How did Nehru contribute to India’s modernization and democracy?
Pushed of industrialization and social reforms; tried to elevate status of lower castes and improve women’s rights
What events led to the creation of this new nation?
Civil war in Pakistan and withdrawal of West Pakistan army from East Pakistan
What major problems did Indira Gandhi face?
Acts of violence from Sikh extremists agitating for independence
What was the cause of turmoil in Sri Lanka?
Ongoing civil war between Tamil militants and other Sri Lankans